Reporter’s Story by Joyce Strand
Reporter’s Story by Joyce Strand
Thanks to Della Bercovitch of Dellagate, , I am giving away 5 print copies of The Reporter’s Story by Joyce Strand.
Description of Reporter’s Story by Joyce Strand
A house burglary in 1912 San Francisco that the victim denies happening piques Emma Matheson’s reporter instincts. Why would a not-so-wealthy businessman deny that recovered loot was his and forego collecting his $8,000 worth of stolen jewelry? Why did he fire his maid and butler who originally reported the theft? The more she pursues the burglary that wasn’t a burglary, the more she sees it as a major story, involving murder, intrigue, and smuggling. Can she solve it and write the story that could project her to become the world-famous reporter she so covets? Or will she become one of its victims?
Additional info about Emma: Emma Matheson is a young woman determined to be a star front-page reporter despite the bias against women in her day.Her mother died when she was born. She was reared by her father who runs a newspaper in Sacramento. She grew up learning about the newspaper business. Her father valued education and insisted she attend university before starting her career. She is bright, determined, a great writer — but a bit naive.
About Joyce Strand
Joyce T. Strand is the author of who-done-it contemporary and historical mysteries set in California. All of her published six novels are inspired by actual events and/or real people, although they are definitely fictionalized.
Strand headed corporate communications at several biotech and high-tech companies in California’s Silicon Valley for more than 25 years. Unlike her protagonist Jillian Hillcrest, however, she did not encounter murder in her career. Strand lives with her two cats and collection of cow statuary in Southern California, and enjoys exploring and writing about the growing wine region in the Ramona Valley near San Diego.
Webpage: http://joycestrand.com
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Giveaway of Reporter’s Story by Joyce Strand
This giveaway is open to Canada, the U.S., and the UK only and ends on July 8, 2016 at midnight pacific time. Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.
Joyce Strand is also holding a giveaway of the following:
1st Prize: Kindle Fire 7” WiFi 8GB Black plus ebook or paperback copy of The Reporters Story
2nd Prize: $25 Amazon Gift Card and ebook or paperback copy of The Reporters Story
3rd Prize: ebook or paperback copy of The Reporters Story
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Hello Teddy,
On behalf of Joyce Strand and Book Marketing Services, I would like to thank you for hosting Joyce today on Teddy Rose Book Reviews Plus More. She is excited to be here in the author spotlight and giveaway. If any of your followers have any questions and/or comments they would like to share, please leave them in the comment box, Joyce will be by later in the day to respond.
Joyce is having a giveaway during her tour. 1st prize: Kindle Fire HD 7 WiFi 8GB Black plus ebook or paperback copy of The Reporter’s Story; 2nd Prize: $25 Amazon Gift Card and ebook or paperback copy of The Reporter’s Story; 3rd Prize: ebook or paperback copy of The Reporter’s Story. Click here to enter: http://gvwy.io/46exxhl
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A fascinating and captivating novel which interests me greatly. The era, setting and story.
You are correct. San Francisco in 1912 is a fascinating time. It’s six years after the devastating earthquake. The Panama Canal is just being built. The infamous tongs are still prevalent. House burglaries are common. But the City is transitioning to a safer and more business-oriented atmosphere. And it’s also an election year. It was such fun to research and I tried not to include too much of the fascinating history.
And, this setting offers great opportunity for an intriguing mystery.
That does sound like an intriguing mystery, now I want to know what’s going on. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
Sounds like an intriguing mystery. I like the plot line. Thanks for the giveaway.
Thanks so much for the opportunity to reach out to your readers and offer them the chance to win a copy of my newest historical mystery, THE REPORTER’S STORY. I certainly enjoyed researching and writing it, and trust that whoever wins a copy will enjoy reading it. Emma is a determined character and the mystery barely slows her down on her way to become a world-recognized reporter. Again, I really appreciate the opportunity.
I love love love historical books set in San Francisco! I also love reading about strong female characters in history.
Thanks, Jennifer. I, too, love stories set in San Francisco — one of my favorite cities. Also, in my research I uncovered many strong women in this time period–1912. My reporter is based primarily on one of them but also a composite of many. Enjoy!
Teddy and Joyce, I received my copy of this book today! I’m really excited to read it! Thank you both!
I love the time period and the setting. It reminds me of those old time mysteries with John Dickson Carr and S.S. Van Dine.
This one arrived 2 days ago. Thank you, Teddy!