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Thursday, October 17, 2024

GUEST POST - FROZEN LIVES by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

 

GUEST POST - FROZEN LIVES by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

 

Frozen Lives by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

FROZEN LIVES

by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush


October 7 - November 1, 2024 Virtual Book Tour



A Coroner's Daughter Mystery

Dr. Emily Hartford is back in Frozen Lives, the next thrilling mystery from Jennifer Graeser Dornbush.

Chicago surgeon Emily Hartford has never quite shaken off the dust of her hometown in Michigan. She may be a professional success and have a princely boyfriend in the Windy City, but she can’t seem to let go of being “the coroner’s daughter” from Freeport.

Once again, she finds herself pulled back upstate during a wintery late March when Jeremiah, the eleven year-old son of her best friend, Jo, goes missing on the frigid shores of Lake Michigan. Emily immediately joins the search for the boy.

To everyone’s relief, Jeremiah turns up days later, alive and unharmed. But tensions remain high, and suspicions of every sort continue to grow. Jeremiah’s account of his abduction doesn’t add up and Emily worries about Jo’s unraveling marriage. Jeremiah’s recovery, it turns out, is not the end of their terrifying tale. It’s only the beginning …

For moving among them is a devious, malevolent force. Sowing panic while seeking to fulfill his own twisted needs, this wolf in sheep’s clothing leaves a trail of rack and ruin, negligent to the damages in his wake … and the bodies he leaves behind.

Emily solidifies her role as coroner’s daughter when she puzzles out this madman’s chilling machinations. Risking everything dear to her, Emily goes the icy distance to end his killing spree.

Book Details:

Genre: thriller, suspense, female detective
Published by: Blackstone Publishing 
Publication Date: October 29, 2024
Number of Pages: 350
ISBN: 9798212638364
Series: The Coroner's Daughter Mysteries, 4


AUTHOR BIO:

Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

The television or movie screen is the closest most people will ever come to witnessing the forensic world. But Jennifer Dornbush was raised in it. As the daughter of a small-town medical examiner whose office was in their home. There were body parts in the fridge. She investigated her first fatality, an airplane crash, when she was 8 years old. Picking up pieces of skull with her father who simply saw it as an anatomy lesson. The first of many coroner lessons she experienced over two decades.

After exploring journalism and high school teaching, Jennifer turned seriously to screenwriting where she began to connect her coroner world to her writing. She sought out a degree at the Forensic Science Academy in Los Angeles to gain more forensic training and earned a unique kinship with LA’s top CSIs, fingerprint specialists, DNA scientists, and detectives.

To share her love of forensics with the writing world, she authored the top selling non-fiction authoritative book, Forensic Speak, used by not only by show-runners and writers, but also crime investigators and law enforcement.
She created an Amazon top selling mystery novel series, The Coroner’s Daughter, which she is currently developing as a series for TV. Her crime thriller, Hole in the Woods, is currently optioned for screen. She is a contributor to mystery anthologies, Hotel California and Thriller. She has also penned two true crime books.

As a screenwriter Jennifer wrote the theatrically released film and novel, God Bless the Broken Road (2018), adapted a popular YA novel to script, and sold a children’s show. She is currently developing TV drama series and feature films with various productions companies.
As a forensic consultant, she is frequently asked to consult with TV writers on shows such as: Bull, Conviction, Hawaii Five-O, Leverage, Suits, and Rectify. She teaches screenwriting and mentors aspiring writers.

Jennifer is a member of the Writers’ Guild of America, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Crime Writers Association, & the FBI Citizen’s Academy Alumni.

Catch Up With Jennifer Graeser Dornbush:
www.JenniferDornbush.com
Goodreads
BookBub - @jgdornbush1
Instagram - @jgdornbush
YouTube - @ForensicSpeakJenniferDornbush
Facebook - @JGDornbush

 

GUEST POST 

My childhood in northern Michigan was completely unconventional and contributed 100% to the storytelling that I do today. 


I grew up around the dead and learned forensic science from the early age of eight. This was because my father served as a Medical Examiner for 23 years. Since our rural county didn’t have the money for an M.E. office, dad set it up in our house. 

