Manuscript for Murder - A Mesilla Valley Mystery, #1

John Hernandez, the youngest detective on the force, catches a murder case and finds a familiar and beautiful woman at the crime scene. The victim, lying in a pool of blood on the patio in his manicured garden, is the playboy president of the local writers' group. Not twenty minutes prior, the house is filled with a dozen people, all quirky, aspiring authors, and now, each a suspect. Becky, the woman who discovered the body, feels compelled to help find the killer and uses her considerable computer skills to aid the detective in his investigation.
When clues and hard facts don't add up, Becky must rely on her intuition. Detective John Hernandez and Professor Becky Randall intimately work together to eliminate the suspects one by one. Becky conducts deep dives into the backgrounds of all the writers' group members, attempting to find the killer. She exposes a labyrinth of secrets, complicating the investigation and putting her life in danger.
The clock is ticking before the determined killer strikes again.