Murder at the Spelling Bee, Lee Hollis
Murder at the Spelling Bee, Lee Hollis
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Murder at the Spelling Bee

Author: Lee Hollis

Narrator: Emily Durante

Unabridged: 8 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/21/2024


Synopsis

The murder of a moderator for a school competition spells trouble for Portland P. I. partners and moms Maya Kendrick and Sandra Wallage . . .

Twelve-year-old Rocco Fanelli is a spelling bee champ in the making. He's the odds-on favorite to win the local middle-school bee and go on to the regionals, the state, and ultimately the nationals. Which is why someone is trying to intimidate him to drop out with a threatening note in his locker. Rocco's concerned parents hire Maya and Sandra to uncover the culprit and ensure their son's safety.

But the competition turns killer when a high school teacher who's running the bee, clearly favoring certain students, is found dead in the school supply closet. Sandra had already confronted Ellie Lambert over unfairly grading her son Ryan—which now makes her a suspect.

She's not the only one who tangled with the teacher, however, and with suspects ranging from helicopter parents to the school custodian, Maya and Sandra will need to put their heads together to spell out who had the motive and opportunity to silence Ellie Lambert . . .

About Lee Hollis

Lee Hollis is the pen name for a brother and sister writing team. Rick Copp is a veteran film and television writer/producer living in Palm Springs, California. Holly Simason is an award-winning food and cocktails columnist who lives in North Carolina.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James on May 07, 2024

It's been a while since I caught up with Sandra and Maya from Lee Hollis's school series. When I saw the latest was available from NetGalley, I was granted my wish. It hit my queue today (as I'm surprisingly very current with my TBR for upcoming releases) and it accompanied me on the couch this morn......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on May 29, 2024

Murder at the Spelling Bee by Lee Hollis is the third book in the cozy Maya and Sandra Mystery series. As with most cozy mysteries the Maya and Sandra Mystery series is one that has a fully solved mystery within each book so they can be read as a standalone or in any order if choosing to do so. Ther......more

Goodreads review by Susan Reads Cozies on May 20, 2024

I love Sandra and Maya. I feel like I am a part of their team when I read their stories. I was not too sure about the whole spelling bee competition. It certainly made for a different yet interesting storyline. I did not feel as much excitement as I normally get when reading one of the other books i......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on April 10, 2024

#MurderattheSpellingBee #NetGalley is a great addition to this series. Maya and Sandra, private investigators are hired to find out who left a threat in the locker of an elementary school student, who's in the spelling bee. It seems the parents of other students take this competition very seriously, e......more