The Corpse in the Closet
A Paranormal Murder Mystery & Contemporary Romance (Riley Thorn Book 2)
Published on 12. December 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-4642-4910-5 (ISBN)
Description
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Never Got Over comes the second book in the hilarious and riveting Riley Thorn series: a zany and compelling contemporary romance with a head-scratching mystery to solve.
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For Riley Thorn and her detective boyfriend Nick Santiago, solving a string of murder cases is a piece of cake compared to gaining the approval of certain family members. But when the killer targets her next, she's in for way more than an awkward family dinner.
First, her disapproving grandmother arrives determined to make Riley take her powers seriously or face the wrath of "the Guild." Then there's the homicide detective who needs her help figuring out who murdered the well-dressed corpse in the walk-in closet.
Nick's got his own hands full with a tricky missing person case and his parents, who want to know why he didn't tell them about his live-in girlfriend. Then there's the fact that he's still the tiniest bit stressed about Riley almost getting murdered earlier that summer. The last thing he wants is her getting involved in another investigation.
Things go from bad to worse when the body count starts stacking up, the meet-the-parents dinner goes horribly wrong, and their elderly roommate is up to no good...dressed like a mime.
To top it off, Riley is forced to return to Channel 50 on official police business to question her spray-tanned news anchor ex-husband and his new weather girl fiancee.
The trouble comes to a head when Riley receives a warning from the killer: Back off, or she's next. Someone has to solve these murders before she becomes the next corpse.
A must-read for fans of quirky romance stories and whodunit books, The Corpse in the Closet showcases Lucy Score's singular talent for crafting an exciting mystery with memorable, madcap characters - while weaving in a compelling love story for good measure!
Tropes
Romcom
Paranormal
Murder Mystery
Contemporary Romance
Whodunit
Clairvoyant FMC
Unlikely Duo
The Riley Thorn Series:
The Dead Guy Next Door
The Corpse in the Closet
The Blast from the Past
The Body in the Backyard
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For Riley Thorn and her detective boyfriend Nick Santiago, solving a string of murder cases is a piece of cake compared to gaining the approval of certain family members. But when the killer targets her next, she's in for way more than an awkward family dinner.
First, her disapproving grandmother arrives determined to make Riley take her powers seriously or face the wrath of "the Guild." Then there's the homicide detective who needs her help figuring out who murdered the well-dressed corpse in the walk-in closet.
Nick's got his own hands full with a tricky missing person case and his parents, who want to know why he didn't tell them about his live-in girlfriend. Then there's the fact that he's still the tiniest bit stressed about Riley almost getting murdered earlier that summer. The last thing he wants is her getting involved in another investigation.
Things go from bad to worse when the body count starts stacking up, the meet-the-parents dinner goes horribly wrong, and their elderly roommate is up to no good...dressed like a mime.
To top it off, Riley is forced to return to Channel 50 on official police business to question her spray-tanned news anchor ex-husband and his new weather girl fiancee.
The trouble comes to a head when Riley receives a warning from the killer: Back off, or she's next. Someone has to solve these murders before she becomes the next corpse.
A must-read for fans of quirky romance stories and whodunit books, The Corpse in the Closet showcases Lucy Score's singular talent for crafting an exciting mystery with memorable, madcap characters - while weaving in a compelling love story for good measure!
Tropes
Romcom
Paranormal
Murder Mystery
Contemporary Romance
Whodunit
Clairvoyant FMC
Unlikely Duo
The Riley Thorn Series:
The Dead Guy Next Door
The Corpse in the Closet
The Blast from the Past
The Body in the Backyard
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Sourcebooks, Inc
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4642-4910-5 (9781464249105)
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Person
Lucy Score is an instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance. She grew up in a literary family who insisted that the dinner table was for reading and earned a degree in journalism.
Her books have been translated into thirty languages and her international bestseller Things We Never Got Over has been optioned for television.
She writes full-time from the Pennsylvania home she and Mr. Lucy share with their opinionated cat, Cleo. When not spending hours crafting unforgettable characters, Lucy can be found reading books other people wrote, snacking, and sometimes even working out.
Her books have been translated into thirty languages and her international bestseller Things We Never Got Over has been optioned for television.
She writes full-time from the Pennsylvania home she and Mr. Lucy share with their opinionated cat, Cleo. When not spending hours crafting unforgettable characters, Lucy can be found reading books other people wrote, snacking, and sometimes even working out.