Nine Expensive Funerals

by Hayden Smith

His friend was killed. Who's next? Tom O’Banion loves his hometown of Muskegon, Michigan. He has his dream job as the choral director at Muskegon High School. He has a beautiful teacher friend, Maria, that he’s hoping he’ll marry. One of his best friends, Fred, is the mayor and they are in sync about how to make Muskegon even better than it is. Dark forces threaten to shake Tom’s good life. The “Group of Nine” don’t like the mayor’s plans – they want to keep running the town the way they always have, and they’re willing to kill to keep the mayor in line. To find the killer, Tom puts his own and Maria’s life in danger. He just can’t let them get away with it. He joins forces with the police to help make certain the city and its good people survive this threat and justice is served.

362 pages, Paperback

Published November 26, 2020

Reviews

[Diana Duell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the story, especially it taking place in my hometown of Muskegon Michigan. After reading this book it makes me wonder if things like this really happened in Muskegon (it might explain some things, lol).

I look forward to reading the next book to see how it wraps up.

This book could have used another edit. There were several errors but you could read past them. I would have liked to know the time period of the story much sooner, the year was not given until several chapters into the book.

[Bonnie Allard · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book takes place in an area in MI that I grew up in. I loved all of the references to businesses that are gone now. Brought me back to the actual time period of the story. For that reason- I enjoyed it.