Murder on the Mississippi

About the Book

Jan McCanless has served up another delicious murder mystery, this time involving the unassuming, but, very capable Abbot Jerome from the Monastery of the Blue Ridge, located in Ridgeville, NC that just happens to be down the road a couple miles from the summer home of Steve and Suzanne Thomas. On a Mississippi cruise with his meddlesome sibling, a body is discovered hanging on the paddle wheel that sits off the stern of the boat. With just 72 hours before returning to port in New Orleans, the Abbot gets involved in solving the murder. With no one aware that he is a monk, he sets about to find the murderer, hindered by the women passengers who consider him fair game. Once back at the monastery, things do not go well, as Abbot and his new found friend, a federal agent, become embroiled in even more skullduggery, along with the group of monks and misfits that occupy the monastery. Come along for the cruise of a lifetime with our principals, and guest appearances along the way from that delightful Beryl's Cove bunch, and of course, Dawg and Elvis, and their new friend, Max, the Basset Hound.

About the Author

Janet (Jan) McCanless is a retired school teacher, and has been a freelance writer and columnist for over 20 years. Her first compilation of writings won the Mother Vine Award for best short stories of 2013, and she has recaptured that magic in this volume of collected stories and humorous writings that covers a 10 year period, Tire Patch Cookies are Good for the Soul. She has written a 6 volume mystery series of Beryl's Cove books, and is presently working on a new series, with her first volume due in early 2014. Considered one of the premier Southern Humorists, she resides in rural North Carolina with her husband of 48 years, and is the mother of 3, and grandmother of 9. Don't hold that against her though, and come along for an enjoyable visit with Jan, her assorted relatives and life experiences.