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From Stigma to Strength: Celebrating Autistic Identity

April is Autism Acceptance Month, a month-long observance that should be used to promote acceptance and inclusion for individuals with ASD. Neurodivergence theory teaches that we should accept people for how their brains work, no matter how much they diverge from the norm.

As one of the characters says in His Hands Were Quiet:

Do you have any idea what it feels like to be punished for who you are? For the way your brain was formed? Something you have absolutely no control over?

P.D. Workman, His Hands Were Quiet

And then again later:

Maybe just because our brains are different, that doesn’t mean that we are defective. That we need to be reprogrammed somehow.

P.D. Workman, His Hands Were Quiet

Instead of pathologizing autistic behavior, can we celebrate and accommodate it? Can we recognize the strengths and talents of autistic individuals and provide them with the support and resources they need to thrive? Maybe we can listen to their experiences and perspectives, and create inclusive and accessible environments that value diversity and promote acceptance and understanding.

It can be challenging to unpack the preconceptions, biases, and ableism that we have grown up with. Hard to come to an understanding of the fact that looking normal is not the goal in life. That a rainbow of ways of learning, thinking, communicating, and acting is a good thing. Accommodating different learning styles, communication, socialization, and behaviors benefits everyone, not just those most easily identified as different.

We especially need to listen to and value the experiences and perspectives of neurodivergent individuals rather than assuming that professionals like doctors and therapists know best. We need to create spaces and platforms where they can share their stories, express their opinions, and contribute to the broader discourse on neurodiversity. We must amplify their voices and advocate for their rights.

More Blog Posts

I have previously written a number of blog posts on autism awareness and other perspectives. Please stay a while and check them out.

Starting with Autism Awareness

Autism Awareness During Crisis

Autism Acceptance Month

Autism Acceptance: Reading about Intersectionality

Happy Autistic Pride Day

The International Day of the Stim

Excerpt from Neurotribes

Tracking a Killer in Blind Search

Books to Read

In addition to the suggestions in the above articles, here are some autism/neurodiversity-positive books you may want to add to your reading list, with a focus on as many #ownvoices as possible.

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He’s better off dead anyway.

Hired to investigate the death of an autistic boy in a treatment facility, PI Zachary Goldman is concerned about the therapies he sees there. While he is assured that the children there are not actually being hurt, his investigation leads to the discovery of even deeper institutional abuses.

Battling the ghosts of his own past, Zachary fights to uncover the facility’s dark secrets and to get as many children as he can out of harm’s way.

The way that PD Workman showed the autistic perspective in contrast to the mainstream views about us was lovely. I appreciated it more than I can express in words. She did thorough research on multiple sides of the issue and it shows. She gives multiple autistic perspectives, not just one, and the way they were presented brought me to tears multiple times … The story itself was a solid mystery with many exciting twists and turns along the way. Even if I wasn’t personally invested in the topic (being autistic myself and having autistic children), I still would’ve enjoyed it as a mystery. I’m extremely likely to pick up more of her books now that I’ve read this one!

Zachary Goldman, Private Investigator, is flawed with a capital F. Shattered by the tragedies of his own life, he will somehow still manage to pick himself up and dig just a little bit deeper than anyone else to find the vital clues.

Maybe being broken makes it easier for others who have faced tragedy to trust him. Walk with Zachary as he solves cases that will stretch his abilities to the limit.

Even with his own life in shambles, Zachary Goldman is still the one you want on the case.

Investigate this P.I. mystery now!

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The way that PD Workman showed the autistic perspective in contrast to the mainstream views about us was lovely. I appreciated it more than I can express in words. She did thorough research on multiple sides of the issue and it shows. She gives multiple autistic perspectives, not just one, and the way they were presented brought me to tears multiple times …  The story itself was a solid mystery with many exciting twists and turns along the way. Even if I wasn’t personally invested in the topic (being autistic myself and having autistic children), I still would’ve enjoyed it as a mystery. I’m extremely likely to pick up more of her books now that I’ve read this one!

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Caleb, an autistic teen is mistakenly arrested.
Bad turns to worse when he is then apprehended from his family by DFS.

His mother could never have predicted the chain of events in a million years.

In trying to protect him, DFS has actually put Caleb in harm’s way.

”Yet another winner for PD Workman. I’m amazed that this lady isn’t acknowledged more. She writes about very serious subjects and is an advocate for mental health.”

Once again, Gabriel and Renata have teamed up to right injustice and to get Caleb to safety. But Andrew Searle is on the case, and it’s his job to see that they don’t succeed and that Caleb remains in foster care.

Ripped from the headlines, you won’t want to miss this intriguing plot!

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Just like every other P.D. Workman book I’ve ever read, the gritty, raw realism of Toxo does an absolutely incredible job of taking my breath away.

Britt, Goodreads reviewer

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From award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman

Micah lived a quiet, comfortable life, her involvement in law enforcement limited to the composite pictures that she produced with her computer and colored pencils.

But everything is turned upside down when she involves herself in the case of an infant found abandoned in the Sweetgrass Hills.

With the help of her knowledge of DNA and law enforcement contacts across the country, Micah is closing in on a killer. But her investigation draws the killer’s attention, and she finds herself in the middle of an operation that could mean the end of her career—or worse, her life.

This cosy thriller with a neurodivergent, aro-ace MC will keep you turning the pages long after you should have logged into your day job. Oops.

Love CSI and other forensic mysteries? Award-winning and USA Today bestselling author brings you this fresh new nail-biter for your next read.

Join Micah as she picks up her pencils and starts on a new case.

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“P. D. Workman has outdone herself with this riveting techno-thriller featuring Micah Miller, a forensic artist specializing in composite renderings based on forensic DNA phenotyping … This book offers plenty of thrills, chills, suspense and white-knuckled tension as the plot unfolds and it kept me turning pages until late into the night. The story is clean and well-written, the plot is fascinating, the pace is relentless and the characters are realistic and relatable. I highly recommend this absorbing and thoroughly enjoyable thriller to anyone who favors CSI, NCIS, Cold Case, Forensic Files or any high-tech inspired crime-solving theme.”

—Kim, Goodreads reviewer

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From Book 1: We’re thrilled to announce that this Amazon bestseller is also a Human Relations and a B.R.A.G. Medallion winner!

