Letters from Lexington

#10 in the Mississippi Mysteries series

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$14.95 • 224 pages • 5.5 x 8.5 • paperbound
ISBN 978-0-9779053-9-3 • 0-9779053-9-X

by Phil Hardwick

Five people receive a letter from Lexington. The sender is supposed to be Mildred Monroe, a retired school teacher who was raising money to save a private school. But weeks earlier, Mildred was the victim of a homicide in a carjacking gone awry. So who sent the letters? Jack Boulder, Mississippi’s premier private investigator, is on the job to solve the mystery.

Was it a random killing or is there a motive for murder everyone is missing? Join Boulder as he follows clues from the Windy City to the Magnolia State and all over historic Lexington in his quest to find the truth.

Letters from Lexington is the tenth volume in the Mississippi Mysteries series which began as a community development project in the small Mississippi town of Flora, located in the central part of the state. The community was starting a chamber of commerce and wanted a unique way to promote the town. The incoming chamber president approached Phil Hardwick, a well-known columnist for the Mississippi Business Journal and instructor at Millsaps College, about the possibility of writing a book of fiction set in the small town.

Hardwick loved the idea of creating a fictional story set in real places. He planned to treat his readers to a good mystery with the goal of inspiring them to visit the places mentioned in the novella. In 1996, Found in Flora was published with a 500-copy printing and sold out immediately.

Other communities heard about the project and asked for books set in their towns. There are now 10 volumes in the series: Found in Flora, Justice in Jackson, Captured in Canton, Newcomer in New Albany, Vengeance in Vicksburg, Collision in Colombia, Conspiracy in Corinth, Cover-Up in Columbus, Sixth Inning in Southaven, and Letters from Lexington.

The Series features Jack Boulder, a private investigator based in Jackson who solves cases in towns around the Magnolia State. It is worth noting that all of the towns in the series are Main Street communities. Main Street is a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

About the Author:

More about Phil Hardwick

Phil Hardwick loves a good mystery. Early in his career, he solved real mysteries as a police officer and state investigator. Letters from Lexington is the latest volume in his Mississippi Mysteries series, a collection of exciting novellas which unfold in various locations throughout the Magnolia State. Phil is an award-winning columnist whose “From the Ground Up” column appears in the Mississippi Business Journal. He and his family reside in Jackson.

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