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  • Criminal Misdeeds (A Carrie Shatner Mystery Book 1)

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Criminal Misdeeds (A Carrie Shatner Mystery Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Randee Green (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars (12)
As far back as the Shatners can be traced, they have been breaking the law and running from it. It’s a family tradition. Now Carrie Shatner is a detective and crime-scene technician with the Wyatt County Sheriff’s Department in Eastern Texas. Over the years, she has tried to distance herself from her family’s criminal activities. But that is easier said than done.

The Shatner family is celebrating New Year’s Eve at the Wyatt County Fairgrounds in their usual style: illegal fireworks, homemade moonshine, and a near brawl. After shutting down the party, Carrie does a final sweep of the fairgrounds and finds a dead body in a dumpster.

Good news: the dead man is not a Shatner. Bad news: the Shatners are now suspects in a homicide investigation. Soon the fairgrounds are overrun with law enforcement, including Sergeant Jerrod Hardy, a Texas Ranger. The victim is Kyle Vance, Carrie’s ex-boyfriend and a member of the Palmer family, who have been feuding with the Shatners since the Civil War.

Despite serious misgivings, Hardy allows Carrie to help him investigate. He knows she physically couldn’t have beaten Vance to death, but he wonders if she is covering for a family member.
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    238 pages
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    July 1, 2018
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"A fun, Texas-style whodunit told with wry humor, quirky characters, and a sleuth you'll want for a best friend. Never a dull moment!"
--Dianne Freeman, author of A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder

About the Author

Randee Green's passion for reading began in grade school with Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. She has a bachelor's degree in English Literature, as well as a master's and an MFA in Creative Writing. When not writing, she's usually reading, indulging in her passion for Texas country music, traveling, or hanging out with her favorite feline friend, Mr. Snookums G. Cat.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07DVPK81D
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Coffeetown Press
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.5 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
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  • Best Sellers Rank: #4,252,181 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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    4.4 out of 5 stars (12)

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Randee Green is the author of the Carrie Shatner Mystery series. Her passion for reading began in grade school with LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS by Laura Ingalls Wilder. She has a bachelor's degree in English Literature, as well as an MA and an MFA in Creative Writing. When not writing, she's usually reading, indulging in her passion for Texas country music, traveling, or hanging out with her pets Daisy and Snookums.

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  • Bookmad
    5.0 out of 5 stars There's a new Shatner in town....
    Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2018
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Detective Carrie Shatner has her hands full cleaning up messes --and most those messes involve her rather, er, UNUSUAL family....

    There are a LOT of detective novels and to have one that stands out you need to do something special. Green does a phenomenal job with her protagonist, Carrie. She is funny, witty, dry and pragmatic--dealing with not only her problems, but those of the entire Shatner brood. I have to admit I liked her family, but then I don't have to live with them!

    The story is quick-moving and kept me turning pages and laughing at the various Shatner antics and Carrie's thoughts on their behavior.

    There's family fuedin', fightin', and a hot Texas Ranger--need I say more??

    Anyhow, this is a fun read that will leave you smiling and wanting more.
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  • Joan N.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Crazy southern mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2018
    Format: Kindle
    Crazy is about the only way I can describe this book. Carrie is a kick. She seems to be the only honest wanna be among a family of petty criminals. She tries hard to keep her family in line while working for the sheriff. There were times I laughed out loud.

    And southern. This novel just drips southern culture. The men are sort of like what this Pacific Northwestern native always imagined sex craved southern men to be. Carrie is a brave gal, holding her own among the macho men, even at the disgusting strip joint. Yes, there were some vulgar parts to this novel. No worse, I suppose, than reality.

    There's a good mystery in the midst of all this craziness too. Wacky characters, a family feud, an immersion in deep southern culture, and a mystery. A good read for someone who appreciates all that and doesn't mind the vulgar parts.

    I received a complimentary digital copy of this book through Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours. My comments are an independent and honest review.
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  • Ruthie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Characterization!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2018
    Format: Kindle
    On the surface, Criminal Misdeeds is laugh-out-loud funny, in terms of crossing that blurry line between following the law and following family loyalty, and the reader really doesn’t need to go any deeper than that to enjoy this fabulous book. Detective Carrie Shatner has taken on the impossible task of enforcing the law in a town where families, including her own, do everything but follow the law.

    When Carrie discovers a dead body, with her family as the prime suspect, her dueling loyalties to the law and to her family are tested. What makes this story so great is that Carrie is a Shatner through and through, but she’s no doormat. She’s feisty and not afraid to stand up to both her family and the Texas Ranger investigating the murder. Throw in a bit of romance, a crazy strip club, a second dead body, and an entertaining cast of characters and you have yourself one wild story, complete with a corrupt can of worms that explodes all over the place.

    While Criminal Misdeeds is a murder mystery, the actual murders are not necessarily the main attraction here. What takes center stage is the non-stop action between the two feuding families (Shatners and Palmers); between Carrie and the rest of her family, including her corrupt Uncle Murph who is also in law enforcement; between Carrie and Texas Ranger Hardy; and between the completely annoying Sheriff Yates and pretty much everyone else. When you close the book, you will continue to laugh and shake your head at the down-home dynamics straight out of the backwoods of East Texas.

    All hilarity aside, what I love most about this story is that Carrie, despite her frustration with her family’s constant law breaking, truly loves her family (most of them, at least). She definitely has her work cut out for her as she struggles to keep them out of trouble and out of jail, while still staying on the right side of the law. Read Criminal Misdeeds for yourself to find out just how difficult it is for Carrie Shatner to walk that fine line between right and wrong and still find time to fall for a certain Texas Ranger.
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  • Laura S Reading
    5.0 out of 5 stars The action never stops as these families challenge every law
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2018
    Format: Paperback
    When I sat down to read this book I did not mean to finish it in one day. I just could not walk away!
    In the vein of Hatfields and McCoys, with a dash of Dukes of Hazzard, and maybe even a glimpse in the direction of Blue Bloods, this book was FUN to get lost in.
    It has all the quirkiness of great Southern fiction while being on the darker side. It is, after all, a murder mystery.

    Caroline Diamond Shatner is loyal to her family, the entire inter-related, law crossing bunch of them that can't see anything in black or white. They feel laws were made as challenges to their creativity.
    Her job as local Sheriff Department Detective may not be as much to solve crimes as it is to cover up her family's misdoings. However when a murder is dumped in her lap and all fingers point at her family's involvement, this time Carrie has to find the evidence to convict a true killer.

    Toss in a nod to Walker, Texas Ranger when a handsome man with real authority (but no idea what he's gotten himself into) arrives in Wyatt County to oversee the investigation.

    The action never stops, maybe because the Shatner's never all sleep at once, and twists arise as clues and evidence are finally revealed.

    I am looking forward to reading more of their adventures.
    I received a copy of this book but the review and rating are my own opinion.
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