After suddenly receiving custody of his five year old son, Ben must learn how to be a dad. The fact that he’d even fathered a child was news to him. Not only does this mean restructuring his sixty-hour workweek and becoming responsible for another human being, but also Kyle has autism. Enter the school system and a shaky beginning. Under the guidance of a gifted teacher, Ben and Kyle take tentative steps to becoming father and son.

Teacher Melanie Nicols sees Ben as a deadbeat dad, but grudgingly comes to admire how he hangs in, determined to learn for his son’s sake. Her admiration grows to more as father and son come to rely on Melanie being a part of their lives.

When parents receive the news that their child has autism, they spend countless hours researching the subject, usually at night, after an exhausting day. Teachers, when they hear that they’ll have a student with an autism spectrum disorder, also try to learn as much as they can. This novel was written for such parents and teachers – an entertaining read that’s fun, yet still offers strategies and information on autism.

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FIVE friends go to a cabin.

FOUR of them are hiding secrets.

THREE years of history bind them.

TWO are doomed from the start.

ONE person wants to end this.

NO ONE IS SAFE.

Five friends take a trip to a cabin. It’s supposed to be one last getaway before going their separate ways―a chance to say goodbye to each other, and to the game they’ve been playing for the past three years. But they’re all dealing with their own demons, and they’re all hiding secrets.

And as they start to play the murder mystery game that brought them together in the first place, the lines between the game and reality blend, with deadly consequences. Someone knows their secrets. Someone wants to make them pay. Soon, it’s a race against time before it’s game over―forever.

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One million cloned soldiers. A nation imprisoned. A group of neurodiverse rebels fighting back.

Britain as we know it lies destroyed. In the aftermath of the most daring military coup in history, the surviving population is crammed inside giant Citadels, watched over by an army of cloned soldiers. The hope of a nation lies in a tiny number of freedom fighters hidden in the abandoned countryside – most of whom are teenagers who escaped the attack on their special school.

Seen by many as no more than misfits and `problem children’, this band of fighters could never have imagined the responsibility that now rests on their shoulders. But perhaps this war needs a different kind of hero.

After a lifetime of being defined by their weaknesses, the teenagers must learn how to play to their strengths, and become the best they can be in a world that has never been on their side.

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A sensory portrait of an autistic mind

From childhood, Laura James knew she was different. She struggled to cope in a world that often made no sense to her, as though her brain had its own operating system. It wasn’t until she reached her forties that she found out why: Suddenly and surprisingly, she was diagnosed with autism.

With a touching and searing honesty, Laura challenges everything we think we know about what it means to be autistic. Married with four children and a successful journalist, Laura examines the ways in which autism has shaped her career, her approach to motherhood, and her closest relationships. Laura’s upbeat, witty writing offers new insight into the day-to-day struggles of living with autism, as her extreme attention to sensory detail — a common aspect of her autism — is fascinating to observe through her eyes.

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The Hope Juvenile Treatment Center is ironically named. No one has hope for the delinquent teenagers who have been exiled there; the world barely acknowledges that they exist.

Then the guards at Hope start acting strange. And one day…they don’t show up. But when the teens band together to make a break from the facility, they encounter soldiers outside the gates. There’s a rapidly spreading infectious disease outside, and no one can leave their houses or travel without a permit. Which means that they’re stuck at Hope. And this time, no one is watching out for them at all.

As supplies quickly dwindle and a deadly plague tears through their ranks, the group has to decide whom among them they can trust and figure out how they can survive in a world that has never wanted them in the first place.

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Anand Prahlad was born on a former plantation in Virginia in 1954. This memoir, vividly internal, powerfully lyric, and brilliantly impressionistic, is his story.
 
For the first four years of his life, Prahlad didn’t speak. But his silence didn’t stop him from communicating—or communing—with the strange, numinous world he found around him. Ordinary household objects came to life; the spirits of long-dead slave children were his best friends. In his magical interior world, sensory experiences blurred, time disappeared, and memory was fluid. Ever so slowly, he emerged, learning to talk and evolving into an artist and educator. His journey takes readers across the United States during one of its most turbulent moments, and Prahlad experiences it all, from the heights of the Civil Rights Movement to West Coast hippie enclaves to a college town that continues to struggle with racism and its border state legacy.

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A funny-serious story about what happens when you stop trying to be the person other people expect you to be and give yourself a go.

Erin is looking forward to Schoolies, at least she thinks she is. But things are not going to plan. Life is getting messy, and for Erin, who is autistic, that’s a big problem. She’s lost her job at Surf Zone after an incident that clearly was not her fault. Her driving test went badly even though she followed the instructions perfectly. Her boyfriend is not turning out to be the romantic type. And she’s missing her brother, Rudy, who left almost a year ago.

But now that she’s writing letters to him, some things are beginning to make just a tiny bit of sense.

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As one of the only remaining autistics in the universe, Xandri Corelel has faced a lot of hardship, and she’s earned her place as the head of Xeno-Liaisons aboard the first contact ship Carpathia. But her skill at negotiating with alien species is about to be put to the ultimate test.

The Anmerilli, a notoriously reticent and xenophobic people, have invented a powerful weapon that will irrevocably change the face of space combat. Now the Starsystems Alliance has called in Xandri and the crew of the Carpathia to mediate. The Alliance won’t risk the weapon falling into enemy hands, and if Xandri can’t bring the Anmerilli into the fold, the consequences will be dire.

Amidst sabotage, assassination attempts, and rampant cronyism, Xandri struggles to convince the doubtful and ornery Anmerilli. Worse, she’s beginning to suspect that not everyone on her side is really working to make the alliance a success. As tensions rise and tempers threaten to boil over, Xandri must focus all her energy into understanding the one species that has always been beyond her: her own.

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Can two broken boys find their perfect home? By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, this is a gorgeously told, powerful story.

Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned by every relative he’s ever known. Now Sam’s trying to build a new life for them. He survives by breaking into empty houses when their owners are away, until one day he’s caught out when a family returns home. To his amazement this large, chaotic family takes him under their wing – each teenager assuming Sam is a friend of another sibling. Sam finds himself inextricably caught up in their life, and falling for the beautiful Moxie.

But Sam has a secret, and his past is about to catch up with him.

