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Linda Townsdin writes the Spirit Lake Mystery series inspired by her childhood in northern Minnesota. Focused on Murder (2014), Close Up on Murder (2015), Blow Up on Murder (2017), and Longshot on Murder (2019) have been called “complex murder mysteries with bone-chilling thrills and a little bit of romance.” Townsdin’s background as writer/editor for a national criminal justice consortium has been helpful in plotting her series, and her short fiction is published in several anthologies. She lives in California.

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	Close Up on Murder: A Spirit Lake Mystery 4.02 avg rating — 272 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Focused on Murder: A Spirit Lake Mystery 4.19 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blow Up on Murder: A Spirit Lake Mystery 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Longshot on Murder: A Spirit Lake Mystery 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Longshot on Murder (A Spirit Lake Mystery #4) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Capitol Crimes: 2017 Anthology by Lourdes Venard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Danna Wilberg (Goodreads Author) , Linda Townsdin (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Capitol Crimes 2017 Anthology by Kathleen Asay, Danna Wilberg (Goodreads Author) , Linda Townsdin (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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When a homicide with ties to a 20-year-old casino burglary and murder rocks the Spirit Lake reservation, photojournalist Britt Johansson does whatever it takes to get her story—and justice for the wrongly accused.

Drawn into the crosshairs of a vengeful gang, the cards are stacked against her. The FBI, tribal police, and even the man she loves warn her away. On her own, Brit

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