The Rx Pharmacy Sleuth Trilogy, a Cozy Mystery Classic: A Legend Is Born - Ruthie Kantor Morris or RKM, R.Ph. (Rx Pharmacy Sleuth Series) - Softcover

Horowitz, Renée B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743318773 ISBN 13: 9780743318778

Publisher: Clocktower Books, 2016

Synopsis

Now for the first time in one volume, read the stunning cozy mystery trilogy by Renée B. Horowitz, Ph.D., also the author of Bitter Moon over Brooklyn and The Write Way to Murder. If you have not met Ruthie Kantor Morris, R.Ph. (RKM), you are in for a treat. She may well be the only pharmacist turned sleuth in the history of mystery, a maven of pills and thrills. RKM is smart, attractive, and determined - in the face of family tragedies, deceptions, and outright murder. What makes Renée's Rx Pharmacy Sleuth novels extra special is the fact that her husband worked as a professional in the field (Registered Pharmacist, R.Ph.) and both their dads were Registered Pharmacists (R.Ph.) as well. Renée, a semi-retired professor of applied sciences and technology, brings her own brilliant career to the task, as well as the retail pharmacy background as nobody else in the mystery business knows it, plus a native talent for writing characters who come alive on the page and struggle through dark and dangerous situations. Rx for Murder (#1 of a Trilogy) is a cozy mystery that offers an authentic, behind-the-scenes look at the pharmacy world from a knowledgeable author. Clever and charming heroine Ruthie Morris Cantor makes this first novel in the Rx Series a fascinating mystery of manners. What did his prescription records reveal to convince Ruthie that Harry Stokes's death was murder? As family members demand those records from Ruthie, suspicion shifts from the victim's young wife to the Scottsdale, Arizona pharmacist herself. Soon Ruthie finds she must unmask the murderer or become the next victim. Deadly Rx (#2 of a Trilogy) once again introduces cozy mystery sleuth and Arizona pharmacist Ruthie Cantor Morris. Did she make a fatal mistake in filling a teenage girl's prescription? Or did someone else substitute the fatal, blood-thinning medication? Convinced she made no error, Ruthie must discover what really happened to Amy Brookman. Ruthie's professional reputation is at stake. As the pharmacist uncovers myriad Brookman family secrets, she begins to realize her own life is in terrible danger. Rx Alibi (#3 of a Trilogy) brings back charming and persistent Arizona pharmacist Ruthie Cantor Morris in a cozy but life-and-death mystery. When Andrea Felder is murdered, Ruthie discovers a prescription drug the police have overlooked. Does it pinpoint the killer—or is it a false lead? Suspects include the Arizona pharmacist's best friend, Denise, and the mysterious Tony—Denise's abusive former boyfriend. Ruthie and her staff pharmacist also face a hostage confrontation at the supermarket pharmacy, and other non-stopk, terrifying situations. Dr. Renée Horowitz, Ph.D., semi-retired professor of technology and applied sciences at Arizona State University, is a member of Sisters in Crime and other professional author organizations. She is also the author of Bitter Moon over Brooklyn (a novel and wrenching retrospective) and The Write Way to Murder (a mystery novel set in the technology world).

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About the Author

RENÉE B. HOROWITZ, a retired professor of information technology at Arizona State University, has published many academic articles and conference papers during her university career. Renée also was a founding member and past president of the Desert Sleuths Chapter of Sisters in Crime. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her family including two sons and a granddaughter. Her authentic, behind-the-scenes look at pharmacy in the Rx series is inspired not only by her pharmacist husband Arthur, but also by both their pharmacist dads. Look for more information about Pharmacy Sleuth Ruthie Kantor Morris and other fiction by the author at Renée's website rxmysteries.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clocktower Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743318773
• ISBN 13: 9780743318778
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 532