John P Palmer

Murder at the Office Christmas Party John P Palmer

Lieutenant Mike Randall had never had to deal with a case like it before. There were at least six different suspects, and probably more, and every one of them had the MMO - means, motive, and opportunity to kill Linda Batchly at the Arttekko Christmas party. He couldn't pin it on anyone, though. The evidence against any one of them wasn't compelling, and it didn't begin to approach "proof beyond a reasonable doubt."
The case kept him busy for nearly a year. Eventually, he was forced to move on to other active cases, and the murder of Linda Batchly was relegated to the cold case files. He fought having her murder declared a cold case, but there was nothing he could do or say to keep the file active. He hadn't come up with any new information after the first week, and he had to move on. But the case stuck in his mind...
From the early reviews:
-- I read the first half in one sitting and then read the rest a little bits at a time because I didn't want it to end. ... The whole book was full of surprises. Great characters and what a surprise ending and so well written. It would make a great screenplay for a film.
-- I really enjoyed the book... It kept me guessing who the killer was until the very end.