On that, can you give us a preview of your new book, 'September Fair'? I assume it's not about someone dying after eating too many alligator nuggets.

Also, the mysteries are set in a real Minnesota town, so they're an engaging travelogue through the odd, the quirky and the sincere. Lourey: mysteries are heavy on the humor - intelligent, socially aware humor that comes from my sociology training, and silly, raunchy humor that comes from growing up in a small town. So, naturally, we just had to ask: Why risk getting blacklisted from all that artery-clogging fun, lady?īudgeteer: First of all, for our readers who haven't stepped into the world of a Jess Lourey mystery, what's it like? How do you distinguish yourself from the sea of others? The former Battle Lake, Minn., author set 'September Fair,' the latest in her 'Murder-by-Month' series, at said celebration of all things happy, joyful and on a stick. Well, Lake Superior Writers' Jess Lourey would - and she did. what kind of monster would want to rain on everyone's parade and bring a killer to our state's great get-together?

With nearly 2 million people attending this year's Minnesota State Fair, it's arguably the biggest in the nation.

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