The Dead Guy Next Door
A Paranormal Murder Mystery & Contemporary Romance (Riley Thorn Book 1)
Published on 12. December 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-4642-4909-9 (ISBN)
Description
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Never Got Over comes the first 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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Riley has a murder to solve and she doesn't need a hot, goody-two-shoes detective sticking his nose into her investigation - especially when he writes her in at the top of his suspect list.
Divorced. Broke. Living with a pack of elderly roommates. And those hallucinations she's diligently ignoring? Her tarot card-dealing mum is convinced they're clairvoyant visions.
Just when things seemingly can't get worse, a so-hot-it-should-be-illegal private investigator shows up on her doorstep looking for one of her neighbours...who turns up murdered.
Nick Santiago doesn't play well with others. Unless the "others" are of the female persuasion. Wink. He's a rebel, a black sheep, a man who prefers a buffet of options to being stuck with the same entree every night, if you catch his drift.
When the pretty, possibly psychic Riley lands at the top of the list of suspects, Nick volunteers to find out whodunit. Only because he likes solving mysteries - not because he wants to flex his heroic muscles for the damsel in distress.
All they have to do is figure out who pulled the trigger, keep a by-the-book detective with a grudge at bay, and deal with a stranger claiming he was sent to help Riley hone her psychic gifts. All before the killer discovers she's a loose end that requires snipping.
A must-read for fans of quirky romance stories and whodunit books, The Dead Guy Next Door 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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Riley has a murder to solve and she doesn't need a hot, goody-two-shoes detective sticking his nose into her investigation - especially when he writes her in at the top of his suspect list.
Divorced. Broke. Living with a pack of elderly roommates. And those hallucinations she's diligently ignoring? Her tarot card-dealing mum is convinced they're clairvoyant visions.
Just when things seemingly can't get worse, a so-hot-it-should-be-illegal private investigator shows up on her doorstep looking for one of her neighbours...who turns up murdered.
Nick Santiago doesn't play well with others. Unless the "others" are of the female persuasion. Wink. He's a rebel, a black sheep, a man who prefers a buffet of options to being stuck with the same entree every night, if you catch his drift.
When the pretty, possibly psychic Riley lands at the top of the list of suspects, Nick volunteers to find out whodunit. Only because he likes solving mysteries - not because he wants to flex his heroic muscles for the damsel in distress.
All they have to do is figure out who pulled the trigger, keep a by-the-book detective with a grudge at bay, and deal with a stranger claiming he was sent to help Riley hone her psychic gifts. All before the killer discovers she's a loose end that requires snipping.
A must-read for fans of quirky romance stories and whodunit books, The Dead Guy Next Door 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
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Sourcebooks, Inc
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4642-4909-9 (9781464249099)
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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.