- Genre:fiction
- Sub-genre:Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
- Language:English
- Series Title:Claire Conover mysteries
- Series Number:3
- Pages:228
- Paperback ISBN:9781667809441
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Overview
Claire Conover returns in her third adventure when the office of black Birmingham mayoral candidate Dr. Marcus Freedman is bombed. Marcus is found safe, but his young campaign manager Jason O'Dell is killed. Jason's baby daughter becomes Claire's latest charge. Was the bomb a racist attack against Dr. Freedman? Was Jason's death an accident? Or does Jason's powerful father have something to do with his son's death? Claire's new relationship with Grant Summerville is put to the test as she investigates with the help of handsome reporter friend Kirk Mahoney.
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Claire Conover is drawn into another mystery when the office of black mayoral candidate Dr. Marcus Freedman is bombed. Marcus is found safe, but his campaign manager Jason O'Dell is found dead in the rubble. Claire's office gets a call about Jason's daughter who was left at her daycare, and she becomes Claire's latest charge. Further investigation reveals that Jason was living under an assumed name, and is really Jason Alsbrook, son of prominent local mine owner James Alsbrook. James holds many records in Alabama, including the most accidents and deaths in his mines. Any number of people would wish harm to he or his family. Claire works to keep little Maddie safe as she faces new challenges in her relationship with computer programmer Grant Summerville. She investigates Jason's death with the help of her friend and reporter Kirk Mahoney, and they become closer, The addition of a foster child further complicates everything as she must make some decisions about her future with Grant.
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