MURDER WILL OUT
Come for the memories…Stay for the murder
Available wherever books are sold
“Breedlove’s marvelously entertaining debut deftly borrows elements from traditional mysteries and merges them with a ghostly, gothic vibe creating something delightfully different…”
—Library Journal Starred Review
“With its atmospheric setting and multigenerational mystery, Murder Will Out is a winner!”
—Olivia Blacke, author of the Ruby and Cordelia Mysteries
“Attention, fans of Stephen King and Murder, She Wrote: you’ve just found your favorite new fictional murder set in Maine!” —Kemper Donovan, USA Today Bestselling author of The Ghostwriter Mysteries and host of the All About Agatha podcast
“An unputdownable debut. Breedlove is an author to watch.”
—Anna Lee Huber
“The vibes are immaculate. The house has opinions. The dead are helpful. The gays are everywhere. The casseroles are emotionally significant…It's messy, it's gothic, I inhaled it like boxed wine on a bad day.”
—unknown Amazon reviewer the author would like to buy a coffee for
When the owner of a historic (and haunted) Maine mansion dies in a what appears to be a tragic accident, her shy goddaughter Willow returns to Little North Island, determined to figure out who is getting rid of the property’s heirs one by one—without becoming the next victim herself.
The living aren’t much help.
Fortunately, the mansion is full of ghosts.
Winner of the 2024 Minotaur Books/MWA First Crime Novel Competition
“Breedlove brings coastal Maine to life in this heartwarming story of friendship and found family, a twisty mystery that’ll keep you guessing, and an unforgettable ending.” –Gigi Pandian, USA Today bestselling author of the Secret Staircase Mysteries
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About the Author:
Jennifer has been writing stories since she was in preschool, when she delighted in crafting tales of magic and adventure; she wrote and illustrated them with her 64-box of Crayolas, stapled the pages together, and waited for fame and riches to come calling. (They did not.) When her parents insisted that she pursue a career more secure than fiction writing, she decided to be a musician instead.
This was not what her parents had in mind when they said “more secure,” but they were wonderfully supportive nonetheless.
Jennifer holds degrees in piano, choral conducting, and theology; she is on the music faculty at Loyola University in Chicago and serves as an assistant conductor for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Jennifer has worked as a church musician, educator, and editor and is a prolific composer of choral music; her compositions, as well as her nonfiction books and articles, are available through several major publishers. A frequent visitor to Downeast Maine since childhood, she has an enduring affection for the wild beauty of the coastal islands and the warmth of the people who make their homes there. Her debut novel, Murder Will Out, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award, and was also a finalist for the Killer Nashville Claymore award.
She lives in the western suburbs of Chicago with her husband, two dogs, and two kids currently attending college. Demonstrating once again the cliché about apples and trees, her son is a music major, and her daughter plans to be a writer.
(Jennifer is represented by Alice Speilburg of Speilburg Literary Agency.)
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