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Sara Fiore
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With acerbic wit and more than a touch of world weary wisdom, author Danielle Arceneaux has created a wonderful new voice in the world of the armchair sleuth. In this cozy-adjacent mystery, Glory is a cantankerous, ornery character who lacks the more traditional cozy traits — owning a quaint cupcake shop or running the local library — and instead harbors an interest in shady off-track gambling, hoarding tendencies, and a large serving of side-eye for anyone who's wearing shoes in the house.
Glory is a woman of contradictions, and it's those contradictions that make this such a refreshing read. Passing judgment on the new barista at her favorite coffee shop when he doesn't make her order fast enough, even as she's running an illegal gambling operation from a corner table. Endlessly proud of her overachieving attorney daughter, while silently casting aspersions on her ...
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