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Cynthia E. Hurst Mysteries
Category:
Mystery/Suspense
Publisher: Plane View Books
Type: Fiction
Pages: 238
Copyright: Oct. 12, 2014
ISBN-13: 9781502820563
Price: $2.99 (eBook)
Five scientific sleuths, four short stories
The five staff members at R&P Laboratories have an uncanny knack for finding themselves in the middle of mysteries when they should be concentrating on scientific research. In these short stories, they tackle four cases involving a possibly poisoned pie, an unusual Christmas gift, a harmonica-playing uncle and a stolen Volkswagen Beetle. Halfbaked,Potluck,Livewire and Scoreboard were previously published under their individual titles.
'Halfbaked' introduces Zukie, the main character in the Zukie Merlino Mysteries series, and the team of Rob, Phil, Ellis, Virginia and Mitch are also featured in the R&P Labs Mysteries series of full-length novels.
Excerpt
From 'Halfbaked':
Mitch had been quiet while this discussion was going on. He appeared to be thinking deeply, which always worried his colleagues. Now he looked up.
“If Colleen is accusing Zukie of poisoning him, then the toxic stuff had to be in something she cooked, didn’t it? Otherwise there wouldn’t be any point in trying to pin it on her.”
“But only if the food she cooked was tested and a toxin was found in it,” Ellis said. “And we’re all agreed it can’t be tested accurately, for any number of reasons.”
“I know,” Mitch said. “Bummer, isn’t it? You know, I like Zukie. She’s sharp as a tack, a real character, and I know she wouldn’t murder anybody. Scream at them, yeah. Even belt them one if she was mad enough. But murder? Nah.”
“The fact she gave you a pie isn’t going to convince a jury,” Ellis said.
“It’s not going to go to a jury.”
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