Amazon@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-a88428c{flex:1 1 calc(33.333% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 / 2 ) !important}}Related posts From Stigma to Strength: Celebrating Autistic Identity A Journey into Botswana in The Kalahari Typing School for Men A round-up of autism posts Tracking a Killer in Blind Search Fiction Books for ADHD Awareness Doctored Death and more new releases! [image error] Mental Health Awareness Month Start Over with the Christmas Cupcake Murder Autism Acceptance: Reading about Intersectionality Excerpt from Good Omens Autism Awareness During Crisis The International Day of the Stim June freebie round-up – Apple-achian Treasure and more Excerpt from The Mysterious Affair at Styles Autism Acceptance Month Why wear odd socks? Toxo Medical Kidnap Files #4 Excerpt from I Can See You Excerpt from The Life We Bury Happy Autistic Pride Day Excerpt from Neurotribes N24 Awareness Day Starting with Autism Awareness Excerpt from Papers in the Wind




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Aging with Attitude: Geezer-Lit Mysteries

Ever feel like a fictional character was just too good to be believed? Check out my blog post on Kenzie Kirsch, secondary character in the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series and the protagonist in the spin-off series Kenzie Kirsch Medical Thrillers. Some people might think that Kenzie is a saint, but she has her own flaws!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.

Retirement Homes are Murder is the first book in the Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series by Mike Befeler. This book is a fun and lighthearted mystery that follows several senior characters in an old age home who become embroiled in a murder investigation. The protagonist, Paul Jacobson, suffers from a unique form of amnesia that causes him to forget anything that happened in the past five years if he falls asleep. His fellow residents also struggle with various afflictions of old age, including macular degeneration and incontinence.

The plot centers around Paul, who becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a man he knew before moving into the retirement home. The police believe that Paul had a strong motive for the murder, and he must work to clear his name and find the true culprit.

While Retirement Homes are Murder is often classified as a cozy mystery, readers should be aware that it contains some explicit language and an explicit sex scene. However, the book is still humorous and features an amateur sleuth, making it an enjoyable read for fans of the genre. Overall, this book is a unique and entertaining addition to the world of geezer-lit mysteries.

“I’m Paul Jacobson,” I said.
“I know,” the white-bearded man said. “We met yesterday.”

Mike Befeler, Retirement Homes Are Murder

What is “geezer lit”?

The term geezer lit may have been coined by Mike Befeler. I don’t see it being used on many other books. As you might guess, geezer lit refers to books that feature older male protagonists dealing with the challenges and joys of aging. Geezer lit explores themes such as retirement, loss, illness, and relationships with family and friends. It is often characterized by a wry sense of humor and a focus on the everyday struggles and triumphs of older men.

Books shelved on Goodreads as Geezer lit

Interview with Mike Befeler: Older People Make Great Characters

I previously wrote about Martha’s Vineyard, another mystery with an elderly protagonist, this one a woman. Maybe they are becoming more popular.

Summary

Remembering nothing from the day before, crotchety octogenarian Paul Jacobson must become an amateur sleuth to clear himself as a murder suspect when he finds a dead body in the trash chute of a retirement home.

As Paul’s snooping and short-term memory loss get him in trouble with the local police, his new friends and granddaughter Jennifer help him solve an expanding list of crimes. Paul finds romance as he struggles to escape a murderer intent on a repeat performance.

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Nobody is Perfect, Even in a Fictional World

Some readers of the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series have expressed that they find Kenzie to be too perfect and saintly, always caring and understanding at every turn.

But if you read carefully, you’ll find that Kenzie is not without human flaws. She has faults and emotions just like any other (fictional) human being. Reading the Kenzie Kirsch Medical Thrillers series, you get to see her flaws and emotions more clearly. There are a considerable number of times in both the Zachary Goldman Mysteries and Kenzie Kirsch Medical Thriller series when she struggles with restraining her anger and impatience with Zachary, keeps secrets from him, and has other difficulties navigating their complex relationship dynamics. Sometimes she snaps or gives Zachary the silent treatment, shuts herself away in her bedroom or works late at the office to avoid dealing with him. She struggles to find the balance between accommodating Zachary’s disabilities and enabling dysfunctional behavior.

Supporting vs Enabling Kids With Challenges (This article is more about the parent/child relationship, but much of it is applicable to adult relationships as well.)

Living with someone with depression, PTSD, ADHD, or learning disabilities can be exhausting, never mind someone with all of them. It can be isolating and thankless. There are a few pieces of advice on this page that might be helpful if you are in this situation:

Living with a person suffering from mental illness

Kenzie’s background plays a significant role in her character development. Growing up, she fell into the roll of caregiver/nurse to her sister, Amanda. Because of Amanda’s illness, Kenzie’s wants and needs had to be suppressed and everyone’s focus was on taking care of Amanda and seeing to her needs. Kenzie’s learned behavior, to put others’ needs before her own, has carried through to adulthood. Since Kenzie had a gift for understanding medicine, her mother relied on her to help take care of Amanda and act as a translator between her parents and the doctors. It is difficult for Kenzie to pull back from the role of mother or doctor to Zachary and treat him as an equal partner. She often steps over the line or pushes her opinion too far about how he should be taking care of himself or behaving.

It irritates Zachary to be told how to take care of himself or have someone else act as if they know better than he does what his own needs are, but he also craves having someone take care of him. Kenzie stepped way over the line in He Was Not There when she went to both Lorne and Bridget about Zachary’s dissociation and possible sexual abuse in the past, rather than waiting until he was ready to talk about it, and they broke up because of this for a time. They also broke up in She Wore Mourning when she realized that he had been tracking her movements. It has not been a smooth road.

In Rushin’ Death, you’ll find that throughout the Zachary Goldman books 11-13, Kenzie is keeping some pretty big secrets from Zachary. Just as they only had clues of what was going on with Tyrrell’s mental health/alcoholism during their stay at the Lodge in Dosed to Death, there are things going on in Kenzie’s life during this time period that Zachary can only catch glimpses of, if he’s really paying attention.

But it is all about to come out.

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A Thrilling Journey Through the World of Viral Outbreaks

Easter is the perfect time for a cozy mystery! Cut Out Cookie is just the ticket. Plus enjoy delicious Easter Recipes from Auntie Clem’s Bakery and a crossover with Reg Rawlins Psychic Investigator!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.

Bitter Paradise by Ross Pennie is the fifth installment of his A Dr. Zol Szabo Medical Mystery series, and it is a thrilling read for anyone who enjoys medical mysteries and viral outbreak tropes. It is the first one I have read, but wouldn’t hesitate to pick up any of the others. Good cast of characters, easy to read, with enough backstory to understand what is going on. Following the story of Dr. Zed’s son and his friend as well as their virus-hunting parents, this book can be enjoyed by readers of both young adult and adult age groups. And best of all, of course, it is set in Canada. Nice to see a Canadian setting.

