Back Cover Material

Praise for The Unraveling of Violeta Bell…

“Maddy, a sixtyish woman with a sharp tongue and a willful lack of interest in technology, is a welcome relief from the charming, pixyish heroes of so many cozies.”

—Booklist

Praise for earlier Morgue Mama Mysteries…

“Every hometown newspaper has some colorful old crab like Dolly Madison (Maddy) Sprowls on the premises, and C.R. Corwin had the wit to make her the heroine of his amusing debut mystery…. Maddy is back in all her despotic glory in Dig.”

—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times

“Maddy, full of life at 68, is a terrific narrator.”

—Kirkus Reviews on Dig

“It’s not [just] the story that keeps us going; it’s Maddy herself, a charming, curmudgeonly 68-year-old who is less Miss Marple and more television’s Lou Grant (adjusted for age and gender differences).”

—Booklist on Dig

“Corwin’s witty and engaging caper … part satire and part social commentary … is far from a standard whodunit…. Smalltown politics and office love affairs entangle almost everyone except Maddy [bringing] her and the reader genuine excitement right through the stunning conclusion to this lively adventure.”

—Publishers Weekly on Morgue Mama: The Cross Kisses Back

“Serviceable prose, knotty characters, and major unexpected plot twists.”

—Library Journal on Morgue Mama: The Cross Kisses Back