The Courtroom Coroner: A Hardboiled Locked Room Mystery

Name: The Courtroom Coroner: A Hardboiled Locked Room Mystery
Rating: 4.6875 (16 reviews)

Paul Austin Ardoin

May 2020 · Fenway Stevenson Mysteries Book 5 · Pax Ardsen

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A dead defendant. A court in lockdown. And a murderer in the room.

Fenway Stevenson came to her father's arraignment to support him. She didn't expect another murder—this time, right before her eyes.

When two gunshots shatter the tense courtroom, panic erupts—and the doors lock automatically, trapping Fenway inside with twelve others.

One of them is the killer.

With no backup, limited tools, and time running out, Fenway must piece together the evidence before anyone else is hurt.

But with communication to the outside world cut off, she's left to sift through a web of lies, mounting fear, and buried secrets. Everyone in the room has something to hide-and the closer Fenway gets to the truth, the more danger she's in.

Smart, claustrophobic, and packed with forensic intrigue, The Courtroom Coroner delivers a locked-room mystery with high emotional stakes and a twist you won't see coming. Fans of Kathy Reichs, Sue Grafton, and Tana French will find a new favorite in Fenway Stevenson.

Start The Courtroom Coroner today—and discover what happens when the justice system is turned inside out.

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"Full of intelligent ethical dilemmas and plot twists."

—J.W. Atkinson, author of Redwood Queen and other short stories

"A suspenseful closed-room murder mystery. Ardoin masterfully crafts an edge-of-your-seat novel with the perfect balance of intrigue, drama, and humor."

—C.B. Samet, four-time award-winning author

A dead defendant. A court in lockdown. And a murderer in the room. Fenway Stevenson came to her father's arraignment to support him. She didn't expect another murder—this time, right before her eyes. When two gunshots shatter the tense courtroom, panic erupts—and the doors lock automatically, tra...

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16 reviews

Amanda Balsdon

October 28, 2020

I started this series from the beginning with book 1 then read book 2 then skipped to 5 which I normally don't do but boy am I glad I did. Definitely the best book in the series so far! Full of courtroom drama suspense and action. It was almost like having 6 books in one with all the little side stories being told. And the ending...My God my heart stopped when Fenway's Dad took the bullet. Want to read the next book now but I'm going to be patient and go back to book 3.

Marilyn Melnick

May 3, 2021

I must say one of the best set of books I have ever been privy to read it is rivoting and keeps you on edge throughout the whole series I began this series 3 days ago and have now read all 5 of these books I can hardly wait for the next book to see what fenway gets herself mixed up in this one was very rivoting I couldnt wait to get t io the end just because i wanted to see if i was right about which character was the bad one I however did not expect the ending to be what it was I was actually shocked!! an excellent read by this author YOU HAVE TO GET THIS WHOLE SERIES to appreciate the characters and the scenes in the book itself Paul Austin Ardoin out done himself with these books ! I cant think odf any higher praise fdor thisset Good work Paul ardoin please do not make us wait to long for the next fenway book!! from bookl 1 right through to 5 they just keep getting better and better

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Fran Hill

September 21, 2020

Courtroom corner

About the author

Paul Austin Ardoin is a California native and the author of the Fenway Stevenson Mysteries. A graduate of University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.A. in creative writing, Ardoin has published short fiction and humorous essays in the anthologies Bottomfish and Sweet Fancy Moses, and articles about computer security in California Computer News and European Communications. When he's not writing novels or trying to save the world through better computer security, Paul plays keyboards in a dance rock band. He lives in the Sacramento area with his wife, two teenagers, and a menagerie of animals.

Paul Austin Ardoin is a California native and the author of the Fenway Stevenson Mysteries. A graduate of University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.A. in creative writing, Ardoin has published short fiction and humorous essays in the anthologies Bottomfish and Sweet Fancy Moses, and articl...

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