Pennie takes the reader on an intriguing journey as he lays down plenty of rabbit trails/red herrings for them to follow with enough clues along the way to keep them engaged. With lots of twists and turns, Bitter Paradise challenges the reader to try to solve the mystery even as they become engrossed in it. It’s a great read and a challenging mystery with lots of twists and turns.

Oh, and let’s not forget a neurodivergent main character and a terrorist/organized crime subplot as well, just to keep things interesting! This one hits all of the buttons for me.

Mrs. Simon just collapsed at her desk. She looks awful. I called 911. I need you to come down here.

Ross Pennie, Bitter Paradise

Summary

After weeks of torture at the hands of Syria’s secret police, the bombing of his villa in the ancient city of Aleppo, and the murder of his daughter, trauma surgeon Dr. Hosam Khousa flees his fractured homeland with his wife and son. They make their way to Canada as refugees, where Hosam is forced to trade his prestigious scalpel for a barber’s humble clippers. Though he aches to regain his once- prominent surgical career, cutting hair in Hamilton, Ontario, seems a safe way to make a living, until a fellow Syrian is slashed to death in the barbershop. The ensuing gangland vendetta entangles Hosam and threatens his family.

At the same time, epidemic investigators Dr. Zol Szabo and Natasha Sharma are battling an outbreak of vaccine-resistant polio that has struck the city with terrifying fury. When Hosam visits a friend clinging to life in the intensive care unit, he spots something that might help the investigation but will ruin his chance of retaking his place in the operating theater. The Great White North is not the sanctuary he expected, but it’s a bitter paradise he must learn to navigate.

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His Fear Was Real

by P.D. Workman


Coming Soon!
Series: Zachary Goldman Mysteries #16
Genres: Brozy (Broader Cozy), Mystery, Suspense, Mystery/Suspense

eBook Price: $ 4.99 USD
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His Fear Was RealAboutPraise for Zachary GoldmanAuthor NotesBook Club ResourcesOn my BlogPraise for P.D. WorkmanA mystery thriller from USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman that will keep you turning the pages!

The truth was buried for a reason

When PI Zachary Goldman’s brother Tyrrell asks for his help in uncovering the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a friend, Zachary is skeptical. It has been years since there was any activity on the case and he assumes it is a lost cause.

But as he digs deeper, what begins as a simple case quickly spirals into something far more sinister. Zachary finds himself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with someone in the shadows who is none too pleased to find someone snooping around the cold case.

With the help of an unlikely ally, Zachary must unravel a complex web of corruption and powerful people if he hopes to uncover the truth before it’s too late.

Follow Zachary as he dives into the dark secrets of the past in this gripping story of suspense and intrigue that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end!

His Fear Was Real is a thrilling read that will keep you guessing until the very end.

Praise for the series:

Very well written. [Zachary] is flawed with a capital F … In spite of his problems, he is a very sympathetic character and doggedly pursues the truth.

What a great story. Fabulous plot with interesting and complex characters. I was totally involved into the wee hours. Many twists and left waiting until the end. Highly recommended

Zachary Goldman, Private Investigator, is flawed with a capital F. Shattered by the tragedies of his own life, he will somehow still manage to pick himself up and dig just a little bit deeper than anyone else to piece together the vital clues and solve the mystery.

Maybe being broken makes it easier for others who have faced tragedy to trust him. Walk with Zachary as he solves cases that will stretch his abilities to the limit.

Even with his own life in shambles, Zachary Goldman is still the one you want on the case.

Looking for a suspenseful read that will keep you up all night and stay with you long after the last page?

Investigate this P.I. Mystery now!

— an amazing and suspenseful story. It carries you away into a psychological tailspin that keeps you going in so many different directions.

— A really good piece of detective fiction with some novel and original features which keep the reader guessing until the last few pages.

— I love the way the investigation plays out…very interesting.  That is done very well. It held my interest. I very much wanted to find out the outcome…

— Very well written. [Zachary] is flawed with a capital F … In spite of his problems, he is a very sympathetic character and doggedly pursues the truth.

— [She Wore Mourning] made for a pleasant read while presenting an interesting story.

— What a great story. Fabulous plot with interesting and complex characters. I was totally involved into the wee hours. Many twists and left waiting until the end. Highly recommended

— Wow! I just finished it. In one day! I could not stop reading it! This book grabs hold of you from the start. It’s a very well written detective novel. It pulls you not the story and is very emotional. You feel for the characters. This is the first novel I have read by this author but it will not be my last. I highly recommend this book.

Author Notes may contain spoilers!

Coming soon!

Book Club Resources may contain spoilers

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“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me … And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”

“This is one author I certainly will be looking out for, I can’t recommend her enough.”

“I’ll read anything by P. D. Workman that I can get my hands on.”

“Every book by PD Workman that I’ve read has been a gripping one, however different the genres are, going from lighter mysteries to really dark ones… this is one of my favourite, most dependable authors.”

“P.D. Workman is an incredibly versatile writer. No matter which of her books I read I am drawn into a great story and honestly, I don’t think I’ve followed another author that could go from cozy mystery to YA to a PI series dealing with mental health issues. Really enjoy her books!”

“[P.D. Workman’s] stories are so believable and you can’t help but feel like you know these people. You find yourself crying, laughing and feeling the characters emotions. Now if an author can make you cry and feel every emotion in a story, she is one hell of an author.”

“P. D. Workman, does not shy from probing the deep psychological scars of childhood trauma, mental illness, and addiction. Also characteristic of this author, these extremely sensitive issues are explored with extensive empathy, described with incredible clarity, and portrayed with profound insight.”

“Once again P.D.Workman has created an intense psychological mystery that impacts a wallop of thought induction. The writing is so well developed and draws you into the characters story.”

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Find Mystery, Magic and Sweet Treats This Easter

As I’m sure you know, Easter is coming!

(Or maybe you don’t. Easter is the one holiday that I can never keep track of because it moves around March/April. But probably you do know, because there are chocolate bunnies and eggs in the stores.)

Easter is a wonderful time of year to curl up with a cozy mystery. From pet cozies featuring cuddly bunnies to culinary cozies featuring delicious Easter treats, there’s something for everyone! And speaking of Easter treats, if you are looking for gluten-free/grain-free, vegan, or low-allergen cut-out cookies, fear not; Recipes from Auntie Clem’s Bakery contains both a sugar cookie and a gingerbread cookie recipe. So grab your favorite mystery, your aprons and baking sheets, and get ready for some delicious Easter reads!

