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    By Hook or By Book
    Murder Past Due: Megan Clark Series, Book 3
    Murder In Volume
    Audiobook series4 titles

    Megan Clark Series

    Written by D.R. Meredith

    Narrated by Mara Lynne Thomas

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    About this series

    The members of the Murder by the Yard book club are spending a pleasant afternoon hiking in Palo Duro Canyon, when one of the Megan Clark’s dogs slips his leash - and digs up a human skeleton.

    Megan’s background in anthropology places her in a position to help police unearth the remains - and to find another body: a mummy clothed in Comanche garments. Autopsies reveal that foul play caused both deaths, one less than five years earlier, and the other more than a century ago. Now, Megan must connect the two murders - before she finds herself six feet under....

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks in Motion
    Release dateFeb 23, 2018
    By Hook or By Book
    Murder Past Due: Megan Clark Series, Book 3
    Murder In Volume

    Titles in the series (4)

    • 1

      Murder In Volume
      Murder In Volume

      Murder In Volume

      D.R. Meredith
      3/5 - 11 ratings
      3/5 - 11 ratings

      The most dangerous happenings at the mystery discussion group, held at Time and Again Bookstore every Tuesday night, are the arguments between the members about the finer points of the mystery genre. History professor Ryan Stevens dozes happily during the loud disagreements. Being a closet reader of Westerns with no knowledge of mysteries beyond Poe and Sherlock Holmes, Ryan is only a member of the group because he is the bosom companion and very best friend of Megan Clark, board certified forensic anthropologist with a specialty in paleopathology. In other words, Megan autopsies mummies and examines human remains and other archaeological artifacts. Or rather, she would if she could find a job. There being very limited job opportunities in her field, Megan works at the Amarillo Public Library, and pursues various hobbies and sports to alleviate boredom. When Megan and Ryan stumble over the body of Lisa Heredia, spiteful and unpopular member of the discussion group, propped against the side of the bookstore with her throat slit, boredom is the least of Megan’s worries. She finds herself a person of interest in Lisa’s murder. Circumstances conspire to tighten the metaphorical knot around Megan’s neck, until she enlists the discussion group in a risky plan to catch a killer.

      The most dangerous happenings at the mystery discussion group, held at Time and Again Bookstore every Tuesday night, are the arguments between the members about the finer points of the mystery genre. History professor Ryan Stevens dozes happily during the loud disagreements. Being a closet reader of Westerns with no knowledge of mysteries beyond Poe and Sherlock Holmes, Ryan is only a member of the group because he is the bosom companion and very best friend of Megan Clark, board certified forensic anthropologist with a specialty in paleopathology. In other words, Megan autopsies mummies and examines human remains and other archaeological artifacts. Or rather, she would if she could find a job. There being very limited job opportunities in her field, Megan works at the Amarillo Public Library, and pursues various hobbies and sports to alleviate boredom. When Megan and Ryan stumble over the body of Lisa Heredia, spiteful and unpopular member of the discussion group, propped against the side of the bookstore with her throat slit, boredom is the least of Megan’s worries. She finds herself a person of interest in Lisa’s murder. Circumstances conspire to tighten the metaphorical knot around Megan’s neck, until she enlists the discussion group in a risky plan to catch a killer.

    • 2

      By Hook or By Book
      By Hook or By Book

      By Hook or By Book

      D.R. Meredith
      4/5 - 6 ratings
      4/5 - 6 ratings

      Reference librarian Megan Clark has a passion for fictional crime—but when she and her fellow book group members go from reading mysteries to solving them, they discover that real-life crime is more complex than the most puzzling whodunit.... Tangled up in murder.... Excited about her latest writing assignment, Megan persuades the Murder by the Yard book group to accompany her on her research. Few of the bibliophiles have ever heard of string figures—a pastime familiar to all children who've configured the cat's cradle—but there's plenty of intrigue to satisfy the curious mystery lovers. A valuable, unpublished manuscript about the beloved hobby is missing—and its owner found dead. Now Megan and the rest of the group are out to find the culprit...before someone else comes to the end of their rope.

      Reference librarian Megan Clark has a passion for fictional crime—but when she and her fellow book group members go from reading mysteries to solving them, they discover that real-life crime is more complex than the most puzzling whodunit.... Tangled up in murder.... Excited about her latest writing assignment, Megan persuades the Murder by the Yard book group to accompany her on her research. Few of the bibliophiles have ever heard of string figures—a pastime familiar to all children who've configured the cat's cradle—but there's plenty of intrigue to satisfy the curious mystery lovers. A valuable, unpublished manuscript about the beloved hobby is missing—and its owner found dead. Now Megan and the rest of the group are out to find the culprit...before someone else comes to the end of their rope.

    • 3

      Murder Past Due: Megan Clark Series, Book 3
      Murder Past Due: Megan Clark Series, Book 3

      Murder Past Due: Megan Clark Series, Book 3

      D.R. Meredith
      4/5 - 8 ratings
      4/5 - 8 ratings

      Reference librarian Megan Clark has a passion for fictional crime - but when she and her fellow book group members go from reading mysteries to solving them, they discover that real-life crime is more complex than the most puzzling whodunit.... The Murder by the Yard book group has been going strong for six months, and Megan Clark is eager to celebrate - and increase membership. For fun and publicity, she volunteers her friend, Dr. Ryan Stevens, to lead tours of famous Amarillo murder sites. One of the sites, The Gorman Estate, witnessed the strangling of a young bride and the subsequent suicide of her husband. The case was never solved - but one of the Gormans wants to know what really happened, and urges the group to reopen the investigation. Megan dives into the research with her usual enthusiasm. But it's soon clear that the killer doesn't take kindly to amateur sleuths - and that Megan, herself, may soon become history....

      Reference librarian Megan Clark has a passion for fictional crime - but when she and her fellow book group members go from reading mysteries to solving them, they discover that real-life crime is more complex than the most puzzling whodunit.... The Murder by the Yard book group has been going strong for six months, and Megan Clark is eager to celebrate - and increase membership. For fun and publicity, she volunteers her friend, Dr. Ryan Stevens, to lead tours of famous Amarillo murder sites. One of the sites, The Gorman Estate, witnessed the strangling of a young bride and the subsequent suicide of her husband. The case was never solved - but one of the Gormans wants to know what really happened, and urges the group to reopen the investigation. Megan dives into the research with her usual enthusiasm. But it's soon clear that the killer doesn't take kindly to amateur sleuths - and that Megan, herself, may soon become history....

    • 4

      Tome of Death
      Tome of Death

      Tome of Death

      D.R. Meredith
      4/5 - 4 ratings
      4/5 - 4 ratings

      The members of the Murder by the Yard book club are spending a pleasant afternoon hiking in Palo Duro Canyon, when one of the Megan Clark’s dogs slips his leash - and digs up a human skeleton. Megan’s background in anthropology places her in a position to help police unearth the remains - and to find another body: a mummy clothed in Comanche garments. Autopsies reveal that foul play caused both deaths, one less than five years earlier, and the other more than a century ago. Now, Megan must connect the two murders - before she finds herself six feet under....

      The members of the Murder by the Yard book club are spending a pleasant afternoon hiking in Palo Duro Canyon, when one of the Megan Clark’s dogs slips his leash - and digs up a human skeleton. Megan’s background in anthropology places her in a position to help police unearth the remains - and to find another body: a mummy clothed in Comanche garments. Autopsies reveal that foul play caused both deaths, one less than five years earlier, and the other more than a century ago. Now, Megan must connect the two murders - before she finds herself six feet under....

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