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PITHED
An Andy Farmer Mystery
By Kathryn Lively
Publisher: Mundania Press
Trade paperback ISBN: 1-59426-092-3
E-book ISBN: 1-59426-094-x
“He pissed me off for the last time, so I pithed him.”
It is 4:12 in the morning, and before high school biology teacher, Andy Farmer, can make much sense of the strange words his friend and fellow teacher has hung up the phone.
But, when Andy arrives at the school it all becomes shockingly clear. Horace Shelton the unpopular principal of Rawlings High is dead, apparently murdered, and the weapon and method soon puts Andy on the suspect list. But how can Andy tell the police, when his friend did it for him. Or did he?
Chuck is on the run, Andy is in the hot seat, and it is going to get hotter as the plot thickens.
And the plot does thicken this 128 pages into a full-fledged mystery readers delight. Author Kathryn Lively quickly established a direct connection with her main character. I read the confession, knew who and how, didn’t I? I was pulled right in to Andy Farmers moral and ethical dilemma of loyalties and friendship, trapped in his confusion with each rise, dip, twist, and turn of this well crafted, fast moving, roller coaster adventure, expertly jolted from my conclusions and left looking for new answers. And, all the while, I was thoroughly entertained. “Pithed” is a page turner. Andy is a new favorite. And, Kathryn Lively is a new author to watch.
Review © Charlene Austin
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