Strange Brew: Kathy Hogan Trocheck

Callahan Garrity Mystery 6: The winds of change are blowing, bringing gentrification to Callahan Garrity's funky Atlanta neighborhood. It's shifting from a genial mix of boho and hobo into an upperscale, cappucino-drenched quarter. Though it probably won't harm her House Mouse house-cleaning service, not everyone welcomes the rebirth. And when the body of a murdered microbrewer is discovered in the aftermath of a furious Halloween gale, suspicion falls on the aging "flower child" shopkeeper whom the victim put out of business. A former cop, Callahan isn't as quick to condemn a colorful local character as some law officers still on the force. But her investigative zeal is stirring up secrets that are forcing her to reassess old friendships and a one-time love - and is brewing up more lethal trouble than Callahan and her "mice" can safely swallow.