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Murder at First Pitch
by Nicole Asselin
Series: Ball Park Mysteries #1
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Published by Pandamoon Publishing on September 4, 2019
Genres: Cozy Sports Mystery
Pages: 186
Format: Kindle
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Also in this series: Concession Stand Crimes
32-year-old Madeline Boucher’s Grandfather instilled a love in the Boston Red Sox into her from an early age and increased that love by purchasing a local Independent League Baseball team, the Abington Armadillos.
After losing her corporate job in Boston, Madeline realizes her best option is to join the family baseball business. As the new “Social Media Director” for the team, Madeline attends her first business function and witnesses an argument between her brother Ben, and a strange man.
A few days later when walking the ballpark during her early morning hours, she finds the body of a man beaten to death with a baseball bat in the Visitor’s Dugout. It was the man her brother was arguing with at the party. Madeline is concerned that her brother would be considered a suspect. Through the local Detectives and Davis - the head of security for the ballpark she learns the victim is Christopher Dailey, a local baseball scout, and prior felon.
When her brother is arrested and taken to the police station, she realizes she needs to figure out who the real culprit is, so her brother doesn’t take the fall for something she knows he didn’t do.
Murder at First Pitch by Nicole Asselin is a great sports mystery.
Will Maddie figure out who killed the man in the dugout before her brother is arrested?
Madeline Boucher
Maddie is our sleuth and the new social media consultant for the Abington Armadillos, her family owns the minor league baseball team outside of Boston. On Maddie’s first day she finds a dead body in the visitor’s dugout and her brother is the number one suspect. So, Maddie decides she needs to figure it out before their family name is ruined.
I like Maddie most of the time. She lives with her three cats and spends most of her time at work. Maddie loves her new job and the memories that she has of her and her grandfather at baseball games. She is a natural with the kids.
Mystery
There is murder, drugs, lies, reporters, baseball and lots of things going on, including a couple of love interests for Maddie. Things moved along well, keeping me guessing. I fell for a red herring but Madeline figures it out in the end.
Four Stars
This is a great mystery with lots about baseball and behind the scenes events. I enjoyed reading about Maddie and her family and therefore I am giving Murder at First Pitch by Nicole Asselin four stars. If you like sports mysteries then this is a good one for you.
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About Nicole Asselin
Nicole Asselin grew up a Navy Brat, and spent her formative high school years in the middle of Pennsylvania but always identified with her New England roots. Nicole’s family is originally from Connecticut, and her Grandpa Asselin introduced her into the Red Sox nation where she has been a member for her whole life and her Grandma Asselin introduced her to the world of mystery novels.
Nicole graduated from Curry College in Milton Mass with a degree in English/Creative Writing, minoring in Dance in 2004. She also attended George Mason University and received a Master’s in Arts Management… Now working just outside of Boston as a Technical Writer, she lives on the South Shore of Massachusetts with her three cats Julia, Jacques, and Madeline (no relation to the main character of her book).
Nicole is a current member of Sisters in Crime (National and New England) and the Mystery Writers of America. She sits on the Board of Directors for the NE branches of both groups as Social Media Liaison.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2019 Cloak and Dagger
- 2019 Craving For Cozies Reading Challenge
- 2019 Cruisin' Thru The Cozies Reading Challenge
- 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge
- 2019 New Release Challenge
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