Review: See Also Murder by Larry D. Sweazy

A Mysterious Review of See Also Murder by Larry D. Sweazy. A Marjorie Trumaine Mystery.

Review summary: This is a superior murder mystery, intricately plotted, and atmospheric in its isolated rural setting. The characters are richly drawn, the pacing of the almost lyrical narrative nearly ideal, and the whodunit element well-hidden and yet always in plain sight. Definitely one of the year's best mysteries. (Click here for text of full review.)

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See Also Murder
Larry D. Sweazy
A Marjorie Trumaine Mystery
Seventh Street Books (May 2015)

Publisher synopsis: 1964 — Life on the North Dakota farm hasn't always been easy for Marjorie Trumaine. She has begun working as a professional indexer to help with the bills — which have only gotten worse since the accident that left her husband, Hank, blind and paralyzed. When her nearest neighbors are murdered in their beds, though, Marjorie suddenly has to deal with new and terrifying problems.

Sheriff Hilo Jenkins brings her a strange amulet, found clutched in the hand of her murdered neighbor, and asks her to quietly find out what it is. Marjorie uses all the skills she has developed as an indexer to research the amulet and look into the murders, but as she closes in on the killer, and people around her continue to die, she realizes that the murderer is also closing in on her.