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Close to a Killer by Marsha Qualey:

Two prominent city residents have been murdered, and Barrie knew both of them. But does she know their killer? The police have connected both victims to her mother's hair salon, and the obvious focus has become Barrie's mom and the other stylists, all of whom happen to be convicted killers who met in prison vocational school.

Amidst intriguing people whom she can't quite trust, and forced into living with the mother she can't forgive, Barrie tries to ignore the uproar by immersing herself in her writing. But when she shares a troubling suspicion with the homicide detective, she suddenly finds herself pulled deeper into a situation that's growing more frightening every day.

About Author Marsha Qualey:

Award winning young adult author Marsha Qualey turned to her favorite childhood books for inspiration when writing her first novel for adults, Venom and the River.

In third grade when she first discovered Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy-Tacy books in her public library, Qualey remained a devoted reader of the series, so much so that as an adult she became involved in a fan group dedicated to keeping Lovelace’s books in print. That involvement in the Maud Hart Lovelace Society was the trigger for her new novel, which explores the internecine battles of the Ida May Turnbull Society, a fan group devoted to a series of children’s books, books that acquired international fame when turned into a television show, Little Girl, Big River, set in a small Minnesota town on the Mississippi River.

Qualey’s previous novels books have appeared on numerous best-of-the-year lists, including the American Library Association’s Best Books for Young Adults, the New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age, and School Library Journal's Best Books of the Year. She has won two Minnesota Book Awards and been nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America. In addition to writing, she teaches in Hamline University’s MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program.

How to Purchase Close to a Killer:

Close to a Killer is only $4.99 at The Untreed Reads Store as an EPUB, PDF or Kindle version. You can also pick up this Young Adult thriller at Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble and Kobo, as well as at your local library.