"Once again, the very funny Lourey serves up a delicious dish of murder, mayhem, and merriment." ―Booklist (starred review)

The Minnesota State Fair is the beloved home of 4H exhibits, Midway rides, and everything on a stick. The festival fun is riding high until the recently crowned Milkfed Mary, Queen of the Dairy, a Battle Lake native, is brutally murdered while her regal likeness is carved in butter.

Can Mira James, covering the fair for the Battle Lake Recall, manage make-out time with guitar-slinging Johnny Leeson while winning a blue ribbon for caging a killer?

You bet your last deep-fried Nut Goodie

This novel is the fifth in a series of hilarious page-turners featuring Mira James, an urban woman with rural Minnesota roots. The series does not need to be read in order; each book stands alone. Get all the Mira James mysteries:

May Day
June Bug
Knee High by the Fourth of July
August Moon
September Mourn
October Fest
November Hunt
December Dread
January Thaw
February Fever
April Fools

Or, if you love to sink into a satisfying binge read, check out the bundles

Mira James Mysteries Summer Bundle, Books 1-4 (May, June, July, and August)
Mira James Mysteries Fall Bundle, Books 5-7 (September, October, November)
Mira James Mysteries Winter Bundle, Books 8-10 (December, January, February)

PRAISE FOR SEPTEMBER MOURN

"Janet Evanovich fans have a new reason to celebrate September Mourn is fun, funny, and so cleverly written, you'll be guessing until the very end." ―Gemma Halliday, best-selling author of Mayhem in High Heels

"Another amusing tale set in the town full of over-the-top zanies who've endeared themselves to the engaging Mira." ―Kirkus Reviews

"...an entirely engaging novel with pathos, plot twists, and quirky characters galore. Beautifully written and wickedly funny." ―Harley Jane Kozak, American actress and author

"Lourey has a talent for creating hilarious characters in bizarre, laugh-out-loud situations, while at the same time capturing the honest and endearing subtleties of human life." ―The Strand