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The Perfect Suspect

by Julie F. Puleo

Available for 4 days. Available until 10/19/2026.

She was looking for a story. She stumbled onto something much bigger. Retired from true crime podcasting and determined to write a novel, Janet Dellanova talks her way into shadowing defense attorney Maryanne Blake, who is representing Daniel Evans, a man convicted of killing his girlfriend seven years ago. But research quickly turns into something more when Janet inserts herself into Dan's defense and pursues an unlikely theory involving a serial killer operating in Sacramento. What seems like a wild, and largely unrelated, investigation takes an unexpected turn when Janet accidentally uncovers evidence that could change everything. With her dry humor, relentless curiosity and complete inability to mind her own business, Janet may have stumbled onto the truth without even looking for it.