A 2018 release, The Eye of the Beholder takes reluctant sleuth and sessional university lecturer Miranda “Randy” Craig from Mexico’s Pacific coast to Edmonton’s visual art scene while retaining the trademark suspense and humour that have made the series so popular with lovers of academic mystery.

Randy and Steve have finally tied the knot and headed south to Puerto Vallarta to celebrate. When a fellow traveller is found dead, Randy’s romantic beach walks and candlelit dinners will have to wait. Randy and Steve will have to find meaning in the murder to catch the culprit. If they don’t, the honeymoon just might be over.

Highlights:

• eagerly awaited follow-up to four recent best-sellers — 2014’s The Roar of the Crowd, 2013’s Condemned to Repeat, 2011’s Hang Down Your Head, and 2015’s Another Margaret

• set in and around the University of Alberta as well as Edmonton’s visual arts scene and sunny Puerto Vallarta, Jalísco, Mexico

• simultaneous release in trade paperback and e-book formats

Audreys Books is hosting a launch party in Edmonton on Tuesday night, October 16, and I will be reading from the new book, signing copies, and providing a few other fun surprises as well. More details about the launch on my Goodreads page or at http://www.janicemacdonald.net. Hope to see you there!