Second Book in the Piper Greene Exeter Mysteries Releases October 1

EXETER__Exeter author Lara Bricker will be at Water Street Bookstore this Saturday to sign copies of The Final Curtain, the second book in the Piper Greene Exeter mysteries.

The Final Curtain releases on October 1st and Bricker will be at the bookstore from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to sign and personalize copies.

The Final Curtain follows intrepid local reporter Piper Greene as she investigates a murder of a local developer that happens just before the town’s annual Powder Keg Beer and Chili Festival. This year’s festival will also take place on Saturday, October 1st.

Dead on Deadline, the first book in the Piper Greene Exeter mysteries, was the bestselling book of 2021 at Water Street Bookstore.

Pre-sale orders of The Final Curtain through Water Street Bookstore have come from across the United States and as far away as Australia. The book received praise from the judges of the 2022 Book Life Prize. “Bricker's novel gives a little bit of everything to the reader in equal measure that produces a full and satisfying story,” they wrote. “She adds a soft touch through the sub-plotlines of the supporting characters that add a refreshing layer to the often-ominous mood of crime-based mysteries.”

Bricker is an award-wining journalist, podcaster, former private investigator, certified cat detective and true crime author. She is one of four crime writers on the hit podcast, Crime Writers On, and the author of the true crime book Lie After Lie: The True Story of a Master of Deception, Betrayal and Murder. She is a longtime resident of Exeter where she can often be found walking around pondering where her next murder will take place.