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Secret Undertaking
"The dark humor, a small community in a regional mystery, and a strong supporting cast of believable characters will appeal to Margaret Maron's readers." —Library Journal STARRED review

Towns like Gainesboro, North Carolina, may be small but go big on local traditions. When funeral director and part-time deputy sheriff Barry Clayton and his childhood nemesis, Archie Donovan, Jr., unite to create a fundraising float in Gainesboro's annual Apple Festival Parade, what could go wrong? With Archie involved—anything!

First, the Grand Marshal, NC Secretary of Agriculture Graham James, is attacked by a gunman and Barry's Uncle Wayne is critically wounded in the melee. The assailant is killed. Then, when the body of a convenience store owner is discovered less than an hour later with the gunman's food stamp card in his wallet, the case escalates. Two men dead. What is the connection?

Barry and Sheriff Tommy Lee Wadkins swiftly learn their small town offers no protection against big-time crime. The body count rises as the scope of their homicide investigation crosses into the realm of the U.S. Marshals and their secretive Witness Protection Program. To penetrate its walls, Barry and Tommy Lee resort to a most unlikely ally: Archie. Is the insurance agent, generally a victim of his own hare-brained schemes, capable of breaking the case, or will Archie find a way to become another of its casualties?

The trio's secret undertaking into a convoluted conspiracy becomes a fight for survival in a world filled with betrayals where it's impossible to know which people to trust.
Dangerous Women

Dangerous Women

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Secret Lives

Secret Lives

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Fatal Scores

Fatal Scores

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Murder in Rat Alley

Murder in Rat Alley

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Hidden Scars

Hidden Scars

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The Singularity Race

The Singularity Race

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The Singularity Race

The Singularity Race

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A Specter of Justice

A Specter of Justice

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A Specter of Justice

A Specter of Justice

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Risky Undertaking

Risky Undertaking

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Risky Undertaking

Risky Undertaking

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A Murder in Passing

A Murder in Passing

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A Murder in Passing

A Murder in Passing

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The 13th Target

The 13th Target

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Foolish Undertaking

Foolish Undertaking

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The 13th Target

The 13th Target

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Final Undertaking

Final Undertaking

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Grave Undertaking

Grave Undertaking

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The Sandburg Connection

The Sandburg Connection

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Blackman's Coffin

Blackman's Coffin

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Dangerous Undertaking

Dangerous Undertaking

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The Fitzgerald Ruse

The Fitzgerald Ruse

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The Sandburg Connection

The Sandburg Connection

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A Conspiracy of Genes

A Conspiracy of Genes

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Death on a Southern Breeze

Death on a Southern Breeze

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Fatal Undertaking

Fatal Undertaking

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Fatal Undertaking

Fatal Undertaking

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Final Undertaking

Final Undertaking

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The Fitzgerald Ruse

The Fitzgerald Ruse

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Blackman’s Coffin

Blackman’s Coffin

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