SUMMARY

". . . An entirely engaging novel with pathos, plot twists, and quirky characters galore. Beautifully written and wickedly funny." —Harley Jane Kozak, Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity-award winning author of A Date You Can't Refuse

"Move over Janet Evanovich-mystery fans have a new reason to celebrate! September Fair is fun, funny, and so cleverly written, you'll be guessing until the very end." —Gemma Halliday, best-selling author of
Mayhem in High Heels

The Minnesota State Fair-the beloved home of 4H exhibits, Midway rides, and everything on a stick. The festival fun is riding high until the recently crowned Milkfed Mary, Queen of the Dairy, a Battle Lake native, is brutally murdered while her regal likeness is carved in butter. Can Mira James, covering the fair for the Battle Lake Recall, expose a deadly State Fair secret and win a blue ribbon for caging a killer? You bet your last deep-fried Nut Goodie!

Praise for the Lefty Award-nominated
Murder-by-Month Series

[star] ". . . hilarious, fast paced, and madcap."—Booklist (starred review)

"Wonderfully funny."—Crimespree Magazine

"Another amusing tale set in the town full of over-the-top zanies who've endeared themselves to the engaging Mira."—Kirkus

AVAILABLE EXCERPTS

• September Fair

REVIEWS

“Once again, the very funny Lourey serves up a delicious dish of murder, mayhem, and merriment.”

 

"Jess Lourey, the literary love child of Agatha Christie and Garrison Keillor, gives us September Fair, an entirely engaging novel with pathos, plot twists and quirky characters galore, plus an inside knowledge of state fairs, beauty pageants and the dairy industry. Beautifully written and wickedly funny, it comes with one caveat emptor: this book could turn meat-eating readers into vegetarians, and the vegetarians into vegans." 

—Harley Jane Kozak, Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity-award winning author of A Date You Can't Refuse

 

"Warning—you cannot read this book without dying to go to the fair! Jess Lourey does an amazing job of evoking the sights and sounds of summer while delivering an edge-of-your-seat mystery that will keep you guessing until the end."

—Gemma Halliday, author of Mayhem in High Heels

 

"Lively."

—Publishers Weekly

 

"September Fair should earn Lourey a blue ribbon for her detailed knowledge of the State Fair, her ability to create unique characters and her talent for writing another memorable Minnesota mystery."

—Midwest Mix Magazine

 

"Lively mystery."

—BookPage

 

"Good high-calorie fun"

—Mystery Scene Magazine

 

"Lourey has a talent for creating hilarious characters in bizarre, laugh-out-loud situations, while at the same time capturing the honest and endearing subtleties of human life. In any season, September Fair is a rumpus delight, enjoyed deep-fried, covered with whipped cream, or fresh off the bookshelf."

—The Strand