Today's Free Fridays selection, Robin Spano’s Dead Politician Society, is a light-hearted mystery featuring a no-nonsense mechanic-turned-cop who goes undercover on a college campus to unmask a dangerous student group.
After the mayor keels over during a speech, and a group of radical students take credit for the murder, a town is in turmoil. Enter Clare Vengel—a new cop who’s already tired of walking the beat. Yearning for some excitement, Clare volunteers to infiltrate the student group and expose their nefarious ways. But her ingrained distrust of authority (and higher education) presents some stumbling blocks along the way.
As more bodies begin to drop, readers will root for Clare as she finds an idiosyncratic way to track down the killers.
In her next adventure, Death Plays Poker, Clare finds herself wrapped up in a high-stakes gambling conspiracy.
Free Fridays Recommends
Each week, we ask our featured author to recommend a book or author that you may want to check out. Since authors are such passionate readers themselves, we thought you might like to find out what they love to read, too! Here’s what Robin recommends:
Rock Paper Tiger by Lisa Brackmann. “I see Lisa as an emerging literary genius. She's original, she's not afraid to get gritty, and she's full of both natural talent and practiced writing skill. Her first book takes you into the head of an unlikely heroine, around China on a wild ride both virtually (inside a video game) and physically (on trains, on buses and by foot). It's social commentary without preaching. It's hilarious in a dark, sarcastic way. I see her as both an important voice and a really fun one to read.”
NOOK owners: go to shop and search for “Robin Spano” to download her entertaining whodunits.
