Nearer Home: A Nola Céspedes Mystery by Joy Castro

Nearer Home: A Nola Céspedes Mystery

Nola Cespedes Mysteries #2

Joy Castro

276 pages first pub 2013 (view editions)

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Readers who savor intricately layered mysteries steeped in atmospheric tension and complex, morally ambiguous characters will find "Nearer Home" a compelling match for their tastes.

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Early one morning, Times-Picayune crime reporter Nola Cespedes goes for her regular run in Audubon Park. More than the heat of the dawning New Orleans day, she’s trying to escape her growing unease with the man she’s seeing. Instead, Nola finds he...

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