The Mysterious Case of the Missing Motive (The Redemption Detective Agency Book 1)

Name: The Mysterious Case of the Missing Motive (The Redemption Detective Agency Book 1)
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Rating: 4.5 (246 reviews)
Author: Michele PW (Pariza Wacek)

by Michele PW (Pariza Wacek)

Romance Mystery Thriller

4.5 (246)

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You enjoy cosy mysteries with genuine laughs and a touch of romance, like Thursday Murder Club but set in the 90s.
You love ensemble casts where small-town characters feel real and messy, with the banter of Gilmore Girls but centred on solving crimes.
You're drawn to stories about second chances and found family, especially when they come with amateur detectives and quirky local colour.

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You want high-stakes crime procedurals with forensic detail or gritty realism.
You prefer your protagonists young and conventionally successful at the start of their story.
You're looking for a standalone novel rather than the first book in a series.

About this book

Emily Hildebrandt has lost her job, fiancé, and apartment. Desperate for a fresh start, she accepts an invitation to live with her eccentric Aunt Tilde in Redemption, Wisconsin. As part of the arrangement, Emily must pretend to work at her aunt's latest venture: The Redemption Detective Agency. Despite her aunt being a retired nurse with no obvious qualifications for detective work, Emily agrees to the unusual setup. When a strange phone call brings them an actual case, Emily hopes her aunt knows what she's doing—because an innocent person's fate may depend on it. This is the first book in The Redemption Detective Agency series, a spin-off from the Charlie Kingsley Mystery series. Set in the 1990s, it features silver sleuths solving cold cases alongside cats and dogs, with an opposites attract love triangle woven throughout.

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