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Murder Most Fowl

by Maddie Day
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A New England organic farmer goes looking for a fox in the hen house when her kindly neighbor is murdered in this cozy mystery.
With the weather getting warmer, organic farmer Cam Flaherty is busy pruning blueberry bushes and taking care of the new batch of chicks that just hatched. But when her fellow fowl-raiser Wayne Laitinen is found dead at his breakfast table one morning, Cam must put down her trimming shears and put on her crime-solving hat. The kind-hearted chicken farmer didn't have any enemies—or did he?

A wealthy financier has been working hard to convince Wayne to sell her his land, while a group of animal rights activists recently vandalized his property. Money troubles were threatening to sink his marriage. And a thirty-year-old scandal was driving a wedge between him and one of his oldest friends. With some help from her off-again, on-again flame, police detective Pete Pappas, Cam will have to crack this case before Wayne's killer flies the coop.
Praise For The Mysteries Of Edith Maxwell!
Farmed And Dangerous
"Quirky characters, lots of organic farming tips, and a well-developed mystery make this Cam's best outing yet."—Kirkus Reviews
"Enticing...Cozy fans will be able to relate to this spunky heroine." —Publishers Weekly
"Maxwell's feisty heroine and the interesting background detail on the realities of organic farming blend to deliver a clever, twisting mystery...Fans of other mysteries involving organic farming, or of foodie mysteries in general, will find plenty to enjoy here." —Booklist
"For all cozy readers, especially fans of Joanne Fluke and Diane Mott Davidson." —Library Journal
'Til Dirt Do Us Part
"There are plenty of farming-based cozies on the market tod

  • Creators

  • Series

    Local Foods Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 1, 2016

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9781496700261
      • File size: 337 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781496700261
      • File size: 1089 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 4, 2016
      A contentious town hall meeting in Westbury, Mass., about the projected use of a particular piece of land kicks off Maxwell’s entertaining fourth Local Foods mystery (after 2015’s Farmed and Dangerous). Some want affordable housing, others would prefer sports fields, and a third contingent seeks to have the land remain undeveloped. Chicken farmer Wayne Laitinen speaks in favor of housing. Organic farmer Cam Flaherty tables the discussion for another day after observing that opinions are divided. When Wayne is found dead at his breakfast table the next morning, Cam and her boyfriend, State Police Det. Pete Pappas, investigate. Wayne had his share of enemies, including members of a local animal rights activist group who vandalized his chicken house. Wayne also was on bad terms with neighbor Judith Patterson and with a former high school friend, Paul Underwood, so there’s no shortage of suspects in what turns into a murder case. Though a rushed ending detracts somewhat, cozy fans will still enjoy spending time with Cam and friends. Agent: John Talbot, Talbot Fortune Agency.

    • Booklist

      May 1, 2016
      Organic farmer and amateur sleuth Cam Flaherty returns in another intelligent installment in this unusual cozy series. Animal-right activists are harassing livestock farmers in Westbury, Massachusetts, but the taunts turn lethal when Cam's neighbor Wayne, a chicken farmer, is murdered. There are plenty of suspects: a wealthy resident had been after Wayne to sell his farm; Wayne had recently had a falling out with a longtime friend; and why doesn't his wife seem to be grieving? Wayne's daughter asks Cam to do a little snooping around town to see if she can do a better job than the police at finding the killer. Asking questions stirs the pot, and soon there is an attack on Cam's chicks and other vandalism on her farm. Maxwell keeps the dialogue as fresh as Cam's produce in this nice mix of cozy ambience and a realistic story of greed and hidden secrets. Recipes and food details add zest to this entree in the food-mystery genre.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)

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