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She retreats to her late parents’ home in the small Northern California town of Simpato, hoping for a little peace, privacy, and time to figure out what comes next.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Simpato has other plans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a town where everyone knows everyone’s business—and the locals seem to know far more about Sal than she knows about them—keeping a low profile proves impossible. 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Sal will need all her legal instincts, determination, and wit to uncover the truth—before she becomes the next victim.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome to Simpato, where murder is serious business, but almost nothing else is.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMurder Without a Duck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the first installment in Claudia H. 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