 

During the years dad worked as M.E., I had a hands-on education in death investigation. It was as natural as brushing my teeth. Around the family dinner table dad would recall the latest case. Samples of blood and body tissue were stored in a basement freezer, right under the pork chops and frozen beans. He used our family Suburban (Old Blue) to transport bodies from the scene to the morgue. There were always spare body bags under the bench seat and an investigation kit stored in the back. Dad performed autopsies at the small county hospital morgue, but all the records, paperwork, and photographs were kept at home, often in plain sight on the kitchen table.

 

Growing up, when people would ask me what my dad did, I was mortified to tell them. Our society as a whole back in the 1980s didn’t really know what a Medical Examiner did or what an autopsy was. Nowadays, we all seem interested in forensics, crime, and police investigation. But back then, before CSI made it popular, no one paid much attention. I found it hard to explain to others that my dad cut people up to look at their insides and find out why they died. It’s an odd profession and I was worried that they would judge me and my family.

 

After college, I pursued work in marketing, journalism, and teaching. But my true love was writing and I pivoted to screenwriting in the early 2Ks. While I was trying to figure out what kind of stories I wanted to tell, all the scenarios and weird experiences from my forensic childhood bubbled to the surface. Until then, I had not thought to transfer my childhood into my writing; but I soon realized I had a treasure trove to work from. I found I loved the crime genre and that intrinsically had a lot  knowledge about forensics and investigation. 

 

A few years into my writing career, I decided to go back to school to learn how to speak forensics better by rounding out my knowledge of criminal investigation. I attended the Forensic Science Academy in Los Angeles. This was a fabulous program (and still is) where I met outstanding professionals who work in the criminalistics.  Many are still my friends years later. And while I may write about fictional investigators, these are the real heroes of our society. 

 

When I was telling my TV writer friends about my courses in the academy, they said that they wished they could go through it. I thought, well, why not put the academy in book form for them?  That inspired me to create a book for them called Forensic Speak, which is basically a forensic bootcamp. It was quickly snatched up and published by MWP Press, a small but mighty press who caters to providing academic materials to content creators working in film and TV.  To my surprise, Forensic Speak found its way into the hands of law enforcement professionals and universities, too.

 

Forensic Speak opened the door for me to teach and consult with other story creators who want to make their stories sound more authentic. I strive to do so in my own writing as well. For instance, when I was writing my last book, I texted a friend in Wisconsin who works as a coroner’s investigator. I wanted to know if there is a “pet name” that investigators use when they find people who have died of drug overdoses. Kind of like how drowning victims are called “floaters.” Unfortunately, she wasn’t aware of such a pet name. She said they call them OD’s or Overdose Deaths. I told her that seemed pretty boring. She laughed. Sometimes truth is just… well, not as exciting as fiction.

 

I’m often asked if there are forensic or investigative things depicted on screen that just wouldn’t happen in real life forensics. Of course, there are! We’re writing fiction for Pete’s sake! For example, when investigators come into a crime scene and put together a fully fledge theory and cause of death in thirty seconds. Nope. Not realistic. It’s going to take days, weeks, sometimes months to gather information in a criminal investigation.

 

Another commonly used on-screen forensic misconception is how a toxicologist will run a complete drug screen on a sample to find the offending drug. Nope, that doesn’t happen in real life. Toxicologists will only run a generic panel of about 6-8 commonly used street drugs (heroine, codeine, morphine, cocaine, opiates) unless there is suspicion or knowledge that another drugged was involved and the investigator requests a particular drug screen. Why? Because there are hundreds, if not thousands of drugs out there in the world. You can’t test for all of them. It’s too timely and expensive. 

 

People always want to know, “What books or TV shows get forensics right?” Generally, I think most writers do a fairly good job of this. It’s easier in some ways to get forensics “right” in novels because authors have the advantage of time and the luxury of 300 plus page book.  Screen stories, however, are truncated forms of storytelling. Each script page is equivalent to one minute of screen time. You have to push time on screen. In real life a homicide investigation could takes months or years. On screen, you get about 45 minutes an episode to solve the crime. 

 

I think there are a good number of shows that speak forensic investigation and the criminal world pretty well.  Mindhunter, The Americans, Homeland, Hawaii 5-0, NYPD, The Good Wife, House, Law & Order, NCIS, Cold Case, Dexter, True Detective, Top of the Lake, Broadchurch. I’m sure there are more, but those come to mind. 

