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One Too Many

The Rose Leary Mystery Series, Book 2

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One Too Many

By: Maureen Anne Jennings
Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
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Rose Leary writes murder mysteries, but she never wants to see another real corpse. She tends bar to buy time to write in 1980s New York City, until her gruesome discovery of a murdered colleague derails those plans. As threats escalate, Rose fears for her next novel, her safety, and even her trust in Detective Frank Butler.

Work lurches into chaos as inexperienced new bosses mismanage the restaurant, making accusations and blame seem like daily specials. Questions about guilt and innocence contaminate more than the crime scene, while jealousy and suspicion swirl in the oppressive August air. Nothing feels safe. She won’t survive unless she can outwit the murderer and find the weapon.

Written with wit, intelligence, and a distinctive style, One Too Many serves another round of Maureen Anne Jennings’s signature mix of humor, murder, and suspense. And cocktails.

About the Author

Maureen Anne Jennings has worn the hats of a journalist, copywriter, editor, publishing consultant, media manager, book festival director, and Fillmore East staffer. She owns more than 100 hats, not all of them work related. The Rose Leary Series of mysteries includes Bartender Wanted and One Too Many. Her short fiction has appeared in the anthologies Traveler’s Tales Italy, Cartwheels on the Faultline, and Saltwater Sweetwater, as well as in various periodicals. After the obligatory waitressing in college, she squandered a few years behind the bar at various dives in lower Manhattan. She also owned and operated a pub in northern California. Be careful what you write about. She graduated from Fordham University summa cum laude in comparative literature and still reads as many novels as she possibly can. Words are her life.

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Critic reviews

Maureen Anne Jennings has created a narrator of such charm and wit I'd follow her anywhere—including places where very bad things happen. I delighted in this Rose Leary mystery for the same reason I've relished Raymond Chandler's novels, because what Chandler did for 1940s Los Angeles, Maureen Anne Jennings does for 1980s New York. Let her take you there.” —Susan Bono, author of What Have We Here

“Such a great read it kept me up all night. I had to discover who would survive the rash of murders and how Rose would do the sleuthing and not get herself done in. Couldn't recommend more highly to anyone loving good mysteries and above all good writing, because Jennings is tops.” —Barbara Baer, author of Masha and Alejandro Crossing Borders

“The action is brisk and the dialogue smart and funny. I’ll take my place in line to read the next book in the Rose Leary series.” —Robin Beeman, author of The Lost Art of Desire

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