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02713aam a2200337Ii 4500 001 D24C8E729FF811E69DB5D378DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20161101010226 008 150425s2016 xx 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1250080940 020 $a 9781250080943 035 $a (OCoLC)908085186 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $e rda $c BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d UUM $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d AZFX8 $d JUH $d SILO 100 1 $a Flanders, Judith. 245 12 $a A murder of magpies / $c Judith Flanders. 250 $a First Minotaur books paperback edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Minotaur Books, A Thomas Dunne Book, $c 2016. 300 $a 277 pages ; $c 22 cm 490 0 $a Sam Clair ; $v bk. 1 520 $a "A witty, entertaining mystery featuring a hilarious, sharp as a tack new amateur sleuth from the critically acclaimed author of The Invention of Murder. It's just another day at the office for book editor Samantha Clair. Checking jacket copy for howlers, wondering how to break it to her star novelist that her latest effort is utterly unpublishable, lunch scheduled with gossipy author Kit Lowell, whose new book will deliciously dish the dirt on the fashion industry. But little does she know how much trouble Kit's book is about to cause. Before it even goes to print. When police inspector Field turns up at the venerable offices of Timmins & Ross, asking questions about an undelivered package that was addressed to Sam, she knows something is wrong. The messenger sent to deliver the package was murdered, and then Kit goes missing. Suddenly, Sam's nine-to-five life is turned upside down and she is propelled into a criminal investigation. Someone doesn't want Kit's scandalous manuscript published and unless Sam can put the pieces together in time, they'll do anything to stop it. With her deliciously fun, cleverly written debut novel, acclaimed author Judith Flanders introduces readers to an enormously enjoyable, too-smart-for-her-own-good new amateur sleuth, as well as a colorful cast of characters including Sam's witty assistant, effortlessly glamorous mother, and the handsome inspector Field. A whip-smart, impeccably crafted mystery, this tremendously entertaining novel will have readers flying through the pages." -- $c Provided by publisher 650 0 $a Women detectives $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Book editors $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Women authors $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Detective and mystery fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Literature & Fiction. $2 local 655 7 $a Mystery & Detective. $2 local 941 $a 2 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20170202011756.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20161101011745.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D24C8E729FF811E69DB5D378DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b JUHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search