 

Final word… delving into the crime world day after day can be daunting and depressing if you let it get the best of you. I try to stay focused on my personal vision which is to bring hope and light into the dark recesses of the human experience… because, as this coroner’s daughter understands more than most, life is short and the only thing that lasts after we’re gone is the love we show to those around us who need it most. 

 

Jennifer’s newest book, Frozen Lives, releases with Blackstone Publishing October 29. This is book four in her Coroner’s Daughter series. It can be read as a stand-alone, but to get the full experience of Dr. Emily Hartford’s journey, you won’t regret starting at the beginning with The Coroner

 

FROZEN LIVES: Chicago surgeon Emily Hartford finds herself pulled back upstate during a wintery late March when Jeremiah, the eleven-year-old son of her best friend, Jo, goes missing on the frigid shores of Lake Michigan. After a harrowing search Jeremiah is recovered, but it turns out, his return is far from the end of the terrifying tale. Moving among them is a devious, malevolent force. Sowing panic and leaving a trail of  bodies in his wake. Emily solidifies her role as coroner’s daughter when she puzzles out this madman’s chilling machinations and going the icy distance to end his killing spree.







GIVEAWAY:

This is a giveaway hosted by Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours for Jennifer Graeser Dornbush and Blackstone Publishing. See the widget for entry terms and conditions. Void where prohibited.

 --  There will be TWO (2) US-ONLY winners for this tour. EACH winner will receive a trade paperback copy of FROZEN LIVES by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush, compliments of Blackstone Publishing and Jennifer Graeser Dornbush. --


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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

GUEST POST - A Hush At Midnight written by Marlene M. Bell

 

A Hush At Midnight written by Marlene M. Bell 
A Hush at Midnight by Marlene M. Bell

A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT

by Marlene M. Bell


October 7 - November 1, 2024 Virtual Book Tour



From the award-winning author of the ANNALISSE MYSTERY SERIES.

THE VISIT THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING.

Celebrity chef Laura Harris dwells on the horror of finding her mentor’s body in the groundskeeper’s disheveled bed—pillow and bedding half covering her open eyes—purple bruising around her mouth. A grisly snapshot in time revealing the Texas woman’s last moments during her attack. The elderly matriarch from the small town of Stenburg has left the physical world, and Laura is shattered.

She is catapulted headlong into the pursuit of a casual executioner, one bold enough to come and go from the crime scene with ease, dropping bizarre crumb trails designed to mock the deceased. But Laura herself doesn’t go unnoticed. As she digs deeper, she is followed and bombarded by warnings to leave the state.

When the victim’s attorney informs Laura that she’s to inherit the entire Stenburg fortune, the last act of kindness has made Laura the main person of interest in the investigation.

Message by message, Laura is methodically taunted by someone so deranged and driven they’ll do whatever it takes to dislodge Laura from Texas – permanently.


Book Details:

Genre: Amateur Sleuth/Mystery/Cozy Mystery
Published by: Ewephoric Publishing
Publication Date: October 1, 2024
Number of Pages: 368
ISBN: 979-8-9863409-6-8
Book Links: Amazon | Goodreads


AUTHOR BIO:

Marlene M. Bell

Marlene M. Bell has never met a sheep she didn’t like. As a personal touch for her readers, they often find these wooly creatures visiting her international romantic mysteries and children’s books as characters or subject matter. Marlene is an accomplished artist and photographer who takes pride in entertaining fans on multiple levels of her creativity.

Marlene’s award-winning Annalisse series boasts Best Mystery honors for all installments including these: IP Best Regional Australia/New Zealand, Global Award Best Mystery, and Chanticleer’s International Mystery and Mayhem shortlist for Copper Waters, the fourth mystery in the series.

She offers her children's picture book, Mia and Nattie: One Great Team! written primarily for younger kids based on true events from the Bell’s East Texas sheep ranch. The simple text and illustrations are a touching tribute of belonging and unconditional love between a little girl and her lamb.

Catch Up With Marlene M. Bell:
www.MarleneMBell.com
Goodreads - @dorsetghal
BookBub - @dorsetgalwrites
Instagram - @marlenemysteries
Twitter/X - @ewephoric
Facebook
Facebook - @marlenembell
Amazon Author Page




Why I decided to write A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT


For the second time since my writing journey began in 2009, I temporarily pushed myself away from adding the next installment to my Annalisse romantic mystery series. Instead, I went to work on fiction fundamentals—to hone my skills and become a better writer. A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT has been as therapeutic as jumping into the children’s book adventure was for me. 

