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Murder in the Museum: An Edmund DeCleryk Mystery by Karen Shughart

About the Book

Murder in the Museum: An Edmund DeCleryk Mystery

Cozy Mystery

1st in Series

Cozy Cat Press (February 13, 2018)

Paperback: 266 pages

ISBN-10: 1946063509

ISBN-13: 978-1946063502

Digital ASIN: B07CF74JHQ

Early one gray November morning, retired Lighthouse Cove, NY police chief, Edmund DeCleryk, finds Emily Bradford's body on the beach at the base of the bluff where the local museum and historical society stands. At the same time, a break-in has been reported at the museum, and Emily's coat and purse are found hanging on a peg in the museum's gift shop where she worked. Was her death the result of a burglary gone bad or something more sinister?

When the police chief is called out of town for a family emergency, he hires Ed, now working as a criminal consultant, to assist deputy police chief, Carrie Ramos, with the murder investigation. After several leads don't pan out, the chief, now back in Lighthouse Cove, decides to close the case. Confident that with more time the murder can be solved, Ed is determined to continue investigating on his own, with encouragement from his wife, Annie the museum's executive director.

One morning while in the basement of the museum, the couple discovers a copy of a map dated 1785, and Ed's instincts tell him it may be connected to Emily's death. On a hunch, he and Annie travel to Toronto, Canada, where he learns of the original map and a manuscript written in 1847 that were unearthed during an archaeological dig. The manuscript contains information about a ship that capsized during a fierce storm on Lake Ontario -- in 1785. Now Ed has clues as to why the murder occurred, but he still doesn't know who committed the crime. Or does he?

About the Author

Karen Shughart received a B.A. in Comprehensive Literature from the University of Pittsburgh and completed graduate courses in English at Shippensburg University. She is the author of two non-fiction books and has worked as an editor, publicist, photographer, journalist, teacher and non-profit executive.  A Murder in the Museum: An Edmund DeCleryk Mystery is her first work of fiction. Before moving to a small village on the shores of Lake Ontario in upstate New York, she and her husband resided in south central Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg, PA.   For more information, visit her website: www.karenshughart.com. Author Links: Website:   https://www.karenshughart.com Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/karenshughartauthor/ Blog:  https://ladiesofmystery.com/karenshughart Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2094018.Karen_Shughart

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Murder in the Museum: An Edmund DeCleryk Mystery by Karen Shughart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review of MURDER IN THE MUSEUM by Karen Shughart
(Edmund DeCleryk Mysteries #1)

MURDER IN THE MUSEUM presents a somewhat different angle on the “Amateur Sleuth,” at least in terms of mysteries I've read. Ed DeCleryk is a retired Chief of Police in Lighthouse Cove, New York, an upstate Atlantic-side community. In retirement, he has become an independent consultant to law enforcement agencies, especially in smaller municipalities without ready forensic access. His wife Annie is director of the Lighthouse Cove Historical Society and Museum. When a murder connected to the Museum occurs, Ed is tasked to assist the local detective; but even after the current Chief of Police decides to close the case, Ed doesn't, and he and Annie continue the investigation, discovering links to the past, far back in time but not so distant in motive.
MURDER IN THE MUSEUM is a compelling cozy mystery read which will keep the reader on her/his toes right along with the investigators, and provides a beautiful scenic setting with empathetic characters too.

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