City of Deadly Dreams: Mystery by Elyse Douglas
Publisher: Broadback (May 1, 2021)
Category: Hard-Boiled Mystery, Private Investigator Mystery
Tour dates: May 31-June 30, 2021
ISBN: B08Y86X4B3
Available in ebook, 250 pages
Description City of Deadly Dreams by Elyse Douglas
Dane Cooper, an NYC Hell’s Kitchen private detective, is hired by a Tennessee man to find his handsome, 20-year-old son named Elvis, who has been missing for several months. Though hesitant at first, Dane takes the case because he needs the money. Dane soon learns that the case centers around a beautiful, mysterious blonde, named Darcy. Against his better judgment, he falls for her, believing she might lead him to Elvis. Her dangerous secrets trouble him, and he realizes he can’t trust her.
Dane’s investigation turns deadly when he learns that Elvis has left a trail of pregnant young girls, unhappy husbands, and vengeful women. Dane becomes a target as he struggles to find Elvis and save him from the killers who are closing in. Can Dane save Elvis and himself, or will Darcy’s secrets get them all killed?
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My Thoughts City of Deadly Dreams by Elyse Douglas
Dane Cooper turned in his police badge to open his own private detective agency in New York City. He accepts a case to find a man’s missing 20-year-old son, Elvis. The twist? The father claims that his son in the real Elvis Presley, reincarnated.
Due to the quirky nature of the case and the boy’s father’s delusion of his son being Elvis Presley, Dane is reluctant to take on the case. However, he needs the money, and is offered a lot.
As he further investigates, he goes deeper and deeper down a rabbit hole. For one, he falls for the woman Dane believes will lead him to Elvis, Darcy. She has lots of secrets plus she had an affair with Elvis when he was in high school and she was his teacher.
Dane soon finds out that there are men out to find and kill Elvis as he has broken up marriages and left teen girls pregnant. As he races against time to find and save Elvis, the walls close in. Will he save Elvis and will he survive himself? You will have to read it to find out.
I have read many books by the husband-and-wife author team, Elyse Douglas. They write across many genres and my favorite are their time travel novels. However, I have enjoyed their other’s, including this one, ‘City of Deadly Dreams’. The characters are their quirkiest ever and there are surprising twists and turns the keep the reader turning the pages. I highly recommend it and give it 4 stars.
About Elyse Douglas
Elyse Douglas is the pen name for the married writing team Elyse Parmentier and Douglas Pennington. Elyse grew up near the sea, roaming the beaches, reading and writing stories and poetry, receiving a master’s degree in English Literature. She has enjoyed careers as an English teacher, an actress and a speech-language pathologist.
Douglas has worked as a graphic designer, a corporate manager and an equities trader. He attended the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and played the piano professionally for many years.
Website: www.elysedouglas.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/douglaselyse
Facebook: www.facebook.com/elyse.authorsdouglas
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I love a book with romance and suspense.
This sounds like a fun story, even if the son turns out *not* to be the reincarnated Elvis!
Sounds very intriguing.