My two that are set around Easter/spring equinox are:

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Who cut out Crazy Theresa?

Erin once again finds herself sandwiched between a friend and her partner’s police investigation when Willie Andrews is accused of killing Crazy Theresa Franklin.

Willie couldn’t have done it.

At least, Erin doesn’t think so.

He isn’t talking to her about it, or to anyone else. There are plenty of other people who might have killed Crazy Theresa. She had enemies. But which one had managed to catch her off guard?

And can Erin ensure that one of her friends does not end up in prison for it?

The writing is very skillful, with a multi-layered plot and believable, well-developed characters. Highly recommended!

Like baking mysteries? Cats, dogs, and other pets? Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman brings readers back to small town Bald Eagle Falls for another culinary cozy mystery to be solved by gluten-free baker Erin Price and her friends.

Have your gluten-free cake and eat it too. Sink your teeth into this sweet treat now!

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Blast from the past!

Spring equinox was supposed to be a fun time in Black Sands.

The magical Spring Games are being held in town, with all kinds of new talent and tourists pouring money into the economy. Of course, Reg wasn’t invited to participate, but she figured she’d have a good time watching the entertainment, learning more about how magic works outside of fairy tales, and maybe making some coin with psychic predictions for the tourists.

But instead of the promised state of balance the equinox was supposed to bring, a power shift within the community has disrupted everything, Reg is under investigation for magical crimes, and her footing in Black Sands is more precarious than ever.

“Tell me again how this was all supposed to be fun?”

I love this spellbinding series. I know I’ve said this before, but this series really does get better with each book. The magical crimes investigation had me on the edge of my seat throughout. The excellent storytelling combined with well developed characters and a complex plot make this one great read. —Sandy, Goodreads reviewer

Let the games begin. Reg has more to worry about than the games as her past comes back in a unexpected way. I love these magical characters and this series. Looking forward to what comes next. —Kandy, Goodreads reviewer

Like paranormal mysteries? Psychics, witches, fairies, and more! Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman waves her wand to transport readers to the myth- and magic-filled small town of Black Sands for another paranormal cozy mystery to be solved by Reg Rawlins and her friends.

A self-professed con artist practicing as a contact to the dead, a drop-dead gorgeous warlock, and a psychic cat—what could go wrong?

Fall under Reg’s spell today.

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Make it a bundle:

Books 10-12Books 1-15

As you may know, the Reg Rawlins series is a spin-off from the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series, and in Cut Out Cookie, you’ll get a bit of an Easter egg with a crossover between the two books!

And More

Looking for a few more eggs to add to your Easter reading basket? Read on!

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It’s springtime in Spicetown and Mayor Cora Mae Bingham discovers there may be trouble blooming along with the rhododendrons!

With construction in full throttle in the new subdivisions  and the income tax filing deadline looming over her head, Mayor Cora Mae Bingham is revamping the Annual Easter Eggs-Travaganza and trying to figure out who is in the Easter bunny suit this year, when a dead body has to be added to her To-Do list.

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APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS
And a bouquet of murderous intrigue…

Amateur sleuth (and ace baker) Claire Andersen is back! Winter melts to spring in scenic Galway, Maryland, uncovering blooming friendships new and old, a shyly budding romance, the rotten stench of organized crime, and family drama more garish than Claire’s emerging blood lilies.

Settling in just fine to her new Appalachian digs (and getting the hang of this whole proprietress of a B&B thing, too!), NYC native Claire Andersen is living a cozy small town fairy tale. There are quirky local characters and adorable little shops, not to mention a kitchen full of mouth-watering baked goodies. She’s a veritable June Cleaver—if Leave It to Beaver were nestled in the mountains and June were a recently retired empty nester, that is.

There’s just one problem. Claire can hardly say “Gee, golly” before her newly-acquainted and much-beloved neighbor winds up murdered in cold blood, right before Galway’s annual Easter parade. Hot off the heels of her last murder, Claire can’t help but get involved (much to the chagrin of the well-meaning albeit bumbling town sheriff). She can hardly help herself, after all. The murder did take place right next door … and the victim’s family is staying in her B&B… Ever the hostess, poking around is the least she could do.

Little does Claire know the victim’s family is just the tip of the iceberg. The rest of the iceberg consists of age-old secrets so duplicitous, they’d make Eddie Haskell run for the hills.

Mix in Claire’s feisty sidekick Evelyn, her ever-lovable bloodhound Rupert, and a mountain of mocha and strawberry buttercream cupcakes—and Claire finds she’s in business. The sleuthing business. Perhaps even the mafia business. But she’d better tread carefully—or she’ll wind up another discarded, frozen body in the aforementioned iceberg (with a spring thaw nowhere in sight).

Author’s Note: This book contains a non-binary character whose preferred pronouns are they/them. If the notion of a non-binary character (and its resultant use of grammar) is offensive, then this book is not for you!

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Who really murdered Henrietta O’Reilly?

It’s Easter week in Christmas River. But instead of dying eggs and whipping up delicious Easter treats, pie baker extraordinaire
Cinnamon Peters finds herself pulled into a perplexing mystery.

Before long, it becomes obvious that someone’s out to ruin Easter.

And only Cinnamon holds the key to saving the holiday this year.

Cinnamon Peters & The Rabbit Bandit is an 8,500 word short story based on characters from the Christmas River series and includes a bonus pie recipe. Sweet as a chocolate rabbit and as heartwarming as an Easter egg hunt, this little nugget of Christmas River will make your Easter week! So curl up with a cup of tea and a Cadbury Creme Egg and enjoy a sweet story from Amazon bestselling author Meg Muldoon.

*Author’s Note: Chronologically, this short story takes place during the spring between Menace in Christmas River (Book 8) and Missing in Christmas River (Book 9).

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Aunt Rose already has a strike against her for not being too fond of dogs—or Aunt Peg. But Melanie still agrees to organize Easter festivities at Gallagher House, the new women’s shelter opened by the stern former nun, even if it takes all the jellybeans in Greenwich to sweeten the arrangement. No sooner does Melanie arrive to dye multicolor eggs and stuff baskets, than she learns devasting news about Beatrice Gallagher, the respected benefactor of the estate. Beatrice has fallen to her death, and the circumstances are shocking . . .

