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Press release from University City Public Library Book Challenge:
August 3, 2021
Heart of Barkness by Spencer Quinn (2019) 299 pages
Amelia Bedelia's
As this story begins, Bernie is leaving the hospital after a long recovery. He and Chet go to a bar to hear Lotty Pilgrim, a formerly noted country singer perform. Bernie chases down a man who took tips out of her tip jar, and in doing so, gets to know Lotty and her manager/boyfriend, Clint. Clint appears to be rather controlling of Lotty, and after he is found murdered, Lotty is arrested and plans to plead guilty. Bernie and Chet travel the desert, including a few trips into Mexico, trying to figure out what happened decades ago in Lotty's life that is making her take the fall for the murder. The fast-moving plot is riveting.
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