A Deadly December in Edgemont

by Della North

Edgemont School for Girls bursar Judith Taylor avoids getting emotionally involved when student Holly Lezinsky's body is found, but her lack of action has put Beth Penner at risk. Reluctantly, Judith is forced to work with George Grant, the handsome policeman; her new friend Lila Morelli; quarrelsome coworkers; and distraught parents in the rush to find the missing teen before it's too late.A portion of sale proceeds will be donated to NaNoWriMo.org in appreciation.

254 pages, Paperback

Published September 30, 2023

About the author

Della enjoys mysteries that won't keep her up at night, have a hint of romance, and a satisfactory ending. Preferably in a series.

In November of 2022 Della undertook the National Novel Writing challenge to complete a first draft and the Village of Edgemont series began. A portion of sale proceeds will be donated to NaNoWriMo in appreciation.

Reviews

[Trish · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a good book - the writing was somewhat stilted, with poor editing and tenses jumping about. I also didn't like the main character, who showed a remarkable lack of empathy until very close to the end of the book. I'm not sure that a normal school employee - even on the admin side, rather than a teacher - would leave a thirteen-year old girl in the car park alone in winter, ignoring the fact that said girl looked distressed and asked for a lift, because they thought it was "inconvenient". Especially when they'd just learned that another pupil at the same school had been murdered. Plus, I can't believe that the police would believe it when a man with a disguised voice rings to say that a missing girl is staying with his daughter.

[Della North · Rating 5 out of 5]

As the publisher I'm biased!