No one can say why or how charitable Beatrice got pushed into an early grave. Facing an uncertain future as danger lurks around Gallagher House, Melanie and Aunt Rose must tolerate each other’s company long enough to discover the truth about Beatrice’s true nature and identify a vengeful killer—before another person’s idyllic spring break becomes a serious nightmare . . .

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The approach of Easter means a rush of business at TenHuis Chocolade, and Lee Woodyard and her aunt Nettie need all the help they can get to make their famous chocolate bunnies. Unfortunately, new hire Bunny Birdsong is a klutzy basket case. But to Lee’s surprise, she’s a wiz with computers and fixing the store’s website, so they decide to keep her.
 
However, Bunny receives a few visitors they could do without: Her soon-to-be ex-husband Beau, his wealthy aunt Abigail, and his new girlfriend and her brother all descend on the shop one day and have a bitter argument. Lee hopes they can find a peaceful way to settle their dispute, but when Abigail’s body is discovered in the vacant store next door, it’s clear to Lee there’s a bad egg in her midst. Now she’s on the hunt to find out who it is…

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It’s Easter in Stickleback Hollow and everyone had their own way of celebrating. The year has been filled with turmoil, but Easter brings a time of new beginnings, new hope and renewal that the residents of Stickleback Hollow sorely need.

Lady Sarah and the brigadier have gone to visit a chocolate maker in Birmingham by the name of John Cadbury, whilst the other residents of Stickleback Hollow mend fences, and prepare to celebrate the season in the idyllic Victorian village.

When her parents die from fever, Lady Sarah Montgomery Baird Watson-Wentworth has to leave India, a land she was born and raised in, and travel to England for the first time. Finding it almost impossible to adjust to London society, Sarah flees to the county of Cheshire and the country estate of Grangeback that borders the village of Stickleback Hollow. A place filled with oddballs, eccentrics and more suspicious characters than you can shake a stick at, Sarah feels more at home in the sleepy little village than she ever did in the big city, however, even sleepy little villages have mysteries that must be solved.

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A boyfriend changes everything!

In book five of the Becky Tibbs cozy, paranormal mystery series, Becky must learn how to juggle her personal and business life now that she has a real boyfriend! This is a first for Becky and her new schedule sometimes feels overwhelming.

The author recommends that you read this series in order, beginning with A Medium’s Birthday, Book 1.

At Becky’s encouragement, Bobby and Barbara finally decided to accept their special ability too. At least, they are open to using their gift if the opportunity presents itself. Barbara actually manages to help someone new with their ghost problem and the meeting turns into something more. Unlike Marty, Barb’s ex-boyfriend, this new person, Christopher, accepts Barbara and her capabilities exactly as she is. In fact, he is impressed.

Jealousy rears its ugly head!

Marty finally goes off the deep end and Becky must help Patty come to terms with his rage. Becky’s epiphany, or sudden realization, is a concept that would be beneficial to everyone.

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Are you ready for a taste of Spring? How about robbery, murder, and an Easter Egg hunt? When a jewelry shop in the Old Market is robbed, and an expensive jeweled egg is stolen, it seems someone might be out to ruin Easter.

For pie shop owner Bertha Hannah, however, she has very little time to think about crime as she is preparing for the annual city Easter Egg Hunt at the community gardens. Businesses and churches from all over the city are contributing to the event, and Bert has a new pie recipe planned for the day. Festivities are brought to a screeching halt, however, when a body is found in the bushes. Is this new death connected to the egg robbery?

When the finger of accusation seems to be pointed in the direction of a friend, Bert knows it is up to her to solve this mystery before the Easter Bunny hops away with all the clues.

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Hannah’s up to her ears with Easter orders rushing in at The Cookie Jar, plus a festive meal to prepare for a dinner party at her mother’s penthouse. But everything comes crashing to a halt when Hannah receives a panicked call from her sister Andrea—Mayor Richard Bascomb has been murdered . . . and Andrea is the prime suspect.
 
Even with his reputation for being a bully, Mayor Bascomb had been unusually testy in the days leading up to his death, leaving Hannah to wonder if he knew he was in danger. There are plenty of suspects to sift through for sure. And as orders pile up at The Cookie Jar—and children line up for Easter egg hunts—Hannah must spring into investigation mode and identify the real killer . . . before another murder happens!

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With a harsh Maine winter finally over, Lucy Stone is excited to cover the annual Easter egg hunt for the Tinker’s Cove Pennysaver. Hosted by elderly socialite Vivian Van Vorst at her oceanfront estate, it’s a swanky event where the eggs are as likely to contain savings bonds as jelly beans. But when Lucy arrives at Pine Point, the gates are locked, and a man dressed as the Easter Bunny emerges, only to drop dead moments later…
 
The victim is Vivian’s grandson, and all is not well at Pine Point. Vivian has been skipping lunch dates, and her charitable donations have abruptly stopped. Is she going senile? Or are her heirs a little too anxious to take over her estate? As Lucy gathers a basketful of suspects, she’ll have to try not to fall down a rabbit hole as she chases a killer with a deadly case of spring fever… 

Amazon@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-b5391d9{flex:1 1 calc(33.333% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 / 2 ) !important}}Related posts Find Mystery, Magic and Sweet Treats This Easter New releases: He Drowned in Memory and more On the Slab Pie and other new releases Cut Out Cookie and other new releases Get your political thriller fix with State of Terror Have you heard of Anteater of Death? How about putting these Easter treats in your basket? Curl up with a Christmas book Unlawful Harvest and other great DEALS! Doctored Death and more new releases! Dark Water under the Bridge and other Police Procedurals Read A Time for Mercy, a Grisham Courtroom Drama Springing into Easter Reads Cold as Ice Cream and More New Releases For the Love of Families Magic Ain’t a Game New Releases! Virtually Harmless and More Excerpt from The Flight Attendant Hoppy Easter Reading Excerpt from Shadow Tyrants Excerpt from Ready Player One Start the Easter weekend with New Releases Excerpt from The Light Between Oceans Hoppy Easter Reading




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Revealing the Naked Truth in Devil’s Delight

Ready for an exciting and thrilling adventure? Chill with Kenzie Kirsch in Rushin’ Death, the fifth installment of the Kenzie Kirsch Medical Thrillers series.

