Orland Park resident Kathleen McElligott publishes her third book

Isolated and depressed after Natalie’s tragic death, Mia’s grades plummet and she is forced to leave prestigious New Hope Academy. At Jane Addams, the local high school, she meets Debare, a kindred spirit. While studying in Mia’s room one evening, they hear gunshots and rush downstairs to find Mia’s mother lying in a pool of blood. The front door is open and Mia’s father is missing. While mourning the loss of Natalie and her mother, Mia regularly visits her friend Minnie at a nearby homeless shelter, until Minnie also mysteriously disappears. Mia is determined to solve the mystery of her mother’s murder and the disappearance of her father and Minnie. On her quest for answers she falls down a rabbit hole of danger and intrigue. What she discovers changes her life and her world view forever.

Mia Unarmed (Heliotrope Press, 2024) is available on Amazon and Barnesandnoble.com in paperback and EPUB. It’s a great gift for adult and young adult mystery/suspense fans.