Book Review and Giveaway: A Grand Murder by Stacy Verdick Case

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Welcome to our stop on the A Grand Murder book blog tour!

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Synopsis: A Grand Murder is the first book in the Catherine O'Brien mystery series. When aprominent local businessman and friend of the chief of police is murdered on the front steps of his posh Grand Avenue Hill home, Catherine O'Brien a pithy, vertically challenged, St. Paul, Minnesota, homicide detective with a monstrous coffee habit and her partner Louise are given two days to find his killer. They soon discover their victim had a list of people with motives to murder him, including his fashion designer ex-wife, his mistress's husband, and the chief of police. The only evidence they have to go on is a missing cell phone, a stolen book, the victim's letter opener, and an ugly pair of Alpaca wool mittens.

About the Author:
Stacy Verdick Case was born in Willmar, Minnesota.  After a brief stint as a military brat, where she lived in Fort Sill Oklahoma and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, her family moved back to Minnesota. Stacy currently lives in a suburb of St. Paul with her husband and her daughter.  Her second Catherine O'Brien mystery Murder is a Family Affair, will be released shortly.  Stacy is hard at work on her third book in the series.
Visit Stacy on her websiteTwitter, and on her blog Also check out the book's Facebook page and on Goodreads!


Review: Well ya'll KNOW how much I love police procedurals, and I have to tell you this one was like a breath of FRESH air! It's a modern day Cagney and Lacey (and if have no clue who they are, Google it! LOL). I sped through this book, stopping at times to put it down, as I was laughing SO hard! The characters are REAL LIFE cops, with all their foibles and characters quirks (if Lifetime or USA networks don't pick up this series, they are seriously missing out on some GOOD TV!).


I can't wait to read the next 2 books in the series- I am seriously hooked on the characters from this book! My dad's family is from Minnesota, so it was fun reading about locals I know, and local humor (sample- "we have the Mall of America, do we have to give the masses any more mini malls?"). If you want a FUN, smart and nicely wrought little mystery, this is the book for you!


** UPDATE- the giveaway copy is an e-copy of the book ********



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Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book for review purposes, free of charge, from the author, via Partners in Crime! No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it.

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