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Leave Tomorrow Behind

A Stella Crown Mystery

Judy Clemens

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Poisoned Pen Press
01 December 2013
Tattooed, hard-working, and often crabby dairy farmer and biker Stella Crown is hot-because it's summer and because she has plenty of things to raise her temperature- a nagging sister-in-law, her fiance Nick's illness, and a bank account in the red. But when a local country star turns up dead at the county fair where Stella's teenage employee Zach is an exhibitor things turn from hot to ugly.

Stella had only seen the victim from a distance. But since Stella was the one to dig her out from her deathbed in the calf barn's manure pile, the cops are on her like flies on...well...honey. Why on earth would Stella want to kill a young singer she'd never spoken to?

Sick to death of annoying cops and entertainment folks, Stella figures the only way to get her life back is to aim law enforcement in the right direction. If that means having to endure a manicure with her soon-to-be-sister-in-law at the dead singer's favorite salon or stopping by the recording studio to check out the talent Stella figures there could be worse things. Can't a simple farm girl just get married in peace?
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Imprint:   Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   308g
ISBN:   9781464202049
ISBN 10:   1464202044
Series:   Stella Crown Series
Pages:   304
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Judy Clemens spends her days in rural Ohio, where she writes, spends time with her family, and eats too much chocolate. She is the author of the Grim Reaper and Stella Crown mysteries, and is a past president of Sisters in Crime. www.judyclemens.com

Reviews for Leave Tomorrow Behind: A Stella Crown Mystery

Clemens creates a cozy, safe-feeling community that needs a fierce defender like Stella to protect it from the bad eggs, and readers will love her determination to make things right while letting everyone live the way he or she desires. --Publishers Weekly A sprightly tale and a surprising ending, along with Clemens's trademark quirky characters. --Kirkus review of Different Paths This unique series deserves a much larger audience and more recognition. -Booklist review of Different Paths Clemens avoids making farm life too bucolic, while Stella, with her Harley, cows and engaging circle of friends, will appeal to cozy and more mainstream mystery fans alike. This is a solid addition to a series that improves book by book. -Publishers Weekly review of The Day Will Come Though Stella and her friends often seem an unlikely bunch, Clemens certainly keeps you guessing. -Kirkus review of The Day Will Come The third entry in Clemens's Stella Crown series (after the Agatha Award-winning Till the Cows Come Home, 2004, and Three Can Keep a Secret, 2005) won't disappoint fans of the first two books. Strongly recommended. -Library Journal starred review of To Thine Own Self Be True Bikers and tattoos have something of an image problem, but Clemens's fun and surprising third Stella Crown mystery (after 2005's Three Can Keep a Secret) goes a long way toward improving that image. --Publishers Weekly review of To Thine Own Self Be True Clemens offers readers an intriguing story that takes them inside the world of tattooing and gives them a taste of daily life on a dairy farm. That may seem like an odd combination, but Clemens makes it work, thanks to abundant wit, well-developed characters, and a vividly realized rural setting. --Booklist review of To Thine Own Self Be True Clemens creates a cozy, safe-feeling community that needs a fierce defender like Stella to protect it from the bad eggs, and readers will love her determination to make things right while letting everyone live the way he or she desires. --Publishers Weekly A sprightly tale and a surprising ending, along with Clemens's trademark quirky characters. --Kirkus review of Different Paths This unique series deserves a much larger audience and more recognition. -Booklist review of Different Paths Clemens avoids making farm life too bucolic, while Stella, with her Harley, cows and engaging circle of friends, will appeal to cozy and more mainstream mystery fans alike. This is a solid addition to a series that improves book by book. -Publishers Weekly review of The Day Will Come Though Stella and her friends often seem an unlikely bunch, Clemens certainly keeps you guessing. -Kirkus review of The Day Will Come The third entry in Clemens's Stella Crown series (after the Agatha Award-winning Till the Cows Come Home, 2004, and Three Can Keep a Secret, 2005) won't disappoint fans of the first two books. Strongly recommended. -Library Journal starred review of To Thine Own Self Be True Bikers and tattoos have something of an image problem, but Clemens's fun and surprising third Stella Crown mystery (after 2005's Three Can Keep a Secret) goes a long way toward improving that image. --Publishers Weekly review of To Thine Own Self Be True Clemens offers readers an intriguing story that takes them inside the world of tattooing and gives them a taste of daily life on a dairy farm. That may seem like an odd combination, but Clemens makes it work, thanks to abundant wit, well-developed characters, and a vividly realized rural setting. --Booklist review of To Thine Own Self Be True A sprightly tale and a surprising ending, along with Clemens's trademark quirky characters. --Kirkus review of Different Paths This unique series deserves a much larger audience and more recognition. -Booklist review of Different Paths Clemens avoids making farm life too bucolic, while Stella, with her Harley, cows and engaging circle of friends, will appeal to cozy and more mainstream mystery fans alike. This is a solid addition to a series that improves book by book. -Publishers Weekly review of The Day Will Come Though Stella and her friends often seem an unlikely bunch, Clemens certainly keeps you guessing. -Kirkus review of The Day Will Come The third entry in Clemens's Stella Crown series (after the Agatha Award-winning Till the Cows Come Home, 2004, and Three Can Keep a Secret, 2005) won't disappoint fans of the first two books. Strongly recommended. -Library Journal starred review of To Thine Own Self Be True Bikers and tattoos have something of an image problem, but Clemens's fun and surprising third Stella Crown mystery (after 2005's Three Can Keep a Secret) goes a long way toward improving that image. --Publishers Weekly review of To Thine Own Self Be True Clemens offers readers an intriguing story that takes them inside the world of tattooing and gives them a taste of daily life on a dairy farm. That may seem like an odd combination, but Clemens makes it work, thanks to abundant wit, well-developed characters, and a vividly realized rural setting. --Booklist review of To Thine Own Self Be True


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