[Kate Austen 03] • Murder Among Us

Hailed for "taking the suburban mystery to new heights" (The Tulsa World), San Francisco Chronicle bestselling author Jonnie Jacobs has delighted a legion of fans with her two previous mysteries featuring Kate Austen, Murder Among Neighbors and Murder Among Friends. Now, in "Murder Among Us", she puts the intrepid single more and suburban sleuth to the test by pitting her against two formidable foes: a cunning killer and a meddlesome mother-in-law.Halloween is fast approaching, but there are no treats in store for part-time teacher Kate Austen. One of her students, Julie Harmon, has been found murdered -- shot to death in a remote section of Berkeley. Is a random serial killer on the loose or are more diabolical purposes at work? As the tension mounts, Kate knows she must work fast, before the killer strikes too close to home.