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Cover of a book titled 'Dead Man's Desk' by CJ Johnson. The illustration shows an older man sleeping at a large wooden desk, with a green upholstered chair, a typewriter, and a feather quill pen in an inkwell. There is a rolled-up paper on the floor and a mysterious device with a wheel and a cord.

Who Doesn’t Love a MURDER?

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George Rohl was murdered.

Three people could have done it.

Someone close to one of the three asks Ruby to investigate.

What are Ruby’s credentials? Her first job was working for her Uncle Mike’s PI firm, and she’s nosy.

Beggars can’t be choosers when it comes to proving their innocence.

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At Johnson Books & Media, I publish cozy mysteries, with spine-tingling horror and adventurous fantasy coming soon. I make bedtime optional.

Avoid the Doom Scroll. Read Stories.

“Most crimes aren’t a whodunnit. It’s a howdunnit.”
— Dead Man's Desk

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