Murder by Hand & Other Mysteries
by Kenneth H. Perry
$12.95 paperback, 156 pages
Published: January 2003
ISBN 1880849-56-9

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When old high-school friends gather for an informal reunion at the palatial, seaside South Carolina castle of one of their classmates, the widowed Alice Renault, they anticipate a week of fun, fellowship, and fantasy. Soon, however, they find themselves embroiled in a lethal mystery: one of their number, a former romantic rival of their hostess, is discovered murdered in the castle.

But Alice is not the only member of the class of '66 with a potential motive for mayhem. Enter Horry County's most successful defense attorney, Cliff Connell. Is Connell defending the innocent or attempting to exculpate a murderer?

That's the central question of "Murder by Hand," the first of Kenneth H. Perry's three gripping tales of murder and justice in this collection. All three stories revolve around the redoubtable Connell; his loyal girl Friday, Kristy Maple; his courtroom nemesis, District Attorney Bill Gregory; and the venerable Horry County Court House.

The life of a criminal-defense lawyer can be challenging and perilous, whether in or out of the confines of a courtroom.
And as the clever Connell's further legal—not to mention romantic—adventures in "Waccamaw Murder" and "I'll Get You" reveal, you can't win them all. In fact, sometimes you're just lucky to survive.