Pot Luck a Homeschool Murder Mystery is a novella and the III Book in The Stephanie Beroe Chronicles by J.A. ST. Thomas. This limited signed Edition contains additional material such as an excerpt from the author's new series, "Prytania", and a Chapter Song List Appendix where the author walks the reader through the choice of music each chapter is named after.
The latest, delicious thriller; book III of the Stephanie Beroe Chronicles sheds light on how differences between neighbors and friends, infused with a dose of alienation, duress, and let's not forget pot, can make you fast friends or make you enemies.
The world in lock down, school closed, Stephanie creates a micro-school for her niece in a small hippie town outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Outdoor playdates and house-ing the group are wonderful new exercises in family, community, sharing food, and friendship; something she desperately seeks during a time of isolation. But what seems like a great idea, becomes a multi-layered recipe for murder that makes her profession in the cannabis industry indelibly pedestrian.
It's clear this group of PTA women is dynamic, but maybe not in a good way as a CEO of a ranching family with a vendetta against plant-based, diet enthusiasts, a domineering Christian missionary from California whose husband is a closet, flat-earth math teacher, a morose, vegetarian, doctor's wife with a dangerous personal secret, and a militant, vegan momtrepreneur, go into survival mode. Inveigled by an irretrievable desire to fit into "normal society," a familiar, unyielding tolerance, that may be Stephanie's biggest enemy stirs an already boiling pot when women start turning up stoned and dead.
REVIEWS
"Engaging, hilarious and gratifying. I had so much fun reading this book! St. Thomas' heroine Stephanie Beroe is flawless." Debra Bokur, Award-Winning author of The Dark Mysteries Series.
"Pot Luck", is a zesty literary stew that's part thriller and part social satire. The savvy and unflappable Stephanie Beroe, attempts to solve a serial murder, unfortunately, nothing is what it appears including the upscale PTA moms who are part of the "Micro-school" she has created for her niece during Covid. Written in immaculate, precise prose, "pot Luck" is as absorbing as it is suspenseful, and full of delicious twists and turns you won't see coming. A thrilling, jaw-dropping conclusion will whet your appetite to further misadventures this talented author has in store for her unforgettable heroine. "Pot Luck" is a can't miss read, a page turner you need to put on your bookshelf asap!" Iris Dorbian, Business and Arts Journalist ( Forbes, Thomson Reuters, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, Buyouts) and author of "Next Stop Boston" ( Black Pawn Press) and "Sentenced to Shakespeare" (Sunbury Press/Mmilford House Press)