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Murder Below Zero

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1 of 1 copy available

It's almost summer in small town Port Ainslie.

Or is it? Temperatures are so far below normal that Police Chief Maxine Benson and her team are wearing sweaters. But is it cold enough to freeze the body of the man found in a ditch on the outskirts of town one morning? Maxine starts to investigate, but she is elbowed aside by the mostly-male provincial police force so she takes charge on her own. Soon she's visiting the victim's cold-hearted widow, tracking the widow's mysterious brother, and confronting the killer alone in a tract of forest. Will Maxine's skills solve this twisting tale of a case?

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for older teen readers and adults who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read!

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    • Booklist

      August 1, 2017
      Summer is slow to arrive in Port Ainslie, Ontario, this year, but the discovery of a man's body dead as a duck and frozen like a Popsicle is even more unusual than the unseasonably cold air. In a town where crime typically consists of an off-leash dog or noisy band practice, murder is in its own league. Luckily, Police Chief Maxine Benson has experience with big-city crime, not that the Ontario Provincial Police officers on the scene care. Patronizing and arrogant, they dismiss Max out of hand, but she's not put off so easily. She begins her own investigation, which reveals not one murder, but two. This second Maxine Benson mystery takes a few interesting turns and keeps its suspense mild. Though her internal musings can feel stilted, Max satisfyingly puts the provincial police in their place through her competence and spirited determination, and in doing so demonstrates her affection for the people of Port Ainslie. Hand to readers interested in female detectives or small-town mysteries.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)

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  • OverDrive Read
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  • English

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  • Lexile® Measure:590
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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