Book description
Milo Everhart is waiting out the rain in a pub when she is captivated by the handsome man next to her. Blocking the road to romance are two mysterious corpses who turn up in the tower of her Torpedo Factory Art Center. As if that weren't enough, a second crisis…
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1 author picked Artful Dodging as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This was my first experience with M.S. Spencer. To say she had me right away would be deadly accurate. The setting, the conflict, the characters, the mystery all flowed together so smoothly, I could easily picture myself propped in a corner of the room, watching everything play out.
And I must confess that the Milo character has left an indelible mark in my memory. She’s one of my favorite players.
Several times I thought for sure I had figured out who was behind the murders. Of course, I was wrong, but that just kept me going. Spencer always delivers an…
From Mark's list on contemporary cozy mysteries.
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