Title: Murder and the Ex-Con
Author: Alyssa Payton
Date: 2023
Quote: "Somebody killed him. He's dead!"
Derrick, who's spent fifteen years in prison for homicide, shares a house with his sister. He's on a ladder changing a light bulb when the sister runs in screaming that their new neighbor has been murdered. And, because he's still "on parole," he's an instant suspect. So he's motivated to find out whodunit.
It's more an action-adventure novelette than a mystery, but it qualifies as a cozy myster. Whatever. If you like short contemporary stories, or want a way to bring up the topic of prison reform in a class or book club, you'll like this mini-book.
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