Checked Out

When bored and burnt-out romance writer, Ricki Rydell, discovers a body in the bathroom of the Unionville Public Library, she jumps at the chance to solve the crime. No one in Unionville had nice things to say about the victim when she was alive, but now that she's dead everyone is tight-lipped. Are they hiding something? While the living may have stopped talking, the deceased certainly hasn't. The victim left behind a trail of cryptic clues leading Ricki to a seedier side of her community. Ricki is in over her head and longs for her boring old life as a reclusive writer. Too late. She finds a death threat on her porch, demanding she back off or else. Now Ricki has to find a killer before she's the next victim. Checked Out was originally published under the name Abby Matthews. When bored romance writer, Ricki Rydell, discovers a body in the bathroom of the Unionville Public Library, she jumps at the chance to solve the mystery behind the woman's death. No one in Unionville had nice things to say about the victim when she was alive, but now that she's dead everyone is hush-hush, sort of like they're hiding something. While the living may have stopped talking, the deceased certainly hasn't. The victim left behind a trail of cryptic clues leading Ricki to a seedier side of her beloved hometown and its residents. Feeling she's in over her head, Ricki longs for her boring old life as a reclusive writer. But it's too late to back out now, especially after receiving a death threat telling her to stop the investigation or else she's next. Now, she has to solve a murder and save herself before it's too late When bored and burnt-out romance writer, Ricki Rydell, stumbles upon a woman's body in the bathroom at her local library, she's in for the ride of her life. Because solving a murder is infinitely better than writing another book, isn't it? As she digs into the victim's life, Ricki uncovers secrets about people she thought she knew and learns there's a seedier side to her community that can make even a seasoned romance writer like herself blush. In over her head and longing for her boring old life as a reclusive writer, Ricki is on the trail of a killer and finding herself in more and more danger. Will Ricki solve this mystery before she becomes the next victim? Checked Out was originally published under the name Abby Matthews.