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    October Fest
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    October Fest

    By Jess Lourey

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    About this ebook

    Finalist for the Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery!
    There's big trouble brewing in little Battle Lake...
    Beer and polka music reign supreme at October Fest, Battle Lake's premier fall festival. To kick off the celebrations, the town hosts a public debate between the two congressional candidates: straight-laced Arnold Swydecker, and slippery incumbent, Sarah Glokkmann.
    As a reporter for the Battle Lake Recall, Mira James is roped into writing up the word war. But the festive mood sours when a well-known Glokkmann-bashing blogger is found dead...and the congress woman herself meets a gruesome fate.
    To keep the heat off her best friend's fiancé―an ex-con reporter―Mira wades through the candidates' dirty laundry, their unsavory secrets, and some murderous mudslinging to expose the killer.
    October Fest is a comic caper cozy, perfect for readers who love to escape into the humorous mysteries of Sarah Strohmeyer, Janet Evanovich, Denise Grover Swank, Jana DeLeon, Liliana Hart, Chelsea Field, and Stephanie Bond. The fun, escapist, quirky, culinary Mira James mysteries will leave you guessing―and laughing―until the very last page.
    October Fest is the sixth in a series of laugh-out-loud-funny comic caper mysteries featuring Mira James, an urban woman with rural Minnesota roots. The books can be read in any order; each novel stands alone. Get all the Mira James mysteries today!
    May Day
    June Bug
    Knee High by the Fourth of July
    August Moon
    September Mourn
    October Fest
    November Hunt
    December Dread
    January Thaw
    February Fever
    March of Crimes
    April Fools

    Or, if you love sinking into a delicious binge read, check out the smart-priced bundles!
    Mira James Mysteries Summer Bundle, Books 1-4 (May, June, July, and August)
    Mira James Mysteries Fall Bundle, Books 5-7     (September, October, November)
    Mira James Mysteries Winter Bundle, Books 8-10     (December, January, February)
    The Mira James Mysteries Complete Bundle, Books 1-10     (May-February)
    PRAISE FOR OCTOBER FEST
    "Snappy jokes...edgy dialog...and the classic romance setup enhance a clever plot. More spunky than sweet; get started on this Lefty-nominated series if you've previously missed it."―Library Journal (starred review)
    "Lourey has cleverly created an entertaining murder mystery with the most unlikely murder accomplice ever. Her latest is loaded with humor, and many of the descriptions are downright poetic."―Booklist (starred review)
    "The story is funny, ribald, and brimming with small-town eccentrics."―Kirkus Reviews
    "I loved Lourey's quirky, appealing sleuth and her wry yet affectionate look at small town life. I hope Mira's misfortune of stumbling over a dead body every month lasts for many years!"―Donna Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of Stork Raving Mad

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherToadhouse Books
    Release dateNov 13, 2018
    ISBN9781948584166
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    October Fest
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    Jess Lourey

    Jess Lourey is the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Unspeakable Things, The Catalain Book of Secrets, the Salem’s Cipher thrillers, and the Mira James mysteries, among many other works, including young adult, short stories, and nonfiction. An Agatha, Anthony, and Lefty Award nominee, Jess is a tenured professor of creative writing and sociology and a leader of writing retreats. She is also a recipient of The Loft’s Excellence in Teaching fellowship, a Psychology Today blogger, and a TEDx presenter. Check out her TEDx Talk for the inspiration behind her first published novel. When she’s not leading writing workshops, reading, or spending time with her friends and family, you can find her working on her next story. Discover more at www.jessicalourey.com.

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