Whoppers and Other Lies
(2026)(Book 11 in the Michael Bishop Mystery series)
A novel by Anthony J Pucci
Retired teacher Michael Bishop expected his golden years to be quiet … filled with books, travel, and a blossoming romance with the much-younger Marianne Sampson. Instead, he finds himself ensnared in a tangle of lies, theft, and murder that almost costs him his life.
When Bishop joins the local Mark Twain Society, he stumbles upon evidence of financial wrongdoing making the recent death of a board member all the more problematic. The victim’s wife and one of Bishop’s former students offer conflicting accounts, and Bishop must piece together what really happened.
Bishop's world is further shaken when he discovers the body of a former colleague whose troubled life was more sordid than anyone realized. Convinced that the police have arrested the wrong man, Bishop launches his own investigation uncovering a web of affairs and a tantalizing photograph.
As the mysteries deepen, Bishop grows increasingly worried about Luella ‘Lulu’ Pitts, Marianne’s striking twenty-three-year-old daughter, who has begun dating a newcomer with a troubling past.
In a world where everyone lies … sometimes with a strategic white lie … sometimes with a colossal whopper … Michael Bishop navigates the deceptions by employing some deceptions of his own.
Whoppers and Other Lies is a richly layered and captivating whodunit set in a small town featuring an amateur sleuth who feels like an old friend.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
When Bishop joins the local Mark Twain Society, he stumbles upon evidence of financial wrongdoing making the recent death of a board member all the more problematic. The victim’s wife and one of Bishop’s former students offer conflicting accounts, and Bishop must piece together what really happened.
Bishop's world is further shaken when he discovers the body of a former colleague whose troubled life was more sordid than anyone realized. Convinced that the police have arrested the wrong man, Bishop launches his own investigation uncovering a web of affairs and a tantalizing photograph.
As the mysteries deepen, Bishop grows increasingly worried about Luella ‘Lulu’ Pitts, Marianne’s striking twenty-three-year-old daughter, who has begun dating a newcomer with a troubling past.
In a world where everyone lies … sometimes with a strategic white lie … sometimes with a colossal whopper … Michael Bishop navigates the deceptions by employing some deceptions of his own.
Whoppers and Other Lies is a richly layered and captivating whodunit set in a small town featuring an amateur sleuth who feels like an old friend.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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