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McNulty’s Meats, one of Stonebridge’s oldest businesses, is about to be taken over in a lucrative deal that would make brothers Ron and Kevin very rich men indeed. Unfortunately for them, local activist Tyler Love has other ideas. Convinced that the deal would be bad for the town, he burns the place to the ground and inadvertently kills himself in the process. At least, that’s what the police think. Tyler’s mum disagrees, and pleads with amateur sleuths Adam and Colin to investigate. Although, going up against the psychopathic McNulty brothers, a rival businessman, a group of hippies, and a girlfriend with secrets of her own might not be such a good idea... Someone has something to hide, and will go to great lengths to keep that secret buried. Meat is Murder is the third book in The Stonebridge Mysteries series of Cosy Crime novellas. About the series: Stonebridge is a small town on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Most of its inhabitants are friendly, happy people. Most of them... Because bad things happen even in the happiest of places. It’s a good thing, then, that Adam Whyte and Colin McLaughlin call Stonebridge home. Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of detective shows, a misplaced sense of confidence and a keen desire to see justice done, these two are the closest thing the town has to saviours. Which isn’t that reassuring...
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4 primary booksThe Stonebridge Mysteries is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Chris McDonald and Chris McDonald.
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WHAT'S MEAT IS MURDER ABOUT?
Really, as with most of the investigation, he didn't know what he was doing here. He was hoping that something would appear at his feet, or become luminous like in a video game, but he knew that wasn't going to happen, so he got busy.
‘Like I say, I don't want to speak ill of the dead. All I'll say is that he wasn't well liked.'
‘By who?'
‘By most of the group...'
The feeling of pride he'd had at solving those cases had spurred him on to do something with his life. That something had turned out to be a garden maintenance business. It had started small; just him, his car, a lawnmower and a rickety trailer he'd managed to salvage from the dump.
Now, here he was, unloading tools from a van with his name and company logo on the side.
Sherlock
MEAT IS MURDER
‘I don't think I could handle any more excitement,' Adam said.
‘I don't think Stonebridge has any more to throw at us.'
‘You say that, but...
Meat is Murder