{"product_id":"last-night-was-killer-9780063451117","title":"Last Night Was Killer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An inventive mystery loaded with humor, heart, and found family.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I have never had so much fun watching a fictional character try to figure out if she killed someone or not. Wild, outrageous, silly, smart, Tilly is a heroine for the ages and Mary Lowry writes like no one else. A damn delight.\" --Rufi Thorpe, Author of \u003ci\u003eMargo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA suspenseful, bighearted, and laugh-out-loud story of a single mom trying to do it all--including solve a murder she may or may not have committed...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Tilly Turner signed up for an introductory pole-dancing class, she was looking for a distraction. Reeling from her mother's passing, and with her career as a stand-up comedian in ruins, Tilly has just moved back to the Idaho hometown she was desperate to leave, with her twin daughters in tow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Tilly gets more than she bargained for after a night out with her new pole-dancing pals. She wakes to a raging hangover, no memory of the evening before, and a dead body in the trunk of her car.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho was the dead man? And more importantly, who killed him? Tilly has no alibi and needs answers. But investigating a murder is complicated, especially with an old frenemy circling, childcare plans falling through, and pole-dancing classes to attend. And don't even mention the sexy ATF agent who she's trying (and failing) to keep at arm's length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Tilly races to solve the mystery before the police come knocking, she finds herself implicated in a larger plot that includes political subterfuge and arms dealing. But who knows--maybe busting a criminal enterprise will be just the shake-up she needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalancing both heart and hilarity, and with a witty take on the struggles of modern motherhood, \u003ci\u003eLast Night Was Killer\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming introduction to the most unlikely--and likable--of sleuths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Pauline Lowry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.33w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063451117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLowry, Mary Pauline:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Pauline Lowry \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Roxy Letters \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWildfire\u003c\/em\u003e. She has an MA in English\/Creative Writing from the University of Texas and an MFA in Creative Writing from Boise State University. Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications. She lives in her hometown of Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mary Pauline Lowry \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48641337983133,"sku":"9780063451117","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_50536e74-7d8e-4fb6-a66c-eebd985ac2f0.jpg?v=1784107079","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/last-night-was-killer-9780063451117","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}