Killer Contract
Book 3 of the Lila Birch Murder Mystery Series
As if the demands of early university career are not enough, Lila Birch finds herself in yet another murder investigation. This time, it has everything to do with the university environment, including the murky side of academic relationships. Once again, she is the person to find the murder victim. Worst of all, the ugly events unfold in connection with a research colloquium that Lila organized with the help of a good academic friend, aimed at both advancing the state of knowledge about their chosen field of research and to boost their academic status. She fears that her dreams of advancement are stalled as the murder case gets unwelcome media attention and alerts the university administration to her macabre history. The complexities of the case involve nearly all aspects of university life and personnel including colleagues and students from near and far, some of them close personal friends facing unexpected risks. Add to this combination surprising developments in Lila’s love life and the vagaries of the winter climate in central Ontario, and you have a tangled case of murder that takes Lila and her close friends far away from smooth cross-country ski trails.
Publisher: Self-published
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781069977854
Location: Collinghurst, Ontario (Fictional)
Sub-genres: Small Town , Women Sleuths , Romance , Academia
