A Fatal Fortune - J. L. Winters

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Résumé :
Returning to her quaint Midwestern hometown of Harmony Falls, Minnesota-a place she couldn't wait to leave-numbers expert Kate Abbott discovers murder does pay, if you live long enough. After leaving over a decade ago, Kate returns to Harmony Falls to bury her father, who hadn't spoken a word to her since she left for Los Angeles to study forensic accounting. In a hurry to settle his estate and get back to her job in LA, the last thing she expects to inherit is evidence of an unsolved crime and a shady business partner. Sure, Larry Stone might be selling his clients the hottest investment in town, but Kate discovers he isn't doing everything by the books and suspects his risky venture might be a scam. When the numbers tell her something doesn't add up, Kate recruits her best friend, Alex Monroe, to help her uncover the truth. Unfortunately, the first clue they uncover is a dead body - Larry's. But when Alex becomes the #1 suspect, Kate realizes there might be more than one client holding a grudge, and that the killer might want to end her number for good. ...

Biographie:
J.L. Winters writes fun, action-packed mysteries. Her characters are clever and fearless, and you'll always find bookish heroines, dark, tortured heroes, and a dash of romance and magic. Before she started writing, J.L. worked as an OSJ manager, supervising the activities of several financial firms. There, she not only ensured they adhered to applicable regulations and laws but also gathered lots of ideas for her stories. After that, she worked as a property manager, an event planner, and assisted the CEO of an energy company. She now writes full-time. J.L. pens the Write Magic blog and her newsletter about astrology, books, creativity, and anything else she finds interesting. When she isn't reading or writing her next mystery, she's probably teaching meditation and yoga, getting into deep, intellectual conversations (hello, Gemini), or dreaming of Michael Fassbender. J.L. is best known for her Murder By The Numbers mysteries and The Lexy Alexander Files.

Sommaire:
Returning to her quaint Midwestern hometown of Harmony Falls, Minnesota-a place she couldn't wait to leave-numbers expert Kate Abbott discovers murder does pay, if you live long enough. After leaving over a decade ago, Kate returns to Harmony Falls to bury her father, who hadn't spoken a word to her since she left for Los Angeles to study forensic accounting. In a hurry to settle his estate and get back to her job in LA, the last thing she expects to inherit is evidence of an unsolved crime and a shady business partner. Sure, Larry Stone might be selling his clients the hottest investment in town, but Kate discovers he isn't doing everything by the books and suspects his risky venture might be a scam. When the numbers tell her something doesn't add up, Kate recruits her best friend, Alex Monroe, to help her uncover the truth. Unfortunately, the first clue they uncover is a dead body - Larry's. But when Alex becomes the #1 suspect, Kate realizes there might be more than one client holding a grudge, and that the killer might want to end her number for good. ...