TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cutter,Charles
TI  - Under the ashes: Burr Lafayette Mystery # 5
T2  - Burr lafayette mystery
SN  - 9781958363638 (paperback)
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Traverse City, MI
PB  - Mission Point Press
KW  - Murder
KW  - Investigation
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Poisoning
KW  - Michigan
KW  - lcgft
N1  - new book 2024 spring; Target audience
N2  - Nick Fagan died from eating the veal morel at The Arboretum, one of the finest restaurants in northern Michigan. His wife, Molly, said it was an accident, but was it? Molly hires Burr Lafayette, a brilliant but troubled lawyer, to help her collect on Nick’s life insurance policy. But the life insurance company refuses to pay and says that Molly put poisoned mushrooms in Nick’s veal morel. The Charlevoix County prosecutor arrests Molly and charges her with first-degree murder. Burr finds himself dragged into another murder case. A man at loose ends, Burr is the deposed head of a premier Detroit law firm. He prefers dogs, boats, women, and wine over a courtroom, but he’s a brilliant litigator. Nick owned the most successful radio station in northern Michigan. He was a ruthless competitor and had more than his share of enemies. Burr also discovers that Nick may not have been the perfect husband and that Molly may have had her own reasons for killing him. Burr does his best to defend her, but he can’t believe a word she says
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