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"...The beauty of the genre is in the details, and the writer provides the reader all the clues they need to solve the case at the very beginning, layering in evidence and red herrings in expertly plotted mysteries that keep readers guessing." Read more

"Wegert’s accessible, engaging writing will instantly immerse you in this story, while her book’s clever plot will keep you guessing until the very end. Add in her story’s compelling protagonist and you’ve got the recipe for a perfect locked room mystery." Read more

"Shay insists she’s not hunting or obsessing over Bram: “Bram is hunting me.” A confrontation between the two builds toward a thrilling crescendo." Read more

"Perhaps the author I am most excited about in 2020 is Tessa Wegert." Read more

"Women often bring a special eye to solving crime, and these police procedurals are richer for a different perspective. Here are ten of our favorite books starring female detectives that we think you should read." Read more

"The cat and mouse game (Shana) is coerced into playing soon starts to involve even more innocent victims." Read more

"Shana Merchant wants nothing more than to leave her past behind in Tessa Wegert's The Dead Season." Read more

"The compulsively readable second Shana Merchant mystery finds the investigator returning to her Vermont hometown when the bones of her uncle are discovered in a local wildlife refuge."

"Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert is an Agatha Christie-esque thriller with a deadly twist." Read more

"This winter, Shana is back with a new mystery to solve. I was truly impressed with the first book in this series, and I can’t wait to see what Tessa Wegert does next." Read more

"Wegert brings Detective Merchant back for a thrilling new adventure that combines a brand new case and a close-to-home cold case in The Dead Season." Read more

"Tessa Wegert nailed it. Absolutely nailed it. I am a huge fan of golden age mysteries, and of locked room puzzles, and you know, all of you, how difficult those are to write! But again. Tessa got it exactly right." Read more

"Now that her characters are out in the world and not just in her head Wegert said she wants to “do right by them." Read more

"The Dead Season a lively sequel to novel set in Alexandria Bay." Read more

"Close to two decades later, Wegert would use her memories from that island getaway to lay the groundwork for her first novel, Death in the Family." Read more

"The novel, in the mighty tradition of Agatha Christie, weaves a gripping tale that twists and turns in the wind, leaving the reader collecting clues in hopes of solving the mystery: what really happened to Jasper Sinclair." Read more

"Wegert makes Shana take an unflinching look into her past." Read more

"Do yourself a favor and buy the book...You will be just as happy as I am." Read more

"Shana and the serial killer she’s tracking, Blake Bram, have quite the cat-and-mouse game going."  Read more

"Fans of Agatha Christie type mysteries will love Tessa’s writing, and we spoke to the author about that mighty influence, how she encourages her own kids to read, and more." Read more