#Giveaway–Steamed Open–Maine Clambake Mystery #7

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by Barb, back from Bouchercon and catching her breath

Hi All! Advance Reader Copies for the seventh Maine Clambake Mystery, Steamed Open, are here. Comment below to enter to win one of two signed copies.

I’m excited about this new book which focuses on the tasty mollusk for which the clambake is named. Also, Maine coastal property rights. (Not what you expect them to be.) And, we finally get more of Julia’s boyfriend’s Chris’s family story.

Here’s the blurb:

It’s summertime in Busman’s Harbor, Maine, and the clamming is easy—or it was until a mysterious new neighbor blocks access to the beach, cutting off the Snowden Family Clambake’s supply. Julia Snowden is just one of many townspeople angered by Bartholomew Frick’s decision. But which one of them was angry enough to kill?
 
Beachcombers, lighthouse buffs, and clammers are outraged after Frick puts up a gate in front of his newly inherited mansion. When Julia urges him to reconsider, she’s the last to see him alive—except the person who stabs him in the neck with a clam rake. As she pores through a long list of suspects, Julia meets disgruntled employees, rival heirs, and a pair of tourists determined to visit every lighthouse in America. They all have secrets, and Julia will have to work fast to expose the guilty party—or see this season’s clam harvest dry up for good.

The book comes out December 18. But for now, two lucky winners will get an early peek. Watch also for later giveaways on my Facebook page here, and on Goodreads, here.

Good luck and thanks for entering!

Readers: Leave a comment to be entered to win one of two Advance Reader Copies of Steamed Open. Giveaway closes September 15, 2018 at midnight EDT. US and Canada entries only. Thanks!

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Published by Barbara Ross

Barbara Ross is the author of twelve Maine Clambake Mystery novels and six novellas. Her books have been nominated for multiple Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel and have won the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction. She lives in Portland, Maine. Readers can visit her website at www.maineclambakemysteries.com

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  4. Hi Barb. The very first cozy mystery that I read was Clammed Up. I read the Clambake Mystery series as fast as I could get my hands on them. Thank you for starting me on my cozy mystery journey. Linda

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  5. The Maine Clambake series is one of my favorites. Looking forward to the next installment and the short story, too.

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  6. This is one of my favorite series and I’m so looking forward to reading Steamed Open! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!

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  9. The Maine Clambake series is one of my favorites, and I can’t wait to read Steamed Open. I am anxious to find out more about Chris and his family.

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  17. Absolutely LOVE this cover! We enjoyed the lighthouses when we took our bucket list trip to Maine in the fall. We also went up the entire coastline – hubby had never seen the ocean. That being the case the water and lighthouse jump out at me going – remember. 🙂 Then there are all the details that pop out like the guys clamming, the seagulls and the clam bake spread out evidently for two to name a few. My mind starts to think of how it can all play into the story which sounds amazing.

    Can’t wait to read “Steamed Open”. Thank you for the wonderful chance to win an ARC. Hoping to be one of the fortunate two.
    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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  18. I would truly love an ARC. I’ve got friends in Maine and the more they post FB pictures showing their area the more I think it’s time for a Maine vacation! I’m also a fan of Sarah Graves’ mysteries, so I find Maine to be fun to read about. Plus I’m on the Book Selection Committee for the library where I work, so I’m doubly interested in checking out your series.

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  23. Although I haven’t read your books 📚 they are all on my wish list, thanks to my sister who loves your books 📚. Hopefully this will be my first.

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  24. It’s always summer when I read a Busman’s Harbor book, love them so, looking forward to the new one! Colleen.

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  25. Stabbed in the neck with a clam rake! I have to read more about that. I have never lived on the East Coast or been to a clam bake so it’s always fun to read about it, and murder makes it better.

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  26. This series is one of my all-time favorites! Thank you for sharing your talents with us! Also, we’ve visited in every state, but Hawaii, and Maine is one of the ones at the top of our favorites list!

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  30. Love this series…excited for the next adventure. Being from New England and not far from Maine it is described so well…it’s just like being there

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  35. Great title Steamed Open! So looking forward to reading your new book. You are so talented Barb, as were your parents .Are there family recipes in this book? Sourbratten or Spaetzel?

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  37. I love this series and would love to have the latest one as my own. Thanks for including Barbara Ross’s book on your blog.

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  38. I would love to read this and review. Want to start reading this series as I have heard so much about it. Thank you for the chance to win!

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  47. Love this series. Would be so happy to win a copy. Thanks for the chance. Sharing on facebook (Betty Tyler)

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  48. Congratulations, Barb. Can hardly believe the number of books you were able to churn out in such a short period of time.

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  50. I love this series! Maine is my home away from home – my fathers family is from the Portland area. Wish I could live there!

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