Elections and Consquences: Canton County Chronicles Mysteries Book 1
C.M. Carleton
Nov 2013 · Woodford Press
4.8star
4 reviews
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250
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Two murders...one winner...
After Assistant Canton County Commonwealth Attorney Kit Babcock reports sleazy attorney Walt Brown for unethical conduct, the money for her position mysteriously dries up.
Facing imminent unemployment, Kit wonders whether she should return to her old job of prosecuting lawyers for ethics violations (where, in fact, she once prosecuted Walt), but that means leaving home. And maybe returning to a position where she got burnt out prosecuting horrible attorneys isn't the best idea.
Then Kit wins a write-in election for Canton Circuit Court Clerk--a write-in election she didn't encourage at all. But on Election Night, the defeated incumbent, Gary Moss, publicly and to her face threatens to sue Kit to keep his office, claiming she must have won by fraud. Kit wonders if the job is worth the lawsuit that will come with it.
As Kit ponders whether she should accept the office, Gary rather inconveniently turns up dead. And while the death seems to be an accident, information soon comes to light that the late Mr. Moss was actually murdered.
And Kit becomes the prime suspect.
Unless the real murderer is discovered, Kit can forget about being the clerk or going back to her old job--not to mention keeping her law license and her freedom.
After Assistant Canton County Commonwealth Attorney Kit Babcock reports sleazy attorney Walt Brown for unethical conduct, the money for her position mysteriously dries up.
Facing imminent unemployment, Kit wonders whether she should return to her old job of prosecuting lawyers for ethics violations (where, in fact, she once prosecuted Walt), but that means leaving home. And maybe returning to a position where she got burnt out prosecuting horrible attorneys isn't the best idea.
Then Kit wins a write-in election for Canton Circuit Court Clerk--a write-in election she didn't encourage at all. But on Election Night, the defeated incumbent, Gary Moss, publicly and to her face threatens to sue Kit to keep his office, claiming she must have won by fraud. Kit wonders if the job is worth the lawsuit that will come with it.
As Kit ponders whether she should accept the office, Gary rather inconveniently turns up dead. And while the death seems to be an accident, information soon comes to light that the late Mr. Moss was actually murdered.
And Kit becomes the prime suspect.
Unless the real murderer is discovered, Kit can forget about being the clerk or going back to her old job--not to mention keeping her law license and her freedom.
Elections and Consequences is the first novel in the Canton County Chronicles Mystery Series by C.M. Carleton.
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4.8
4 reviews
About the author
C.M. Carleton is the pen name of an attorney in the active practice of law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, so it is little wonder she writes about lawyers, courts, judges, and clerks. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with her family, taking daytrips around the state, and a good Kentucky bourbon with a splash of water and ice.
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