Mixed Book Bag: Murder Gone Missing by Lida Sideris

Murder Gone Missing

by Lida Sideris

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GENRE: Mystery (light-hearted)

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BLURB:

Newly minted lawyer Corrie Locke has taken a vow of abstinence. From PI work, that is. Until her best friend Michael finds his bully of a boss stabbed in the back after confronting him earlier that day. Michael panics, accidentally tampering with the crime scene...which could lead the cops to Michael instead of the real culprit. He turns to Corrie to track down the killer. She doesn't need much coaxing. Her late great PI dad taught her the ropes...and left her his cache of illegal weaponry.

They return to the scene of the crime, but the body's missing. Racing against time, Corrie dredges a prestigious Los Angeles college in pursuit of clues. All she finds are false leads. Armed with attitude and romantic feelings toward Michael, Corrie dives into a school of suspects to find the slippery fugitive. Will she clear Michael's name before he's arrested for murder?

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EXCERPT

Night Moves

I cut the headlights and turned onto Lunada Bay Road. Fog crept around the hilly street, clasping hands with the darkness. I could barely see more than a few feet ahead. I eased my foot off the accelerator and parked two houses away from my target. I slipped into sneakers stored in the backseat of my car. Handy for walks on the Hermosa Beach Strand, undercover work, and kicking in doors, which I had yet to do, but there was always hope. I still wore my black pants and matching silk blouse from my day at the office. It would be easy to disappear into the night. There were six houses on the quiet cul de sac and not a streetlamp in sight.

A cool breeze whipped my hair across my face as I tiptoed across the short cement driveway. I’d waltz in and out of the place in less than ten minutes. The sliding glass door in the family room never latched quite right and hadn’t since I graduated high school nearly a decade ago. The slider sat on a small balcony, just low enough for an amateur gymnast like myself to climb up and over. The master bedroom was at the opposite end of the Spanish style home, so the chances of being caught were nil. Plus, the occupant took her beauty sleep seriously. It would be a cake-walk, right?

REVIEW:

Corrie Locke just keeps getting involved in a murder. So why is Murder Gone Missing? The body has disappeared. That leads to some interesting and fun developments as a large cast of characters arrive on the scene. This is part serious and part slap stick as Corrie and crew try to find out who did what and where the body went. Lots of red herrings and lots of twists and turns. See if you can find the clues and solve the mystery before Corrie and friends. This is book two but worked as a stand alone. It did leave me with some question about the relationships between Corrie and some characters from the first book.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Lida Siderisis the author of the Southern California Mystery series, the latest of which, MURDER GONE MISSING, was published by Level Best Books. She writes soft-boiled mysteries and was one of two national winners of the Helen McCloy Mystery Writers of America scholarship award. To learn more about Lida, please visit www.LidaSideris.com.

Links:

www.lidasideris.com

https://www.facebook.com/lidasideris

Twitter: @lidasideris

Instagram

BuyLinks:

Amazon

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION

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