Leann Sweeney

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Epigraph

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Ten

Eleven

Twelve

Thirteen

Fourteen

Fifteen

Sixteen

Seventeen

Eighteen

Nineteen

Twenty

Twenty-one

Twenty-two

Twenty-three

Twenty-four

Twenty-five

Twenty-six

Twenty-seven

Twenty-eight

Twenty-nine

Thirty

Praise for Leann Sweeney’s Yellow Rose Mysteries

“As Texas as a Dr Pepper-swigging armadillo at the Alamo. A rip-roaring read!”

—Carolyn Hart, author of Death of the Party

“Shoot from the Lip is full of emotions! Anger, sadness, fear, happiness, laughter, joy, and tears . . . they are all there, and you will feel them along with the characters in this book!”

—Amanda Shafer, Armchair Interviews

“I adore this series.”—Roundtable Reviews

“A welcome new voice in mystery fiction.”

—Jeff Abbott, bestselling author of Collision

“A dandy debut . . . will leave mystery fans eager to read more about Abby Rose.”

—Bill Crider, author of Of All Sad Worlds

“Pick Your Poison goes down sweet.”

—Rick Riordan, Edgar^® Award-winning author of The Battle of the Labyrinth

“A witty, down-home Texas mystery . . . [a] fine tale.”

—Midwest Book Review

The Yellow Rose Mysteries

by Leann Sweeney

Pushing Up Bluebonnets

Shoot From the Lip

Dead Giveaway

A Wedding to Die For

Pick Your Poison

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This book is for Maddie

Acknowledgments

A huge thanks to my critique group for their inspiration and keen eyes: Kay, Amy, Laura, Bob, Charlie, Millie, Dean and Joe, as well as Susie and Isabella. I am grateful to Felicia Donovan for her wonderful computer forensic knowledge and to the online “cozies” who have carried me along as a friend—you know who you are and I love you. My family—Mike, Shawn, Jillian, Jeffrey, Allison, Maddie, and to my sister Candy and my great friend Lydia—thank you all for your love and support. To my agent, Carol Mann—I am so glad you keep sticking by me. And to my editor, Claire, who encouraged me to write this book and stood by patiently during a year of challenges—I can never thank you enough. You are amazing.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

—RALPH WALDO EMERSON

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