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Biggie and the Mangled Mortician

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In Job's Crossing, Texas, the local mortician, Monk Carter, is found dead, and at first it looks like a heart attack or a seizure. Biggie Weatherford, a sharp-witted grandmother, is not ready to accept that explanation. With her grandson J.R. at her side, she sifts through the clues and works to figure out who was really behind the death. The story is a cozy mystery that puts an older sleuth and a younger partner at its center.

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