Murder takes center stage!
1885. Arabella Pryce is struggling with heartbreak. In keeping with her late husbands final wishes, she must leave behind her dazzling celebrity and breathe new life into their namesake hotel in Colorado.
But when a beloved town beauty is found dead, all eyesand suspicionturn to her.
With blood-stained evidence, handsome sheriffs, and libelous journalists turning her investigation into a dangerous drama, this determined thespian fears shes missed her cue for survival.
Amid whispered betrayals and shadowed secrets, a mischievous ghost guides her through a maze of perilous clues, drawing her ever closer to a truth more shocking than the lies surrounding her.
Can she unmask the true killer and clear her name before her reputation is ruined forever?
Discover The Pryce of Conceit, the riveting first installment in The Pryce of Murder historical cozy mystery series, and witness a performance where murder is the main act!
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Praise for The Pryce of Murder series:
A good solid mystery with several red herrings.
What a great start to a series!!
Twists and turns all along the way.
If you are up for a quirky beach read, this is the book for you!
I stayed up until 3 a.m. reading.
Winner of the 2019 Hillerman Southwest Fiction Award.
When shes not on a horse, or walking along the beautiful cottonwood-laden aceqias of Corrales, New Mexico; or basking on white sand beaches under the Big Island Hawaiian sun, Kari Bovée is escaping into the pastscheming murder and mayhem for her characters both real and imagined in her award-winning historical Annie Oakley Mystery series, Grace Michelle Mysteries and The Pryce of Murder series.
Born in northern New Mexico, Kari developed a love of reading, writing, and history early in life. Her most treasured Christmas gift as a young child was a toy typewriter. After graduating with a B.A. in English Literature with an emphasis in Creative Writing, Kari found work as a technical writer at a Fortune 500 tech company. But, her love of story-telling never waned. While staying at home with two young children, Kari wrote her first novel and hasnt stopped. She and her husband live happily in rural Corrales, New Mexico with their horses, dogs, and cat.
