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A Calculated Demise
Bonnie Pinkwater, a
veteran teacher with a knack for finding trouble, is at it again.
This time sadistic wrestling
coach Luther Devereaux is found murdered, and her mentally challenged
aide, Matt, is found with blood on his hands. She enlists the
help of Greg Hansen, student council president, to pursue her
investigation and exonerate Matt … and then Greg's marijuana-dealing
brother and father are killed as well. And it looks like Matt's
dwarfish brother Simon is the culprit. That is, until Simon is
shot and killed by an amorous millionaire rancher pursuing Bonnie.
Can it get any worse?
Oh yes. The rancher's
son is now the prime suspect. And Superintendent Xavier Divine,
AKA The Divine Pain in the Ass, demands Bonnie cease her investigation
or lose her job.
Maybe Bonnie should
have listened to him. Because things are about to get a whole
lot worse. The murderer has now kidnapped Bonnie’s beloved
dog, and unless she wants to see him alive again, well …
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"The
key to this enjoyable amateur sleuth tale is the heroine’s
reluctance to get involved coupled with her mathematical solving
approach to problems like who is the killer. The story line is
action-packed and filled with several twists as each time Bonnie
feels she has solved the equation, new variables surface. Although
this reviewer has some doubts about Matt’s ability to do
high school math and not understand his arraignment or his inability
to recall recent events, readers will appreciate the feisty teacher
investigate the Hypatia Rocky Mountain murders."
~ Harriet Klausner
“Robert
Spiller pens a thrilling adventure with twists around every corner;
this mystery uses math and its history to unravel the secrets
of the crime, bringing another killer to justice … with
fast paced action, characters you wanted to know more about and
an ending that made me truly smile.”
~ Theresa, Novelspot
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