Murder-by-Month Mystery Series

Jess Lourey writes the Murder-by-Month mystery series which started in 2006 and is set in Minnesota. It features Mira James who has been taking it easy since college graduation--too easy. Due to a dead-end job and a cheating boyfriend, the Twin Cities have lost their charm, and Mira decides to begin a new life in rural Battle Lake. Right away she is offered jobs as an assistant librarian and part-time reporter.