Humble Pie

Pippa Hunnechurch Mystery #3

by Ron Benrey, Janet Benrey

Pippa Hunnechurch is thrust into her own legal thriller when the hottest software company in town hauls her small headhunting firm into court on a charge of “consultant malpractice.” Pippa struggles to defend herself against the sharpest lawyers in the state—but the evidence is stacked against her.

A bad situation gets even worse when the ruthless industrial spy who orchestrated Pippa’s legal woes starts killing people—and decides to include Pippa on the growing list of victims. As Pippa does her best to fend off a prideful murderer, she discovers that her own pride threatens to sabotage her relationship with her brand-new husband.

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Christian Fiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2004

About the author

Ron Benrey, the author of "Know Your Rights, a Survival Guide for Non Lawyers" (for Sterling), and "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Christian Fiction" (for Penguin), is also a prolific novelist who has coauthored nine romantic suspense novels with his wife Janet: The Pippa Hunnechurch Mysteries, The Royal Tunbridge Wells Mysteries for Barbour, and the Glory, North Carolina, Mysteries. All three series are available at Amazon and as Kindle eBooks.

Ron "wrote his way" through college as a freelancer. After graduating, he became Electronics Editor at Popular Science Magazine. He went on to become a corporate communicator and speechwriter for several of America's largest companies. Ron is also an experienced oral presentation coach who has trained hundreds of managers and engineers to give winning proposal presentations - including several multi-billion-dollar programs.

Ron taught advanced writing courses at the University of Pittsburgh (member of the adjunct faculty). He currently teaches courses and workshops at major writers' conferences on topics ranging from plotting and publishability, to copyright law and computer technology for writers.

Ron holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a master's degree in management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a juris doctor from the Duquesne University School of Law. He was a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Ron and Janet live in North Carolina.

Reviews

[Loraine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a new-to-me author and I really enjoyed this cozy mystery. It had enough twists and turns to keep me guessing, and I liked the way the author used bible verses as the main characters, Pippa and James, resolved their occasional marital disputes. I will definitely read the other books in this series.

[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good storyline. Good read.

[Libby King · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny mystery but getting a bit predictable. Needs to vary the story rather than always being about her business being threatened, sued, etc.