Murder off the Books

By the Book Mysteries, Book 3

By: Tamara Berry

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

Author Tess Harrow and her daughter, Gertrude, are starting to get a bad reputation due to their involvement in recent murder cases, so Tess has come up with the perfect plan to drum up some positive press. She'll combine her new book release and her bookstore opening into one big event, giving her a chance to wine and dine the locals and some big press contacts. But the night before the party, Tess is greeted by a surprise: her mother has come for a visit with her much-younger new boyfriend in tow...a boyfriend Gertrude recognizes as the notorious Levi Parker, a man recently connected to the deaths of three elderly widows.

Tess immediately alerts Sheriff Boyd about the visitor, but it's already too late. Levi Parker is found dead, and Tess's mother is starting to look like the prime suspect. Bernadette swears she didn't murder Levi, and Tess is doing her best to maintain her mother's innocence, but too many coincidences keep stacking up. With the whole town seemingly against her family, it's up to Tess to get to the bottom of the story before it's too late.

©2023 Tamara Berry (P)2023 Dreamscape Media

5 Stars

Murder off the Books is a well written and entertaining cozy mystery. I look forward to the next book.

I really love this series!

I love almost everything about this book and series, I would say this is my favorite in the series. I love all the characters. I really like Gerdie, Edna, Sheriff Boyd, Tess, and Tess's mom is hilarious. Heck, the entire family is hilarious! Please keep the books coming.

Best one yet

I took a chance when I bought the first book of this series, having never heard of the author before. I was hooked. The characters are as endearing as they’re hilarious. This third iteration is the best one yet. Looking forward to the next where she promises to kill off Detective Gonzales. I wonder how that will go and what it’ll mean for the Tess/Sheriff Boyd dynamic.

I adore this series!

I love this series so much! I love all the characters in this series.The narrator is great too! I can't wait for the next book!