Wicked Fix: A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery

Do-it-yourselfkillerfixessmall-townthug...Forex-WallStreeterJacobiaTiptreeandherteenagedson,Sam,Septemberpromisestranquildayswinter-proofingtheirramblinghandyman'sspecialofahomeinEastport,Maine.Butthere'snothingidyllicaboutthisDownEastautumn.Forstarters,thereturnoftrulyviciousnativesonReubenTatestirsupthetown.AndwhensomebodyslitsReuben'sthroatandhangshiscorpseonthecemeterygate,thepolicetraceabloodiedscalpeltosurgeonVictorTiptree—Jacobia'sformerhusband.YetJakeknowshertroublesome,trouble-proneexiscapableofjustaboutanythingexceptmurder.Provingthat,though,isanothermatter.EastportispackedwithtouristsandformerresidentsfortheannualSalmonFestival—andJakesoonrealizesanyEastporter,pastorpresent,hasmotiveforTate'smurder.Tonailtherealkiller,Jakeandherbestfriend,EllieWhite,mustprobeapastasrottenascrumblingclapboard,whileasecrethatredbuildstowardaseriesofmurdersevenmorebrutalthanReubenTatehimself....