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You may be wondering what the heck Kate Damon is doing here. Most of you know me as a Western writer, but Jury Duty is Murder is a contemporary cozy mystery. Other than the book I wrote in fifth grade, and not counting my family’s problem with missing socks, this is my first mystery, So as not to confuse my readers (or maybe to add to the confusion), I’m writing under a pen name.
Here’s what my new book is about:
The verdict is in; a famed athlete is headed for prison. The jurors have done their job and are free to go back to their lives. But after being sequestered for four months, life as some knew it no longer exists.
HAROLD ASHMAN’s house is almost destroyed by a careless driver. Exotic dancer, CEECEE LAINE, discovers that her boyfriend is two-timing her, and she no longer has a job. Actor ALEX MANNING learns his career is down the tubes, and 72-year-old, HELEN RYDER, discovers her family is plotting to put her in an old folks home.
Then things take a turn for the worse. When former jurors start dropping like flies, CeeCee, Helen, Harold, and Alex are convinced there’s a killer on the loose. Now the feuding foursome must find him before he kills them—or before they save him the trouble by killing each other.
Review by Kirkus: A clever and entertaining whodunit that blends suspense, humor, and heart
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