On Spine of Death

A Small Town Cosy Crime Murder Mystery

Tamara Berry

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Poisoned Pen Press
29 April 2025

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: By the Book Mysteries

From the author of the acclaimed Eleanor Wilde Mystery Series comes the second instalment in the By the Book cozy series!

2023 EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE, LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN PRIZE for Buried in a Good Book

""In 'Keystone Kops'-style scenes set around the morgue, a muddy mountain, and the hardware store, bones and books disappear and reappear... On Spine of Death

is a quirky story for those who enjoy funny cozies."" - Library Journal

Bestselling author Tess Harrow and her teenage daughter Gertrude have decided to make Winthrop their home. Their cabin is fixed up and now they're turning to the family hardware store that Tess inherited from her late grandfather into the town's first independent bookstore.

But when renovations unearth bones from a cold case and send them toppling-literally-onto Tess's head, the work comes to a grinding halt. With the whole town convinced that her grandfather was a serial killer, Tess has to call in a fellow horror author for reinforcements. Together, they'll come up with a perfect story to make all the clues fit...and solve a mystery more than thirty years in the making.

By: Tamara Berry
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 228g
ISBN: 9781464242656
ISBN 10: 1464242658
Series: By the Book Mysteries
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 29 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tamara Berry is the author of the Eleanor Wilde cozy mystery series and, as Lucy Gilmore, the Forever Home contemporary romance series. Also a freelance writer and editor, she has a bachelor's degree in English Literature and a serious penchant for Nancy Drew novels. She lives in Bigfoot country (aka Eastern Washington) with her family and their menagerie. Find her online at www.tamaraberry.com.