The Wrong Side of Murder — Lauren Carr

Nikki's an intense individual who makes the perfect investigative journalist. She wants answers yesterday and she is willing to dig in to get them. She might get it wrong at the beginning but with the help of her family and close friends, she'll get the answers she wants and needs. - review by Blooming with BooksNikki Bryant's Next Case Takes Her to the Wrong Side of MurderOne spring morning, Jodi Gibbons got up and went to school as she did every day. Her young life went sideways though when the police found that her mother had been brutally killed during the night.Twenty years later, many in Pine Grove believe Jodi got away with murder. After all, how could she have possibly slept through her mother's violent death in the very next room?After decades of silence, Jodi accepts investigative journalist Nikki Bryant's invitation to tell her side of the story. However, before the interview can take place, someone silences Jodi permanently.Now it is up to Nikki Bryant and her friends to uncover the secret that Jodi Gibbons has been protecting-a secret someone believes it is worth killing to keep from being revealed.