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One burnt-out lawyer. One shiny new bookshop. One dead customer. Former lawyer Keera Munroe wants to put her past behind her with nothing more challenging than selling enough books to pay the bills. But when Keera opens a bookshop in idyllic Crossways, there’s a lot she cannot leave behind, like the fact she’s hard-wired to seek out truth and justice. Or her nose for trouble—which is telling her that village life is not quite as lovely as it appears. Right about the time the first body turns up. ---“I thoroughly enjoyed being in Nicki Thornton’s murderous world of a seemingly innocent bookshop.” - Kate Wells“Thornton, like Christie, can turn murder into a thoroughly comforting bedtime read.” - The Telegraph
One burnt-out lawyer. One shiny new bookshop. One dead customer. Former lawyer Keera Munroe wants to put her past behind her with nothing more challenging than selling enough books to pay the bills. But when Keera opens a bookshop in idyllic Crossways, there’s a lot she cannot leave behind, like the fact she’s hard-wired to seek out truth and justice. Or her nose for trouble—which is telling her that village life is not quite as lovely as it appears. Right about the time the first body turns up. ---“I thoroughly enjoyed being in Nicki Thornton’s murderous world of a seemingly innocent bookshop.” - Kate Wells“Thornton, like Christie, can turn murder into a thoroughly comforting bedtime read.” - The Telegraph