A Death On Sunday
Tish Owen
Willow Tree Press/E.M.A. Mysteries, Jul 29 2014, $16.95
ISBN: 9781937778194
Maher Investigates sleuth Tessely Anne Marie
Maher cherishes brunch with her extended family at her mommy’s home. However, this time a long-distance shot is
fired towards the house; Tess’ best friend Chick Donnelly falls out of a tree
dead. Near his body are drawings he made
of his beloved Tess.
Although Chick’s death may have been a freakish
hunting accident; Tess, her brother County Sheriff Connell Maher and their
father the former sheriff believe a professional hit occurred though none of
them can fathom why. The Tennessee
Bureau of Investigation sends Agents Lyle and Boyd to take charge of the
homicide inquiry based on Chick’s alleged drug dealings. They warn the Maher family to stay out of their
case or face charges of interference in an official state investigation. Firmly believing that grieving Tess murdered
her lover over drug money, the TBI cops look nowhere else for the killer. Knowing she will be railroaded, Tess, with
help from her family and friends, stealthily conducts her own inquiry seeking a
motive including Chick’s business, Donnelly Repair and Restoration.
Putting aside that a family of cops and a private
eye fail to obtain a lawyer with TBI focused solely on Tess, A Death On Sunday
is a terrific whodunit as the homicide is personal. Mourning her loss, Tess’ chats with the late
Chick feel genuine and add depth to an engaging investigation in which the
heroine works around the Knoxville stereotyped obnoxious outsiders.
Harriet Klausner
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