Invitation to a Murder

v Esther Luttrell crafts a chilling tale of murder and suspense in this Missouri State of the Murder mystery. Dena Brooke receives a frantic call from Doug Stafford, her best friend's husband, begging her to fly halfway across the country to be with him and his wife, Ginny, in their darkest hour—their son has been brutally murdered. Doug has no way of knowing that by accepting, Dena has put her own life in danger. A deranged killer is suddenly stalking Dena, but why? And why was the son's apartment ransacked if he was killed in a random drive-by shooting as police say? With Ginny spiraling into an emotional breakdown, Dena is in a life-or-death situation with no one to turn to. This State of the Murder mystery grabs you up and whirls you into a breathtakingly twisted and heart-stopping finale. "Action, suspense, romance, and a lot of raw human emotion. The author did an amazing job of portraying the grief mother of the murdered boy, an anguish that bordered on madness. The behind-the-scenes look into the making of a movie was an added bonus. I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys a multi-layered murder whodunit that keeps the reader guessing till the very end." - Laurie Hananton, 4-star review.