When I wrote Mia and Nattie, One Great Team, I needed the outlet to get over the loss of our sweet Dorset ewe we’d raised in our laundry room for eight weeks and beyond. Nattie the Horned Dorset sheep spent thirteen incredible years with us. How she came to join the flock unlike our other sheep in the pasture, is a chronical of love and belonging. Both hers, and ours. Nattie had a special bond with my family—her existence an excellent reminder to children as well as adults. Nattie’s story became the little girl and her lamb working together and changing lives for the better.  

A great deal of time is spent examining editorial reviews and readers’ comments for each new body of work I publish. After my last book, Copper Waters went live, I realized the time had come for me to take a break from the familiar and sharpen the characterization skills that had become too mushy for most readers. Writing a series can be tricky, especially in the area of backstory. How much past information does a new reader need, to be brought up on the current book? How many events and details from previous novels should be presented? Developmental editors are helpful but their ideas can be subjective, each having a different viewpoint. Fiction authors put out books for reader entertainment. Reviews tell a writer everything they need to know about their genre skill level.

I set up a challenge for myself.

The task to write a standalone novel unrelated to my series with new characters in a different environment—and give them entirely new problems to solve just made sense. The new mystery presented hurdles I hadn’t expected, even though pulling ideas from personal experiences helped the creative process.

In the case of my series books, I love to immerse myself into Annalisse Drury’s day-to-day issues. Writing a flawed character comes easily when a push and pull in a troubled relationship is involved. Following Annalisse through seemingly insurmountable odds and coming out on the winning side with each book is exhilarating for this author. She does encounter more problems than most when all she has to do is marry that rich man of hers and hang with her mother-in-law in the antique world Annalisse loves so much. Readers want the happy-ever-after, and so far, they hope that Annalisse and Alec can work out their differences. In Annalisse’s case, her fears about Alec’s past stop their forward motion. The series has four books so far—and Alec has asked her to accept his ring in three of them. Will she finally allow herself to be happy in book #5 or #6? I haven’t decided yet! I love the Annalisse series, but a mystery like A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT was necessary to propel me toward that upcoming installment in Annalisse’s saga with the debonaire, but not always perfect, Alec Zavos. 

The literary break from them has made a world of difference in the possibilities…

A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT releases in eBook via a preorder and launches on October 1, 2024. The early paperback proof went to bloggers and reviewers in August and September for their feedback—something new I tried with this novel. Time will tell if my strategy to step away from the series will strengthen later books and entice new readers. I hope so.

I decided to write A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT for the reasons mentioned in addition to giving me the chance to showcase a few of my other pastimes: Cooking from scratch and learning more about the history of our great nation. This novel takes place in the fictional town of Stenburg, in the historic South. Rural East Texas is where we live with our newest members to the flock. Katahdin hair sheep. 

  

GIVEAWAY:

This is a giveaway hosted by Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours for Marlene M. Bell. See the widget for entry terms and conditions. Void where prohibited.

This tour will have THREE (3) winners (US ONLY). ONE (1) winner will receive GIFT BOX from our author Marlene M. Bell to include: An autographed proof copy of A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT by Marlene M. Bell, Vintage hardcover with dust jacket of Ladybird Johnson’s book, Wildflowers Across America, One pound of wildflower seeds, AND a $50 Amazon gift card; TWO (2) winners will each receive a print edition of A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT by Marlene M. Bell. 


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MY THOUGHTS - FROZEN LIVES by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

 

Frozen Lives by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

FROZEN LIVES

by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush


October 7 - November 1, 2024 Virtual Book Tour



A Coroner's Daughter Mystery

Dr. Emily Hartford is back in Frozen Lives, the next thrilling mystery from Jennifer Graeser Dornbush.

Chicago surgeon Emily Hartford has never quite shaken off the dust of her hometown in Michigan. She may be a professional success and have a princely boyfriend in the Windy City, but she can’t seem to let go of being “the coroner’s daughter” from Freeport.

