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Suspect

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By Kristin Wolden Nitz
Publisher Peachtree Publishers
Suspect
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This wellplotted whodunit will hook readers from the start and keep them reading until the surprising solution is revealed. Seventeenyearold Jen is scheduled to spend a thrilling summer helping Grandma Kay run the Schoenhaus, a Victorian bed and breakfast in the Missouri vineyards. But Grandma Kays plans include a lot more than housekeeping. She intends to solve a real mystery from the past involving the disappearance of a beautiful and accomplished young woman. And the victim was Jens own mother. Ellen disappeared without a trace when her daughter was still young. For years, Jen received holiday gifts in the mail and letters signed by her mother. But then the communication abruptly stopped. Now Grandma Kay is convinced the letters were forged and that her daughterinlaw was murdered. The stage is set for an elaborate Mystery Weekend at the inn. Family members and friendsincluding Jens very recent exboyfriend, her old childhood crush and his insufferable girlfriendassemble and are assigned roles to play. But as the drama unfolds, Jen makes an important offstage discovery in the Schoenhaus library. Soon her worst suspicions are aroused Could a member of her own closeknit family be responsible for her mothers disappearance? Author Kristin Wolden Nitz has penned a satisfying story that artfully combines all the necessary elements of a great mystery believability, welldrawn characters, a unique setting, welllaid clues, and a final rewarding solution.

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47942 words47,942 words
224 pages224 pages
Lexile HL670LLexile HL670L
Grade 9 to H+Grade 9 to H+
Age 14-18Age 14-18
Published 2010Published 2010

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9781561455430

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