Gone with the Wings: A College Campus Murder Mystery (Meera Patel Cozy Mystery Series Book 1)

From the author of the bestselling Pelican Cove cozy mysteries Meet Meera Patel - college dropout and soon to be murder suspect Life in sleepy college towns in the south follows a predictable pattern. Summers are slow and lazy and campus is almost deserted. Scorching days end in flaming sunsets. Meat cooks on the backyard grills, infusing the air with heady aromas of charcoal and dry rubs. Kids splash in pools and run around, licking snow cones and popsicles. It's the calm before the storm, before the frenzy of fall term begins in earnest. Swan Creek, Oklahoma is no different. Meera Patel has spent the summer months babysitting the three men in her family, hanging out with her pals by the lake. Her grandma couldn't get home soon enough! One hot July day, Meera bumps into her nemesis Prudence Walker, the rising star of the electrical engineering department. Things get ugly when Meera learns Prudence has a crush on her father. Then Prudence floats up in the college pond one morning. Meera is accused of murder! While the campus is reeling under the shock of the young professor's death, a student goes missing. When Meera is almost arrested by the local police for both the crimes, she decides to go sleuthing to save herself. Join Meera and her pals on an intense chase as they try to uncover the truth and find the missing girl before it's too late. Take a trip down memory lane with this college campus mystery featuring a young, daredevil heroine who sticks by her friends no matter what. The plot will keep you guessing and the yummy food will make you drool. Includes RECIPES!! Read FREE with KINDLE UNLIMITED Other books in the series A Pocket Full of Pie - Book 2 For a Few Dumplings More - Book 3 Back to the Fajitas - Book 4 Christmas with the Franks - Book 5 Author Leena Clover announces a brand new cozy mystery series set in a small Oklahoma college town. Mystery readers will enjoy this culinary cozy murder mystery featuring plenty of yummy recipes like Masala Fried Chicken and Shish Kabob Blue Plate Special.Meera Patel is back home with the family after she dropped out of graduate school. Now she shelves books for a living and rustles up fusion recipes at Sylvie's Cafe & Diner. Everything is fine until her old nemesis Prudence Walker floats up in the local pond. Meera is accused of murder! Well, she did publicly declare Prudence would drop dead.Meera cries foul and screams police harassment. But she has no defense when she is accused of a second crime. Flanked by pals Tony and Becky, Meera puts in the leg work, trying to solve clues and discard red herrings.Fall in Oklahoma has never been more exciting.Cozy mystery fans will love this new mystery series featuring an Asian American amateur sleuth. There is a full cast of characters with a professor father, young sibling, old grandparents, loyal friends and a candid glimpse into South Asian culture.