Murder at Mabel's Motel
(Book)

Sequel to: Murder in the corn maze.

When a notorious gang leader is found poisoned in small-town McGill, Georgia, Stella "Granny" Reid investigates a flood of suspects who reveal dark secrets about the victim and several respected locals.

Back in the 1980s, the town of McGill, Georgia had a way of attracting downright dubious characters. The residents usually welcome society's oddballs and outcasts into the community with open arms, but the three members of the Lone White Wolf Pack are a different story. Townsfolk aren't feeling the least bit neighborly toward a gang believed to have orchestrated several hate crimes in the area. When the small group's leader, Billy Ray Sonner, is found dead in an abandoned motel, most assume it was the result of an accidental overdose. Stella Reid and the sheriff have witnessed the crime scene in person, and the smell of cyanide means something more disturbing happened in that ramshackle room. -- adapted from jacket