By Marlene M. Bell<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cozy Mystery \/ Small Town Mystery<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Publisher: Ewephoric<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Pages: 368<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Publication Date: September 5, 2024<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Hush at Midnight<\/em> Book Campaign Highlights:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Any fan of cozy mysteries will be enchanted with this romp through life in small-town Texas.”<\/em>~ Jill Anderson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “A Hush at Midnight by Marlene M. Bell is an intense read full of twists that definitely kept me turning those pages!”<\/em> ~Book Fidelity<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “You won\u2019t lack for potential suspects.”<\/em> ~StoreyBook Reviews<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Take a break and settle into this cozy mystery that will whisk you away to small-town Texas, where murder, mayhem, and just deserts (and maybe even a few decadent desserts) are always on the menu.”<\/em> ~Reading by Moonlight<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “With plenty of clues, mysteries, twists and turns, Bell takes the reader of a ride as she spins her tale of greed and revenge.”<\/em> ~The Book\u2019s Delight<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A fatal plan for revenge.<\/p>\n Award-winning author of the Annalisse series, Marlene M. Bell, brings distant friends together in the rural South only to have one of them become the victim of a brutal crime of passion.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Once celebrated for her show-stopping pastries and irresistible desserts, former celebrity chef Laura Harris is now making headlines for a far darker reason.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Laura has been accused of murder.<\/strong><\/p>\n How could this petite chef have brutally smothered the beloved small-town matriarch, World War II ferry pilot veteran, Hattie Stenburg? Hattie wasn’t just a pillar of the community; she was Laura’s confidant and mentor. The shocking twist? Hattie\u2019s will contained recent changes, bypassing next-of kin and leaving her entire fortune and historic estate to Laura.<\/p>\n As Laura scrambles to clear her name, she uncovers sinister secrets lurking beneath the town\u2019s idyllic surface. The real murderer is always one step ahead, leaving taunting clues and threatening Laura to leave Texas\u2014or face deadly consequences. With time not a luxury, Laura must untangle the web of deceit before the killer makes her the next victim.<\/p>\n In A Hush at Midnight, Marlene M. 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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: <\/strong> Marlene M. Bell is an award-winning author of the Annalisse romantic suspense series. She\u2019s also an acclaimed artist and photographer using her pictures for descriptive prose that eventually lands in her mysteries. Marlene lives with her husband of 42 years on their East Texas ranch with numerous sheep. When she\u2019s not writing, drawing or painting, she is shepherdess to their Katahdin hair sheep and ranch kitties.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n
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