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

"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."

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

"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

"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

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

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

"In this diverting sequel to Death in the Family (2020), the game is still on." Read more

"Professional-grade detection with a no-nonsense heroine who can be stressed out but never counted out." 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

"The trick of Death in the Family is that Wegert is not only in control of the book's allusive material, but she has freshened it by fusing it with a contemporary thriller's grit." Read more

"Author Tessa Wegert’s debut is impressive in its scope...Death in the Family marks a bold beginning to an addictive new series." Read more

"Murder fans get ready to settle into your seat, Wegert’s plot will keep you rooted in place until the final enthralling page." Read more

"I look forward to future books exploring Shana’s troubled personal history, her burgeoning self-confidence in her new job, and her tentative professional partnership with Tim Wellington." Read more

"Tessa Wegert has crafted an utterly irresistible modern-day mystery that is deeply indebted to the great “locked room” puzzles of the past." Read more

"I can’t wait for the opportunity to watch Shana Merchant work again! Is there a way to physically force an author to write faster? Asking for a friend…" Read more

"Fans of golden age closed circle murder mysteries will enjoy this effective update." Read more

"This locked-room thriller has all of the requisite tangled motives and deductive crime-solving, along with a riveting introduction to edgy survivor Shana and Tim, her steady, easygoing foil."