Perry Hollow, Pennsylvania, has never had a murder. At least not as long as Kat Campbell has been police chief. And the first is brutal. George Winnick, a farmer in his sixties, is found in a homemade coffin on the side of the highway with his lips sewn shut and his veins and arteries drained of blood and filled with embalming fluid. Chilling as that is, it becomes even more so when Kat finds that the Perry Hollow Gazette obituary writer, Henry Goll, received a death notice for Winnick before he was killed.
Soon after, the task force from the Pennsylvania Bureau of Investigation shows up and everything takes an irreversible turn for the worse. Nick Donnelly, head of the task force, has been chasing the “Betsy Ross Killer,” so named because he’s handy with a needle and thread, for more than a year. Winnick seems to be his fourth victim. Or is he?
Kat has never handled a murder case before, but she’s not about to sit by while someone terrorizes her sleepy little town or her own son. But will her efforts be enough to stop a killer and bring calm to Perry Hollow.
A portrait of a small town in turmoil, where residents fear for their lives, Todd Ritter’s Death Notice is a gripping debut from a terrific new talent in crime fiction.
Todd is a mystery writing genius! I became so engrossed in this book that I don't think I was aware of anything else while reading. The in depth plot and memorable characters make Death Notice a must-have mystery.
St. Martin's Press
October 12, 2010
336 pages
$24.99 US
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24 comments:
Sounds like a good mystery!
littleone AT shaw DOT ca
I love the mystery genre, and it sounds like you really liked it.
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This sounds like it'll be really good.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
Sounds like a great mystery. Would love to win a copy.
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Good review! I'd like to read this one.
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Love mysteries, this looks like one I'll have to add to my collection
I can see how you "became so engrossed in this book". Sounds like a great book.
Ohhhh, this sounds good!
sounds like a good book
Sounds like a really good thriller, my fave genre.
I really like a great story like this one.
cenya2 at hotmail dot comn
Thanks for the review. I love a good mystery.
Does indeed sound like an engrossing read. Good review. Thanks for the giveaway.
Best wishes,
Chanticlear1(at)gmail(dot)com
If the book lives up to your review, I am certainly interested in reading it.
cgclynsg0 @ gmail dot com
I love a good mystery, I will have to give this one a look.
jlynettes @ hotmail . com
I enjoy good mysteries--and this is a new writer that I think I will enjoy.
farrell@crosslake.net
This book sounds really good. I just love murder mysteries. Really a must read book.
ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net
Looks good! Thanks for the giveaway. wgbc1446[at]yahoo[dot]com
I like mysteries!
theyyyguy@yahoo.com
Thanks for letting us know about this book :)
The mystery itself and the setting of a small town sound interesting. Your review has made me want to read this book.
I love mysteries. This sounds like a great mystery. garrettsambo@aol.com
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