This month, we’ve got chicken stew, murder, medicine, and more. To submit a first line from your book, emailbooklifeeditor@booklife.com.
All Our Lies Are True
Lisa Manterfield
“The police came on a chicken stew night.”
The Angel Tea House
Melody R. Green
“The lump in the bed didn’t move.”
Code Crisis
Joe Purpura
“One thing we learn in medicine is how to bury things.”
The Gray Anarchist
Jeffrey Marcus Oshins
“George Blum didn’t take the seat that hadn’t been offered.”
The Happiest Preschool: A Manual for Teachers
Martha Heineman Pieper
“We all know that preschoolers feel things very keenly.”
Murder in the Master: A Chesapeake Bay Mystery
Judy L. Murray
“Real Estate Rule #1: A dead body creates buzz.”
The Orphanage by the Lake
Daniel G. Miller
“Ah, the morning… Is there anything worse?”
