A Geek Girl's Guide to Murder: Geek Girl Mysteries

by Julie Anne Lindsey

A big brain and high anxiety make this unexpected amateur sleuth as relatable as she is fun!

IT manager, Mia Connors, runs the computer network at the gated community where she lives. It’s the perfect job for someone who loves technology and control, until a glitch in the system changes everything. Now her boss is upset, her neighbors are livid, and Mia is utterly confused. Her system never glitches, and Mia smells a rat.

Or in this case, a hacker!

She’s working late to find the culprit when things go from bad to AWFUL. The body of a murder victim turns up in her office, her best friend goes missing, and the handsome new head of security names Mia as his prime suspect!
Eager to clear her name and find her missing friend, Mia puts her keen wit and relentless determination to work, but will she gain the real killer’s attention in the process?

Genres: Mystery

309 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 18, 2025

About the author

Julie Anne Lindsey- Hatcher is an award-winning and bestselling author of cozy mystery and romantic suspense. She’s published more than sixty novels as herself & under the pen names, Bree Baker, Jacqueline Frost & Julie Chase, for various publishers, including Kensington, Harlequin, Sourcebooks and Crooked Lane Books. When she's not writing the stories that keep her up at night, Julie stays busy in Kent, Ohio with her three amazing kids and shamelessly enabling friends. Today she hopes to make someone smile. One day she plans to change the world.

Be sure to check out NOT QUITE BY THE BOOK, Julie's latest work of contemporary fiction, written under her birth name, Julie Hatcher.

Reviews

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mia Connors is the IT manager for a gated community. Someone is targeting this community with fake emails to schedule appointments for services. These emails, strange occurrences, and changes in the security team have Mia's attention. When things escalate to a murder and a missing friend, Mia puts on her sleuthing hat. This kept me glued to the page with twists and surprises. The killer's reasons were a big surprise to me. Mia and her family, including a twin, are relatable and lovable. I listened to this on audio. I really enjoyed the spin the narrator, Sarah Goer, put on the dialogue. I highly recommend this one! Cozy, but diabolical!

[Erin Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved this mystery but the ending took a very unexpected turn so I had to give it only 3 stars. This was due to an attempted rape of the main character. I am used to the main character being in dangerous and dire situations, when on the verge of identifying the killer, but this is the first cozy I have read (out of 150+) where the main character was moments away from being raped. This is not a storyline I want in my cozies. I absolutely love Julie Anne Lindsey’s books and hope she will not continue to cross that line of what is considered “cozy” and what is not.

[Madeleine Booth-Smits · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was absolutely hooked and couldn't put this book down!! I adore Mia and her wonderful family and I adore her story! I love how her brain works and feel such a kinship! I would totally love on a girl date with Mia!! I loved all the twists and turns!! I really need more!! I absolutely love this series!

[Lori Bonkoski · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read! Mia captures you from the start and you cannot put this book down!

[Murray Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Internet hackers beware

Internet hackers beware of geeks and especially girl geeks. They will track you down and will right a wrong. A good read and funny, too.

[Julie Huebner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy fun read.