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With Devil’s Delight, R.W. Green continues the tradition of M.C. Beaton’s Agatha Raisin series with Agatha’s dive into an investigation of a disappearing and reappearing body at a naturist (nudist) retreat. She is bound and determined to get to the bottom of this mystery, whatever layers she needs to strip away.

I enjoyed the return of Agatha and her friends, along with a few new ones. The mystery is good, with a lot of fun situations and lines around the awkwardness of the “prudes” around the “nudes.” Agatha definitely has her work cut out for her as she navigates through this eccentric world of exposed skin and concealed secrets.

“Ridiculous!” Wilkes barked. “Bodies do not simply evaporate like water!”

M.C. Beaton, Devil’s Delight

Summary

Agatha and her assistant, Toni, are driving to their friend Bill Wong’s long-awaited wedding, thinking of nothing more than what the beautiful bride will be wearing when a terrified young man comes running down the country lane towards them wearing…nothing at all.

The encounter leads them to become embroiled with a naturist group, a disappearing corpse, fantasy games, witchcraft, an ice cream empire, intrigue and murder. In the meantime, Agatha’s hectic life swirls along at dizzying pace, her private detective agency as busy as ever and her private affairs in turmoil, with old loves to contend with and a new suitor on the scene.

But when she begins to close in on a suspected murderer, she finds herself in deadly peril, as the sinister nature of the ice cream business leads her to a chilling conclusion…

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Don’t Miss Out on This Thrilling Adventure!

Are you ready for an exciting and thrilling adventure? Get ready to chill with the fifth installment of the Kenzie Kirsch Medical Thrillers series: Rushin’ Death!

In this riveting medical thriller, Kenzie is called to investigate anomalies at the Medical Examiner’s Office. As she digs deeper, she discovers that her father is missing and might be involved in something shady.

With a plenty of of suspicious characters, red herrings, unexpected twists, and the post-Christmas glut of bodies at the morgue on top of everything else, it’s up to Kenzie to figure out what is really going on before it’s too late! This novel is perfect for fans of medical thrillers, murder mysteries, and strong female leads.

So if you’re looking to bury yourself in a new mystery book that will have you dying for more, look no further than Rushin’ Death! Join Dr. Kenzie Kirsch as she uncovers mysteries, conspiracies, and thrills in this gripping novel sure to keep you turning pages until the very end!

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Russian Deaths

The cold reception Kenzie got from the stranger when she arrived at her mother’s house on Christmas day was nothing compared to what he got when he arrived at her morgue.

The anomalies in the Christmas rush at the Medical Examiner’s Office have Kenzie and Dr. Wiltshire scratching their heads. But things are about to get a lot more personal.

Lisa Cole Kirsch claims to know nothing about what is going on, but is she telling the truth? Even more concerning, is she covering up for her ex-husband? Kenzie would ask her father if he was around, but his presence was apparently required elsewhere. She’s never known him to be unreachable for so long before.

Kenzie is glad that her father is not involved in anything shady. She’s just seeing specters where there aren’t any. But her relief is short-lived.

P.D. Workman is one of my favorite authors and can always be depended on to deliver a good solid read. I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the next in the series.

What an excellent story. This one kept me wondering what was happening with Kenzie’s dad. So much going on.

If you are a reader of the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series, you have already met Kenzie Kirsch. This series is a spinoff from Zachary Goldman Mysteries, giving Kenzie a front-and-center position in solving medical mysteries.

Looking for a strong female lead in an engaging medical mystery? Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman brings you an up-and-coming Medical Examiner’s Assistant who is right up your alley.

Join Dr. Kenzie Kirsch as she uncovers mysteries, conspiracies, and thrills!

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Rushin’ Death can be read as a standalone, but if you are interested in starting at the beginning, check out Unlawful Harvest on sale right now for just $0.99, or books 1-4 bundled together!

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Looking for some other books to add to your pile after finishing Rushin’ Death? (And you’ve preordered Posed for Death and Death of a Corpse, right?) Let’s have a look.

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Only two months on the job and barely recovered from a serial killer case, the newly minted C.o.P. is called out to a scene of what looks like a suicide—an abandoned car on a bridge and a young woman’s body pulled from the river. But why is there no ID on her or in the car? And who wiped all the fingerprints off the car’s exterior?

With the help of “Sheriff Sam” from nearby Clover County, Judith’s search for answers leads to the discovery of a human trafficking ring operating in her city—and to the realization that she’s up against more than one ruthless foe, perhaps even someone on her own force.

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An elderly couple were found dead in their living room, leaving their cat, Ralphy, to fend for himself.

Did poor Ralphy, witness the unthinkable?

It appears to be a murder-suicide and the wife’s actions in the days leading up to their demise were suspicious.

Nosy paralegal and amateur-sleuth, Barbara Sandosa, is tasked with piecing together what happened. Will Sandosa uncover something that no one would have ever suspected about her warm and loving neighbors?

Follow Sandosa and sidekick, Harry Buford, down a twisted path of deceit, as they peel back the layers of mystery surrounding the Shelbys’ demise and unearth secrets that not even the closest of friends could have suspected.

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Desperate times call for desperate measures. When patients desire weight loss but insurance denies medications and surgery, dietary changes fail, and exercise has not worked, what other option is there?

Bryce Chapman notices unusual behavior in a patient and suspects something is amiss, but the patient will not come clean. It’s not until a problem arises in a coworker that he identifies the cause. Now that he knows, what is he going to do about it?

Call the police? Call the board of health? Or wait for others to be harmed while the wheels of justice turn at a snail’s pace?

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A device that can save a life is also one that can end it

Kadence, a new type of implanted defibrillator, misfires in a patient visiting University Hospital for a routine medical procedure—causing the heart rhythm problem it’s meant to correct. Dr. Kate Downey, an experienced anesthesiologist, resuscitates the patient, but she grows concerned for a loved one who recently received the same device—her beloved Great-Aunt Irm.

When a second device misfires, Kate turns to Nikki Yarborough, her friend and Aunt Irm’s cardiologist. Though Nikki helps protect Kate’s aunt, she is prevented from alerting other patients by the corporate greed of her department chairman. As the inventor of the device and part owner of MDI, the company he formed to commercialize it, he claims that the device misfires are due to a soon-to-be-corrected software bug. Kate learns his claim is false.

The misfires continue as Christian O’Donnell, a friend and lawyer, comes to town to facilitate the sale of MDI. Kate and Nikki are drawn into a race to find the source of the malfunctions, but threats to Nikki and a mysterious murder complicate their progress. Are the seemingly random shocks misfires, or are they attacks?

