title: Murder of an Open Book (Scumble River Mystery)
author:  Denise Swanson 
description: <b>Praise for Denise Swanson and the<i>New York Times</i>bestselling Scumble River mysteries</b><br /><br />A charming heroine who is equally skilled at juggling detection and romance.<i>Chicago Tribune</i><br /><br />I enjoy every minute of every book of this series.Charlaine Harris,#1New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series<br /><br />Bounces along with gently wry humor and jaunty twists and turns. The quintessential amateur sleuth: bright, curious, and more than a little nervy.Earlene Fowler,Agatha Awardwinning author of<i>The Road to Cardinal Valley</i><br /><br />[A] master of the small-town mystery.<i>Crimespree Magazine</i>
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  Also by Denise Swanson
  
  
  Welcome Back to Scumble River
  
  
  Dead in the Water
  
  
  Die Me a River
  
  
  Chef-to-Go Mystery
  
  
  Tart of Darkness
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Copyright © 2019 by Denise Swanson Stybr
  
  
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