Thanks to Courtney Brach of Touchstone Publicity/ Simon & Schuster, Inc., I am giving away one print copy of ‘The Devil You Know’ by Elisabeth de Mariaffi.
Book Description:
In the vein of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects and A.S.A. Harrison’s The Silent Wife, The Devil You Knowis a thrilling debut about a rookie reporter, whose memories of the murder of her childhood best friend bring danger and a stalker right to her doorstep.
The year is 1993. Rookie crime beat reporter Evie Jones is haunted by the unsolved murder of her best friend Lianne Gagnon who was killed in 1982, back when both girls were eleven. The suspected killer, a repeat offender named Robert Cameron, was never arrested, leaving Lianne’s case cold.
Now twenty-one and living alone for the first time, Evie is obsessively drawn to finding out what really happened to Lianne. She leans on another childhood friend, David Patton, for help—but every clue they uncover seems to lead to an unimaginable conclusion. As she gets closer and closer to the truth, Evie becomes convinced that the killer is still at large and that he’s coming back for her.
From critically acclaimed author Elisabeth de Mariaffi comes a spine-tingling debut about secrets long buried and obsession that cannot be controlled.
About Elisabeth de Mariaffi:
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ELISABETH de MARIAFFI is a critically acclaimed author of one previous collection of short stories, How to Get Along with Women, which was nominated for the prestigious Giller Prize. A long distance runner and dog-lover, she has juggled a surprising range of day jobs, from marketing professional to flight attendant. Born and raised in Toronto, Elisabeth now makes her home on an island in the middle of the North Atlantic—she lives in St. John’s, Canada, with the poet George Murray and their combined brood of four children.
This giveaway is open to the U.S. and Canada only and ends on January 27, 2015. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
Thanks to Jocelyn Kelley of Kelley & Hall Book Publicity, I am giving away 3 copies of ‘Sister Eve, Private Eye’.
Book Description:
Sister Eve always says God moves in mysterious ways. And Eve adores a good mystery. Especially a murder.
A member of the Benedictine Order in Pecos, New Mexico, Sister Evangeline has been feeling disconnected and a bit uncertain about her calling. She’s not thrilled when she must return home to Madrid, New Mexico, to care for her testy, ailing father, but she’s also invigorated to take on some new challenges.
Retired Police Captain Jackson Divine is in trouble. “The Captain” is a Private Eye specializing in finding lost people and he’s been hot on a case. But his diabetes has spiraled out of control, requiring surgery. Just before the crisis, he was hired to find Chaz Cheston, a missing Hollywood director. But when Cheston turns up dead—murdered—the stakes for The Captain are raised. Suspects abound, including Cheston’s mistress, a young starlet and most recent client of Captain Divine.
About Lynne Hinton:
Lynne Hinton received a Masters of Divinity from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley. She has served as a hospice chaplain and church pastor. Hinton is a regular columnist with The Charlotte Observer. Her latest series is already striking a chord with audiences.
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Today it is my pleasure to kick off the tour for Joan Merrill’s ‘And All That Madness’, from her ‘Casey McKie Mystery Series’.
Book Description:
Publisher: CreateSpace (February 20 2013) Category: Mystery ISBN: 13: 9781 489278981 Tour Dates: September, 2014 Available in: Print , Audio, and E-book, 227 Pages
AND ALL THAT MADNESS is a Casey McKie mystery. When the New York Jazz Society acquires a fifty-year old letter from Georgia Valentine, questions arise over the legendary vocalist’s death. Did she give herself a fatal dose of heroin, as the original investigators ruled, or did someone kill her? And if it was murder, what was the motive?
Casey moves her operation from San Francisco to New York to investigate the cold case, questioning Georgia’s musician friends, her widower, a drug dealer, a Broadway actress, a mafia boss and the authorities who declared the death a suicide. This quest takes Casey to New York’s most venerable jazz clubs, a Harlem nursing home, a mob-owned Italian restaurant, a lesbian bar and One Police Plaza, home of the NYPD.
She joins forces with an attractive detective from the Organized Crime unit, and, as the case progresses, so does their relationship. With no shortage of suspects, Casey ultimately uncovers evidence revealing a surprising killer. Author Joan Merrill has produced yet another captivating mystery as part of her on-going detective series featuring SF detective Casey McKie.
Casey is in New York investigating the death of a world famous jazz singer, Georgia Valentine. Did she die of a drug over dose as the coroner, said or was it murder.
Casey takes into the modern day jazz scene as she visits some of the colorful, often seedy locations in New York while she investigates.
And All That Madness makes reference to some of the classic jazz singers, such as Elia Fitzerald. I loved these references as they made this modern day jazz mystery have the feel of a more classic mystery.
Ms. Merrill’s characters are colorful and quirky and the plot well developed. Her own love for jazz is very apparent in this novel and she makes the reader want to listen to jazz while they read. This is a delicious jazz mystery that is not to be missed. Books from this series do not need to be read in order. Highly recommended!
5/5
I received the ebook version for my honest review.
About Joan Merrill:
oan Merrill has written five Casey McKie mysteries, all taking place in the world of jazz:And All That Murder (2009), And All That Sea (2010), And All That Stalking (2011). And All That Madness (2012), And All That Motive(2014).
All books (except Motive, which will be published in early fall), are available at amazon.com and Kindle. And All That Madness is available as an audio book, narrated by long-time KCSM radio host, Alisa Clancy. To download, go to audible.com oriTunes.com or for the CD version, go to joanmerrill.com. An audio book of And All That Stalking is under production.
Joan Merrill has worked in the jazz field for over twenty years, producing fourteen shows for NPR’s Jazz Profiles and four shows for the Smithsonian/PRI series Jazz Singers. She’s represented various jazz singers; produced the video documentary “Saying It with Jazz” featuring Carmen McRae and others; and produced three CDs under her own label. She also created and curates the website: carmenmcrae.com.
Merrill is currently producing a musical revue tribute to Doris Day, entitled “Que Sera! Celebrating Doris Day” with Kristi King. See QueSeraTheMusical.com Paperback versions of the Casey McKie mysteries may be purchased at reduced rates from the website: joanmerrill.com.
Thanks to Joan Merrill, I am giving away one print copy or ebook. Print is available to the |U.S. or Canada only. ebook is available internationally. This giveaway ends on September 30, 2014. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
Thanks to Courtney Brach of Touchstone Publicity/ Simon & Schuster, Inc., I am giving away one print copy of ‘The Devil You Know’ by Elisabeth de Mariaffi.
