The Amanda Pepper Mysteries, Bundle #3 : the Mummer's Curse ; The Bluest Blood ; and Adam and Evil

Three tales of murder in Philadelphia featuring the English teacher and amateur sleuth by the award-winning "Dorothy Parker of mystery writers" (Nancy Pickard , author of the Jenny Cain series ). The Mummer's Curse "Philadelphia's New Year's Day Mummers' Parade, a splashy, fiercely competitive affair, turns murderous" when a parade clown is shot dead and one of Amanda's Philly Prep colleagues is suspected "in yet another funny Philly puzzler for schoolteacher Amanda Pepper" ( Publishers Weekly ). The Bluest Blood Amanda looks forward to an ultra-elegant fundraiser in a fabled Main Line mansion to benefit Philly Prep's library. But the fairytale evening takes a dark turn thanks to a protest group vehemently opposing any books that "pollute the mind." When the conflict becomes deadly, Amanda takes "another swift and intriguing spin through the sometimes murderous precincts of Philadelphia" ( Publishers Weekly ). Adam & Evil When a high school senior shows signs of mental illness, Amanda attempts to get him help, but she's rebuffed by his parents. Then, when the same boy becomes the prime suspect in a murder at the Philadelphia Main Library—and runs away—Amanda has no choice but to run after him. Even if it means running headlong into a killer's path. Adam & Evil includes a new introduction from author Gillian Roberts and an exclusive interview with Amanda Pepper herself! Books seven through nine in the award-winning Amanda Pepper mystery series are now available in one volume! This collection includes:THE MUMMER'S CURSE: In her new novel starring Philadelphia schoolteacher Amanda Pepper, Gillian Roberts once again mixes mystery and mirth. This time Roberts explores Philadelphia's unique flesh and blood "historical monument", the Mummers, who live (and perhaps are willing to die) for a few hours of glory every New Year's Day.The famous Mummers' Parade is an extravaganza that draws enormous crowds who cheer through chattering teeth, as more than thirty thousand clowns, string bands, and fancy brigades strut their stuff up Broad Street. But this year, while the music blares and the Mummers dance, a reveling Pierrot suddenly sinks to the ground, shot dead.Amanda is, at first, only a horrified spectator. But when the prime suspect, her friend and fellow teacher at Philly Prep, falsely claims to have been with her at the time of..