Our BOLO Book is Night Shot by Nina Degraff. As a reminder, our BOLO books are books we loved the covers of or books we were stunned by.
From the intriguing cover, title, and description, there is a lot to like about this thrilling murder mystery. So … how do you get two sheep into the back of a station wagon? That question in itself is a conundrum. From this Crew member’s perspective, after growing up on a farm with sheep, I can attest first-hand to the difficulty of prodding sheep in any direction or into a trailer, let alone a station wagon. What fun—still chuckling over this image. From there, it only got better. Nina Degraff had set the stage for a humorous whodunnit.
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About Night Shot
Author: Nina Degraff
Genre: Thriller, Amature Sleuth, Women Sleuths
What’s the best way to coax two sheep into the back of a Volvo station wagon? That’s the main question on photographer Sonny Littlefield’s mind when she sets out to rescue her father’s prized pets from a butcher’s barn in Little Edge, Maine. In that same moment, an estate attorney’s secrets are catching up with him, and Sonny finds him as he gasps his last words.
A string of clues and a mounting death toll point to an unsolved murder that took place in the 1800s. For the second time in a matter of months, Sonny is pitted against a stone-cold killer, with a rival hot on his heels. Both men think she has something they want. Both will stop at nothing to get it. And however much they admire her grit, they think it’s best if she ends up dead.
Reader Opinions
“This was one of those reads that keeps unfolding additional questions as soon as you think you’re on the right trail. I started reading on a flight, picked up again while coincidentally in central Maine, when I finally had a chance to just sit for an extended period at home, I specifically told my wife that I was going to read one more chapter before bed, but stayed up until 1am to finish.”
“Night Shot is a fast read (partly because you want to keep going to see what unfolds next.) If you are drawn to the charm of New England country fairs, the lure of historic artifacts, diners with calico curtains, and budding romance that survives several starts and stops, you should add Night Shot to your stack of must-reads. DeGraff’s storytelling is multilayered without being complicated and humorous just when we could use a laugh. It is a visit to Maine worth every mile and every word.”
About the Author
People have described Nina DeGraff’s writing as funny, suspenseful, and very real. During her travels to jungles, coral reefs, and other destinations in search of adventure, Nina’s practical side endeavors to maintain control. The rest of her is a plucky photographer with a ridiculous amount of optimism, and a fascination for the unknown. It seemed natural to wrap her unique real-life experiences into a mystery series.
Her Sonny Littlefield novels are based on the years she and her husband raised sheep and horses on a small organic farm in rural Maine. In writing the series, she draws heavily on her own brushes with disaster, moments when she pressed her luck too far, even the time she brought a tip to the police and ended up helping them solve a crime.
Nina loves photographing animals and scenes that she can use in her art. At the same time, she pays close attention to atmospheric details that enable her to bring a sense of realism to her writing. She blends her photography and graphic design skills to create a range of fabric products, which are available through Spoonflower and her Etsy shop.
Her nature audio tracks are available through most major streaming services. One of her albums gives readers a chance to experience wild Maine for themselves: “Nature Sounds, Maine & Florida,” features a track of a loon call on a Maine lake, a wild pond at dusk, and birds that were recorded in locations very close to where the Sonny Littlefield Mystery series takes place.
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