Mac Faraday Mystery: Book 1
Publication Date: June 23, 2010
“Lauren Carr’s books are never boring, that’s for sure. They entertain, give us a good mystery to dig into, keep the reader guessing, give us a few good laughs and make us eager for the next book. Warning: Lauren Carr’s series are addictive, so be ready to read more than just one book!” – Laura Fabiani, Library of Clean Reads
“She is an amazing author that draws you into the story, makes you fall in love with the characters (they feel like family!) and keeps you guessing right to the very end.” – The Working Mommy Journal
“Lauren Carr does a good job of moving the quirky storyline along nicely with an abundance of witty dialogue. And you have no idea who the good guys are and who the bad guys are until the end.” – Every Free Chance Book Reviews
The worst day of Mac Faraday’s life would become a new beginning.
After a messy divorce hearing, the last person that Mac wanted to see was another lawyer. Yet, this one wore the expression of a child bursting to the secret: Mac Faraday was the heir to undreamed of fortunes, which were about to lead him to the birthplace of America’s Queen of Mystery and a case that will unfold like one of her famous whodunits.
Soon after she moves to Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, Katrina Singleton learns that life in an exclusive lakeside resort is not all good. For some unknown reason, a strange man calling himself “Pay Back” begins stalking her. When Katrina is found strangled all evidence points to her terrorist, who is nowhere to be found.
Three months later, the file on her murder is still open when Mac Faraday, sole heir to his unknown birth mother’s home and fortune, moves into the estate next door. Little does he know as he drives up to Spencer Manor that he is driving into a closed gate community that is hiding more suspicious deaths than his DC workload as a homicide detective.
With the help of his late mother’s journal, this retired detective turns private investigator to pick up where the local police have left off to follow the clues to Katrina’s killer.
It’s Murder, My Son is where author Lauren Carr first introduces retired detective Mac Faraday. Fourteen books later, he is still solving mysteries with a zany cast of characters at his side.
The story opens on what could be described as both the worst day and the best day of Faraday’s life. His wife has left him and taken everything, but he inherits $270 million and an estate from his birth mother, a famous mystery writer. As Faraday and his newly inherited dog, Gnarly, settle into the estate on Deep Creek Lake, he finds himself involved in investigating the murder of his next door neighbor.
To kick off the story, the author provides a helpful list introducing the cast of characters. While Faraday is an experienced investigator, the series doesn’t quite fit the description as a cozy mystery. However, it shares many of the same characteristics. The author drops clues along the way to help readers try to determine the culprit.
Aside from the “who-dun-it” component, the story stands out because of the unique characters and the role they play in the story. Packed with humorous encounters along the way, Faraday and his pals are racing against a mounting body count to put the clues together.
It’s Murder, My Son provides the framework for an ongoing series featuring an interesting cast of characters and a four-legged friend working together to solve a mystery.
Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose Mysteries—over twenty titles across three fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!
Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr’s seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, romance, and humor.
Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.
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