Once again, she finds herself pulled back upstate during a wintery late March when Jeremiah, the eleven year-old son of her best friend, Jo, goes missing on the frigid shores of Lake Michigan. Emily immediately joins the search for the boy.

To everyone’s relief, Jeremiah turns up days later, alive and unharmed. But tensions remain high, and suspicions of every sort continue to grow. Jeremiah’s account of his abduction doesn’t add up and Emily worries about Jo’s unraveling marriage. Jeremiah’s recovery, it turns out, is not the end of their terrifying tale. It’s only the beginning …

For moving among them is a devious, malevolent force. Sowing panic while seeking to fulfill his own twisted needs, this wolf in sheep’s clothing leaves a trail of rack and ruin, negligent to the damages in his wake … and the bodies he leaves behind.

Emily solidifies her role as coroner’s daughter when she puzzles out this madman’s chilling machinations. Risking everything dear to her, Emily goes the icy distance to end his killing spree.

Book Details:

Genre: thriller, suspense, female detective
Published by: Blackstone Publishing 
Publication Date: October 29, 2024
Number of Pages: 350
ISBN: 9798212638364
Series: The Coroner's Daughter Mysteries, 4


Author Bio:

Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

The television or movie screen is the closest most people will ever come to witnessing the forensic world. But Jennifer Dornbush was raised in it. As the daughter of a small-town medical examiner whose office was in their home. There were body parts in the fridge. She investigated her first fatality, an airplane crash, when she was 8 years old. Picking up pieces of skull with her father who simply saw it as an anatomy lesson. The first of many coroner lessons she experienced over two decades.

After exploring journalism and high school teaching, Jennifer turned seriously to screenwriting where she began to connect her coroner world to her writing. She sought out a degree at the Forensic Science Academy in Los Angeles to gain more forensic training and earned a unique kinship with LA’s top CSIs, fingerprint specialists, DNA scientists, and detectives.

To share her love of forensics with the writing world, she authored the top selling non-fiction authoritative book, Forensic Speak, used by not only by show-runners and writers, but also crime investigators and law enforcement.
She created an Amazon top selling mystery novel series, The Coroner’s Daughter, which she is currently developing as a series for TV. Her crime thriller, Hole in the Woods, is currently optioned for screen. She is a contributor to mystery anthologies, Hotel California and Thriller. She has also penned two true crime books.

As a screenwriter Jennifer wrote the theatrically released film and novel, God Bless the Broken Road (2018), adapted a popular YA novel to script, and sold a children’s show. She is currently developing TV drama series and feature films with various productions companies.
As a forensic consultant, she is frequently asked to consult with TV writers on shows such as: Bull, Conviction, Hawaii Five-O, Leverage, Suits, and Rectify. She teaches screenwriting and mentors aspiring writers.

Jennifer is a member of the Writers’ Guild of America, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Crime Writers Association, & the FBI Citizen’s Academy Alumni.

Catch Up With Jennifer Graeser Dornbush:
www.JenniferDornbush.com
Goodreads
BookBub - @jgdornbush1
Instagram - @jgdornbush
YouTube - @ForensicSpeakJenniferDornbush
Facebook - @JGDornbush

 


MY THOUGHTS 

FROZEN LIVES is written by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush. This is book four in the Coroner's Daughter series. I have not read the whole series, but I had no trouble following along. Book three ends on a cliff hanger. Jeremiah--the eleven year-old son of her best friend, Jo--goes missing on the frigid shores of Lake Michigan. While Dr. Emily Hartford has a life and boyfriend in the Windy City, she cannot escape the city where her father was the County Coroner for so long. 

Jeremiah turns up a few days later, alive and unharmed. However, something is not right when it comes to his account for the abuduction.  Emily worries about Jo's unraveling marriage. Jeremiah's recovery, it turns out, is not the end of their terrifying tale. I love when everyone is a suspect, and you can trust no-one. 


This book is told in multiple points of view, but the author has woven it together so seamlessly. One of the things that I love about this author, is her writing. The suspense, tension and mysteries ooze off the pages. My heart would pound while reading, and I could not wait to figure out what would happen next. The book is well written. I have really enjoyed this series. 

Thank you to the author, publisher and Partners in Crime Book Tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.


Giveaway:

This is a giveaway hosted by Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours for Jennifer Graeser Dornbush and Blackstone Publishing. See the widget for entry terms and conditions. Void where prohibited.

