THE HELIUM MURDER

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The Second Mystery in THE PERIODIC TABLE MURDER SERIES.

By Camille Minichino

Synopsis

In this second Gloria Lamerino mystery, Camille Minichino introduces us to Congresswoman Margaret Hurley, killed by a hit-and-run driver weeks before she casts a critical vote in the House Science and Technology Committee.

Gloria is convinced that Margaret's death is related to her decision to vote against maintaining the government's helium reserves. There's no shortage of motives for murder among Margaret's friends and relatives, from her gambling brother, Buddy Hurley, to her ex-lover, Patrick Gallagher, all the way to Texas where a software company CEO, William Carey, has been reaping profits from the helium operation.

Gloria's old boyfriend Peter Mastrone, her new almost-boyfriend, homicide detective Matt Gennaro, and her funeral director friends Rose and Frank Galigani, add color to the events that unfold in her hometown of Revere, Massachusetts.

Gloria's own life is threatened as she deciphers the clue Margaret herself gave before she died, and once again fulfills her contract to help the police find a killer.