This is a cozy mystery with humor. The second book in the Parson's Cove Mystery Series.
Mabel Wickles never won anything in her life. So, when she found herself one of five winners in a national contest, with the grand prize an all-expense paid trip to Las Vegas, she rejoiced. However, when Mabel got back to her regular life in tiny Parson's Cove, she expected things to return to normal. They were anything but!
Mabel discovers one of her fellow prize winners dead in the local morgue. Who would want to kill this woman and what was she doing in Parson's Cove? The only person in Parson's Cove who knows anything about Grace Hobbs is Mabel. Could Grace's death and her unexplained presence in Mabel's hometown spell danger for Mabel? Mabel isn't going to wait to find out. She decides to investigate.
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"Hold it," Hatcher yelled. He grabbed for her wrist. She screamed. The gun went off and the front window shattered into a million pieces. As soon as I heard Hatcher yell,I'd instinctively wrapped my arms around my ears and dropped my head. Shards of glass flew everywhere. I glanced up at Andrea; blood was running down her face and arms. There was a moment of total silence, except for a few pieces of leftover glass falling to the floor.
This, I knew, would be my only chance to make a run for it. Cecile, I decided, could look after himself. After all, he had a lot more experience in this sort of thing than I did.
Dallas attorney Stan Turner hates criminal law but has a propensity for attracting murder cases anyway. So, it's no big surprise when a simple attorney-ad-litem appointment in family court evolves into a complex murder trial.
