A once-famous TV sleuth
An amateur theater production
An onstage murder
A town full of suspects…
Miranda Abbott, once known for the crime-solving, karate-chopping church pastor she played on network television, has hit hard times. She’s facing ruin when a mysterious postcard arrives, summoning her to Happy Rock, a small town in the Pacific Northwest. But when she gets there, nothing is what she expected.
In dire straits, she signs up for an amateur production at the Happy Rock Little Theater. On opening night, one of the actors is murdered, live, in front of the audience. But no one actually saw what happened. Now everyone is under a cloud of suspicion, including the town doctor, the high school drama teacher, an oil-stained car mechanic, an elderly gentleman who may have been in the CIA—and Miranda herself.
Clearly, the only way to solve this mystery is for Miranda to summon her skills as television’s Pastor Fran. Because the show must go on!
Series
1 primary bookMiranda Abbott Mystery is a 1-book series first released in 2024 with contributions by Ian Ferguson and Will Ferguson.
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Miranda is the worst, but she is slowly become less bad. And I enjoyed the whole process! The murder happens a little later than in most cozy mysteries, but there we are still getting to know the community well. So by the time there is a murder, the investigation feels like a natural outgrowth. The suspicions and clearing of suspects came along quickly, as Miranda was also putting together the things she observed before. This felt like a fun spin on a typical cozy mystery and a great first of the series.