 --  There will be TWO (2) US-ONLY winners for this tour. EACH winner will receive a trade paperback copy of FROZEN LIVES by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush, compliments of Blackstone Publishing and Jennifer Graeser Dornbush. --


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Monday, October 14, 2024

My Thoughts - A Hush At Midnight written by Marlene M. Bell


A Hush At Midnight written by Marlene M. Bell 
A Hush at Midnight by Marlene M. Bell

A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT

by Marlene M. Bell


October 7 - November 1, 2024 Virtual Book Tour



From the award-winning author of the ANNALISSE MYSTERY SERIES.

THE VISIT THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING.

Celebrity chef Laura Harris dwells on the horror of finding her mentor’s body in the groundskeeper’s disheveled bed—pillow and bedding half covering her open eyes—purple bruising around her mouth. A grisly snapshot in time revealing the Texas woman’s last moments during her attack. The elderly matriarch from the small town of Stenburg has left the physical world, and Laura is shattered.

She is catapulted headlong into the pursuit of a casual executioner, one bold enough to come and go from the crime scene with ease, dropping bizarre crumb trails designed to mock the deceased. But Laura herself doesn’t go unnoticed. As she digs deeper, she is followed and bombarded by warnings to leave the state.

When the victim’s attorney informs Laura that she’s to inherit the entire Stenburg fortune, the last act of kindness has made Laura the main person of interest in the investigation.

Message by message, Laura is methodically taunted by someone so deranged and driven they’ll do whatever it takes to dislodge Laura from Texas – permanently.

Book Details:

Genre: Amateur Sleuth/Mystery/Cozy Mystery
Published by: Ewephoric Publishing
Publication Date: October 1, 2024
Number of Pages: 368
ISBN: 979-8-9863409-6-8
Book Links: Amazon | Goodreads


Author Bio:

Marlene M. Bell

Marlene M. Bell has never met a sheep she didn’t like. As a personal touch for her readers, they often find these wooly creatures visiting her international romantic mysteries and children’s books as characters or subject matter. Marlene is an accomplished artist and photographer who takes pride in entertaining fans on multiple levels of her creativity.

Marlene’s award-winning Annalisse series boasts Best Mystery honors for all installments including these: IP Best Regional Australia/New Zealand, Global Award Best Mystery, and Chanticleer’s International Mystery and Mayhem shortlist for Copper Waters, the fourth mystery in the series.

She offers her children's picture book, Mia and Nattie: One Great Team! written primarily for younger kids based on true events from the Bell’s East Texas sheep ranch. The simple text and illustrations are a touching tribute of belonging and unconditional love between a little girl and her lamb.

Catch Up With Marlene M. Bell:
www.MarleneMBell.com
Goodreads - @dorsetghal
BookBub - @dorsetgalwrites
Instagram - @marlenemysteries
Twitter/X - @ewephoric
Facebook
Facebook - @marlenembell
Amazon Author Page


My Thoughts 


A Hush At Midnight is written by Marlene M. Bell. This is my first exposure to this author and it will not be my last. This book is packed with action and suspense that I didn’t want to put it down. The book is well written and the storyline is engaging. 


Laura is a chef and a cookbook author. She goes to visit one of her mentors, Hattie who was a World War II pilot. She’s surprised to see her looking unwell. She’s so used to Hattie looking strong and boisterous. When Laura returns she finds Hattie dead. Laura is suddenly a suspect. 


Let’s factor in that when Hattie’s will is read, Laura is the sole heir. Laura is in shock and suddenly finds herself having to clear her name. Along the way there are some that would like to eliminate Laura. What could this town be hiding. Plenty is the answer 


Thank you to the author, publisher and Partners in Crime Tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own. 



 

Giveaway:

This is a giveaway hosted by Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours for Marlene M. Bell. See the widget for entry terms and conditions. Void where prohibited.

This tour will have THREE (3) winners (US ONLY). ONE (1) winner will receive GIFT BOX from our author Marlene M. Bell to include: An autographed proof copy of A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT by Marlene M. Bell, Vintage hardcover with dust jacket of Ladybird Johnson’s book, Wildflowers Across America, One pound of wildflower seeds, AND a $50 Amazon gift card; TWO (2) winners will each receive a print edition of A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT by Marlene M. Bell. 


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