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Dead by Midnight

Dead by Midnight
A Death on Demand Mystery
by Carolyn Hart
Published in USA Apr 2011,
288 pages.

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Carolyn Hart is unstoppable - and her Death on Demand mystery series seems to get better with every book. The proof? Dead by Midnight, once again featuring bookstore owner and sometime sleuth Annie Darling and her adoring PI husband Max. Their search for the truth behind a shocking "suicide" that rocks the idyllic (if somewhat homicide-prone) island of Broward's Rock will make any mystery reader an instant fan - joining an ever-growing multitude that includes bestselling thriller author Robert Crais, who declares, "I'm a sucker for Carolyn Hart's Annie and Max series."

Dead by Midnight Reviews

"Expert pacing and a tense climax distinguish this intriguing variation on the locked room mystery." - Publishers Weekly

"Starred Review. Hart's latest cozy puzzler casts a net that will ensnare a wide audience." - Kirkus Reviews

"[M]ystery fans will enjoy the bookstore ambiance and the numerous writers, characters, and titles that are woven into the story." - Booklist

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Carolyn Hart Author Biography

An accomplished master of mystery, Carolyn Hart is the author of thirteen previous Death on Demand novels that have won multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity awards. Hart lives in Oklahoma City, and is one of the founders of Sisters in Crime.

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Five feet five inches tall, light brown hair streaked with silver, green eyes, fairly athletic, reticent about her weight but decidedly not thin. (Henrie O looked thoughtful. Was that why she was thin?)

Some books are written by Carolyn G. Hart, some by Carolyn Hart. Why the missing G? When Hart changed publishers, the new publisher decided the art work would be easier without the G. G stands for Gimpel, Hart's maiden name.

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