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Deceptive Justice

Andrea J Johnson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Polis Books

Published:19th May '22

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When Victoria Justice finds herself on the phone with a mad bomber, she doesn’t think twice about springing into action to diffuse the situation. After all, the Bickerton Superior Courthouse is no stranger to all manner of crimes. However, a mysterious package found in the lobby a few minutes later leads to a building evacuation that has everyone pointing fingers, that is, until a car explodes in the parking lot killing a government official. Authorities search the area for clues and determine a recently vindicated arsonist is to blame, but the arrest sparks an alternate theory for Victoria who believes the real culprit is still at large and that she may have been the true target. With no leads but a manuscript of the initial bomb threat and a faint audio recording of the caller’s scrambled voice, Victoria recruits former State Trooper Ashton North and local newsman Mike Slocum to help her weather the firestorm of community outrage. But can the two men refrain from killing each other long enough to keep Victoria alive and capture the murderer? Fans of Knives Out, Law & Order, and Murder, She Wrote will love this killer courtroom cozy with its unexpected twists and turns.

PRAISE FOR POETIC JUSTICE "Readers will cheer the plucky Victoria every step of the way to the shocking ending. Hopefully, she’ll be back soon for another adventure."—Publishers Weekly "An exciting debut for a new voice in mystery! I loved learning all about Victoria’s life inside the courthouse, where few of us ever venture. She is exactly the person you want to solve a murder because she’s smart, determined and loyal, and she uses all those qualities to bring the killer to POETIC JUSTICE."—Victoria Thompson, USA Today Bestselling Author of MURDER ON WALL STREET "If you love well written, excellently plotted traditional mysteries, then you're sure to love POETIC JUSTICE, the first book in the new Victoria Justice Mysteries. Author, Andrea J. Johnson does a masterful job developing a clever sleuth with character and depth and a plot twist that will keep you guessing until the very end."—V. M. Burns, author of the Agatha-nominated Mystery Bookshop Mysteries, the Dog Club Mystery Series, and the RJ Franklin Mystery Series "Victoria Justice is a heroine to root for as she digs into a shocking crime from a unique point-of-view: court stenographer. In this tense and twisty tale of a murder investigation, I was quickly immersed in Justice's world, the atmospheric Delaware coast, and a mystery that kept me guessing and gasping in surprise right up until the very end."—Jess Montgomery, author of the Kinship Mystery Series

ISBN: 9781951709570

Dimensions: unknown

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320 pages