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About Murder in Metz (The Maggie Newberry Mystery Series)

Sometimes no matter what you do, the past just won't stay dead. When American expat Maggie Newberry visits a new friend in Metz, France she never expected to get drawn into investigating a murder case that will have its roots in a crime committed eighty years earlier during the last war. Determined to find out the truth of who killed her friend, Maggie is plunged into a world of historical crimes that have her fighting for her life. This story is a riveting tale entrenched in the understanding of how people and even whole countries must grapple with painful memories that aren’t always the truth. Seeking answers buried in Metz's shadowy history as an occupied stronghold during WWII, Maggie will need to do the unthinkable to solve this case and bring justice for her new friend by peeling back the city's layers of secrets, one by one, no matter the personal costs. This book is a clean read with no graphic violence, sex or strong language. Genre: light culinary mystery, women amateur sleuth.

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