August Moon
June 2008
Mira James' fury over getting stood up by Johnny Leeson is hotter than the scorching summer heat in this fourth Murder-by-Month mystery. She's getting out of Battle Lake, Minnesota, where the women are churchgoers, the men like to hunt, and the body count is above average. But before our sassy young heroine can hightail it back to Minneapolis to become a cat-collecting, fist-shaking, asexual English professor, a colleague is found murdered.
Clues lead Mira to suspect Pastor Meale and his family, who run the evangelical New Millennium Bible Camp. Snooping around at the camp's Creation Science Fair only turns up a disturbing "Stepford Wives meets Hee Haw" atmosphere, which, to Mira's dismay, isn't a crime. Then heart-wrenching news from home almost sends Mira over the edge...
Before ditching this eccentric small town, Mira is hell-bent on confronting her own demons and catching a killer.
"Lourey has a gift for creating terrific characters. Her sly and witty take on small town USA is a sweet summer treat. Pull up a lawn chair, pour yourself a glass of lemonade, and enjoy." Denise Swanson, author of the Scumble River Mystery series
"Another amusing tale set in the town full of over-the-top zanies who've endeared themselves to the engaging Mira." Kirkus Reviews
