Murder In the One Percent - (A Detective Parrott Mystery) by Saralyn Richard (Paperback)

About the Book

First in the Detective Parrott Mystery Series, Murder in the One Percent won multiple awards, including the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Readers' Choice 2020 and Finalist for the Silver Falchion Best Procedural.

Book Synopsis

SOMEONE COMES TO THE PARTY WITH MURDER IN HIS HEART AND POISON IN HIS POCKET.

A lavish celebration. A rare poison. A clever plan. A milestone birthday party at a country mansion in Brandywine Valley brings old friends together, all glamorous, wealthy, and politically well-connected. Charismatic playboy, Preston Phillips, brings his trophy wife to the party, unaware that his first love, the woman he jilted at the altar, will be there, enchanting him with her timeless beauty. A snowstorm, an accident, and an illicit rendezvous later, the dynamics crackle with tension.

When Detective Oliver Parrott is charged with solving the untimely killing of one of America's leading financial wizards, he realizes this will be the case to make-or break-his career.

Ingenious and gripping, MURDER IN THE ONE PERCENT opens up to readers the opulent world of the ultra-wealthy in Philadelphia and New York-and reveals a killer that only Detective Parrott can catch.

When Detective Oliver Parrott is charged with solving the untimely killing of one of America's leading financial wizards, he realizes this will be the case to make-or break-his career.

Review Quotes

"An Everyman detective is asked to solve a murder in a wealthy community in which ample motives and abundant resources make everyone a suspect. Detective Oliver Parrott, who takes charge of the case, is so struck by the partygoers' consensual impressions of the selfish businessman that he realizes the case may be more about who didn't kill Preston than who did." --Kirkus Reviews

"The twists unravel then turn around and bite you. Saralyn Richard's take on the classic murder mystery is fresh, fun, and deadly." --Bob Bickford, author of Deadly Kiss, ITW Best First Novel Award winner

"Some might call Murder in the One Percent an American cozy with nods to contemporary social issues. I call it a page turner packed with humorous lines that made me laugh out loud. Or maybe it's best to call this delightful mystery a satire about the upper class. However you describe it, Saralyn Richard successfully delivers a rollicking whodunit that will make you stay up late at night and leave you guessing until the very end. Move over, Dame Agatha Christie. There's a new kid on the block." --Ann Weisgarber, author of The Promise and The Personal History of Rachel DuPree

"Newcomer Saralyn Richard rolls out a swanky Rolls Royce of a novel in her debut mystery, Murder in the One Percent. It's no simple task to clothe a troupe of shallow, upper-crust characters in true-to-life garments, but with this one, you can smell the over-priced cologne and catch the atomic blast blinding glare of perfect teeth while you settle in for the slow burn--there's as much intrigue here and build-up as the best the genre has to offer. Ms. Richard has a modern winner in Detective Oliver Parrott, a real cop's cop. If there's a sequel coming, I'll want first dibs." --George Wier, author of the Bill Travis Mysteries and co-author of Long Fall From Heaven

"The festering secrets and grievances of the idle rich make for a combustible combination during a weekend birthday gathering in bucolic Pennsylvania horse country...With a crisp, felicitous prose style, and a vivid eye for the kind of detail that conjures a world and characters of dimension, Saralyn Richard stakes claim to territory pioneered by P. D. James and Agatha Christie...An impressive, page-turning debut...The perfect beach read." Mark Valadez, Executive Story Editor, USA Network's Queen of the South, Crackle's The Oath

"In this Detective Parrot mystery, Author Saralyn Richard gives the reader convincing insigh