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The Sweet Spot
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Janina Edwards
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De:
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Lori Rader-Day
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A weary Chicago shop owner catches yet another kid breaking into her bakeshop. The rumor has gone around her inner-city neighborhood that she's keeping cash in a sugar jar and, however unlikely, local kids keep trying to confirm it. With the latest miscreant, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
Lori Rader-Day is the Edgar® Award-nominated and Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author of Death at Greenway, The Lucky One, Under a Dark Sky, The Day I Died, Little Pretty Things, and The Black Hour. She lives in Chicago, where she is co-chair of the mystery readers’ festival Midwest Mystery Conference (fka Murder and Mayhem in Chicago) and served as 2019-2020 national president of Sisters in Crime. She teaches creative writing for Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies.
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- 03-27-25
Good
This title is good to listen and hear the title or content it is esaily able to understand
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- Pryncess37
- 12-03-23
Enjoyable short story
This short story was quite a treat to kick off the morning. The narrator's voice made this feel good story truly feel good! The story was intriguing beginning to end, and the ending was heartwarming. Wish I could hear more. :)
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- MonyMommy
- 09-19-23
A Nibble to Wet Your Appetite!
Lori Rader-Day wrote an endearing mini about a seemingly taciturn shopkeeper. In less than five minutes I was lured in and began to champion both Simone and the young man attempting to rob her store. I would love to read more about these characters!
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- Joy
- 12-23-22
this story hit the spot
like a perfect piece of cake or pastry it was just enough would like a longer story next time love the narrator love the idea waiting for the full story what happens to the young man and does he start helping her in the store how many other children are rescued does grandmother actually come so many questions patiently waiting
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