What Doesn't Kill You - A Lauren Beck Crime Novel, #1

Honorable Mention in genre fiction, Writer's Digest"...a real gem of a novel... This book should be picked up and savored!" Writer's Digest Judge Lauren Beck's friends, phone, home, credit, and credibility are gone, severed with surgical precision by an enemy intent on framing her for murder. Is it one of the insureds she was hired to investigate? The fellow employee she upstaged? Does the daughter of her landlady and dear friend, Corinne Wilder, hate her even more than she thought? An ex-cop who survived cancer knows how to fight for her life, but can she rely on her wits to outsmart this cunning criminal? "Strong and feisty, Lauren also displays a tender side that is sweetly sentimental." Publisher's Weekly"This book could easily sit on the shelf with traditionally published novels and beat them hands down.
I was very impressed with this book." Judge #18, Writer's Digest"Brave and determined, humorous despite it all...an admirable, down-to-earth heroine." Kirkus Review"Murray's delightful Pennsylvania mystery pits tough but compassionate Lauren Beck, insurance investigator and ex-cop, against unknown adversaries following the death from cancer of her friend Corinne... Murray's characterization and resourcefulness create a consistent persona that supports the central narrative role...convincing, well-phrased detail sustains atmosphere and keeps the plotting vigorous." The BookLife Prize in Fiction"The fascinating story line contains more than one villain and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing until its dazzling conclusion.
An exemplary and intriguing sleuth novel...impossible to put down." 5* Susan Sewell for Readers' Favorite