Live, local, and dead

Nikki Knight

Book - 2022

"In a fit of anger, radio DJ Jaye Jordan blows a snowman's head off with a Revolutionary War-style musket. But the corpse that tumbles out is all too human. Jaye thought life would be quieter when she left New York City and bought a tiny Vermont radio station. But now, Edwin Anger--the ranting and raving radio talk show host who Jaye recently fired--lies dead in the snow. And the Edwin Anger fans who protested his dismissal are sure she killed him. To clear her name, Jaye must find the real killer. It doesn't make matters easier that the governor--Jaye's old crush--arrived on the scene before the musket smoke cleared. Fortunately, Jaye has allies ... if you count the flatulent moose that lives in the transmitter shack, a...nd Neptune, the giant gray cat that lives at the station. If Jaye can turn the tables on the devious killer, she and the governor may get to make some sweet, sweet music together. But if she can't, she'll be off the air ... permanently"--

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Subjects
Genres
Cozy mysteries
Detective and mystery fiction
Novels
Published
New York : Crooked Lane 2022.
Language
English
Main Author
Nikki Knight (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
293 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781643859453
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

A small-town radio jock gets involved in big-time murder. DJ Jaye Jordan has bought a radio station in a Vermont town near the home of her ex-husband, David, the father of her daughter, Ryan. She's dumped the divisive talk show hosted by ranting right-winger Edwin Anger, instead focusing on requests for mostly romantic songs. Fed up with being picketed by Anger's two fans in town, she relieves her stress by shooting the head off a nearby snowman only to find Anger's corpse concealed within. Jaye is too well liked for the townsfolk to consider her a serious suspect as Anger's killer, but the nasty assistant who's bucking for his job stirs up his base of crazies, and she soon receives tons of hate mail from writers whose cries grow even louder when they discover she'd converted to Judaism upon marrying David. Luckily, Will Ten Broeck, one of her big supporters, is the governor of Vermont, a descendant of Dutch settlers, a true Knickerbocker, and a moderate Republican who's easy on the eye. Their friendship slowly blossoms into a romantic relationship as he and her neighbors stand behind her in the battle with Anger's followers. When Anger's death is proven to be murder, Jaye's friends, along with a friendly, flatulent moose and all of David's relatives, pitch in to support love over hate and solve the crime. A nifty series kickoff featuring a hard look at the corrosive atmosphere tearing the country apart. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.