A jaw-dropping twist causes her to rethink everything she once thought she knew, but Kate will stop at nothing to protect her aunt and the other patients whose life-saving devices could turn on them at any moment.

Kindle@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-27c8c5d{flex:1 1 calc(33.333% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 / 2 ) !important}}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-fd5325d{flex:1 1 calc(66.7% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 / 2 ) !important}}Truth Promised

The quest for a cure. A mysterious death. Was it research gone wrong or something more sinister?

All Dr. Samantha Jenkins ever wanted was to help others. But after her boss forced her to see patients when she should’ve been a patient herself, Sam puts her career on the line to advise a biotech startup. Her decision seems promising … until she finds the chief science officer dead.

Eager to learn what caused his demise, Sam investigates and reveals a helix of secrets. But just as the clues start to align, another employee dies. Her colleagues and the authorities treat the deaths as coincidence, but Sam’s not so sure. Can she discover the truth before she becomes the next victim?

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Patrick Corman, loner, ex muscle for a call girl service, struggles to stay alive and care for his institutionalized daughter. But the danger isn’t coming from the streets. He needs a heart transplant. He’s shocked when a mysterious benefactor offers him ‘the deal of a lifetime’. With only months to live, even after reading the fine print, he sees it as a solution to his problem.

When reporter Katherine Alderson meets Patrick, she is curious at first, but eventually attracted to this tough, street hustler who will do anything to protect his daughter. As Patrick’s life and death struggles escalate, Katherine keeps secret what she knows about his transplant, unaware that Patrick has his own secret, hidden in the fine print of the deal he agreed to.

They are unaware that someone has delved into their lives as one shocking revelation follows another.

Threatened by people from Patrick’s past, and his new benefactor, Patrick and Katherine band together, fighting to stay alive.

Kindle@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-7182213{flex:1 1 calc(33.333% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 / 2 ) !important}}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-3eb5014{flex:1 1 calc(66.7% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 / 2 ) !important}}The Ponce Factor

In a nondescript lab in a juice factory in Florida, young chemist Caleb Lee accidentally discovers a juice formula that stops human aging.

When the news leaks, the world erupts in chaos as crowds clamor for the juice. While Lee and his girlfriend flee to a hideaway, Medgar Landros, World Health Organization honcho and ex-special forces battlefield surgeon is summoned to the White House to help respond to the juice, now named the Ponce Factor.

Part rumination on the Great Circle of Life and part kidnap thriller, we follow our hero Landros, Lee, and a cast of characters that includes Pastor Angela Nero, an unscrupulous minister who believes the Ponce Factor has been given to the world’s elite to ensure their exclusive place alongside God. As Nero’s plot approaches culmination, Landros plans desperate action of his own after he concludes that the government’s inept response is leading the world to destruction and Pastor Nero and her followers to immortal ascension.

This road leads to a frantic race to save his own daughter from Nero’s plot. Along the path lurks murder, romance, weaponized anthrax, political graft, and a kidnapping ending in a hero’s death – all mixed in a soup of profound questions about our world. What will Ponce mean for societies, for institutions, for governments? How does marriage and family work? Children?

These questions swirl around the characters as they barrel down separate paths to a small Washington D.C. apartment where they come together in a cataclysmic finale. The woman who would be God meets the final test — eternal life or sudden death?

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Follow the Clues in Archer Mayor’s Exciting “Fall Guy”

On March 9, I started my count-up to 100 books by featuring one book a day on social media until June 16, when I will release Sanctuary in the Stream, the ninth book in the Parks Pat Mysteries series—book number 100 in my catalog! I hope you will follow my journey on your favourite social network

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.

I have just started this one today, so I can’t tell you a whole lot about it yet. Archer Mayor’s Fall Guy is a well-written police procedural suspense mystery novel that is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats. The story takes place in the small town of Brattleboro, Vermont, and follows the multi-jurisdictional case of a large-scale heist. Mayor does an excellent job of providing realistic detail in how the case is handled, from the leads and clues being chased down by investigators to the intimate relationships between members of a small police department.

The characters are well-rounded and feel like real people who are not just cookie cutters or well-worn tropes. They are like family to each other and provide a “cozy” vibe in contrast to the suspenseful plot line. Mayor also does an excellent job of incorporating Vermont’s history and scenery into the novel. Definitely a series that I would read more of.

I hope you all drink coffee and that you got a good night’s sleep twenty-four hours ago, ’cause it ain’t gonna happen tonight.

Archer Mayor, Fall Guy

Summary

In Archer Mayor’s Fall Guy, a body found in the trunk of a stolen car leads Joe Gunther and his team to crucial evidence in an infamous unsolved case from years past.

A high-end stolen car is discovered in Vermont. A car filled with stolen items from a far-flung two state burglary spree. But it’s what is in the trunk that brings Joe Gunther and his team from the Vermont Bureau of Investigation. In the trunk is the body of burglar in question – one Don Kalfus. Complicating matters, while the body was found in Vermont, it appears he was probably killed in the next state over, New Hampshire.

The task force charged with finding out why Kalfus is murdered soon faces another problem. Within the pile of stolen cell phones found in the car is evidence of a notorious unsolved child abduction case from years earlier.

Now the seemingly simple case has become more complicated and deadly, leading Gunther’s team to be pulled from the New Hampshire coast to near the Canadian border as they attempt to find and capture the psychopath responsible for a tangled, historical web of misery, betrayal, and loss.

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Follow My Exciting Journey to 100 on Social Media!

Today I am announcing an upcoming milestone that I have been anticipating for a few months. In June, I will be publishing my 100th book!

Yes, that’s right. No fudging numbers by including collections/boxed sets, short stories, translations, or new editions. One hundred unique, full-length books.

On March 9, I will start my count-up to 100 books by featuring one book a day on social media until June 16, when I will release Sanctuary in the Stream, the ninth book in the Parks Pat Mysteries series. Book number 100.

I hope you will follow my journey on your favourite social network (I am pdworkmanauthor on most of them and will be using #pdw100books) and like and share with/retweet it to your friends. I want to get as much exposure as I can by celebrating this milestone.

I will be having at least one in-person event to celebrate. If you are in or near Calgary, watch my event feed and come and join me! I would love to see you in person. There will be cake! If you happen to be associated with a library or other venue that would like to host an event, let me know.

I will also share a coupon code with you to get special discounts on June 16 closer to the time.

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