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February 2, 2021

Get more of the holidays with The 19th Christmas

If you haven’t yet had a chance to pick up some more brozy mysteries, check out my blog from last week. Zachary Goldman and others await!

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On one hand, it seems like Christmas is just barely over, and on the other, it feels like it was ages ago. But luckily, I can read about Christmas all year long. This week I am reading James Patterson’s The 19th Christmas, another from the Women’s Murder Club series.

Patterson is always a solid choice for me, and with 9,000 people giving it an overall rating of 4.7 stars out of 5 on Amazon, I guess there are a lot of others who are of the same opinion.

In this case, Lindsay Boxer and her team are trying to run down a criminal before he manages to pull off the big Christmas Day heist that he has purportedly planned. Only they don’t know who he is or the target of the heist. Loman leads them on a merry chase, happily distracting them with one target after another, permanently disposing of his minions along the way so that they cannot give him away.


“The plan has many moving parts,” Loman said, “but if it goes off as designed, by this time next year, you, Julian, will be living the life you’ve only dreamed of.”

James Patterson, The 19th Christmas

As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Women’s Murder Club have much to celebrate. Crime is down. The medical examiner’s office is quiet. Even the courts are showing some Christmas spirit. And the news cycle is so slow that journalist Cindy Thomas is on assignment to tell a story about the true meaning of the season for San Francisco.

Then a fearsome criminal known only as “Loman” seizes control of the headlines. Solving crimes never happens on schedule, but as this criminal mastermind unleashes credible threats by the hour, the month of December is upended for the Women’s Murder Club. Avoiding tragedy is the only holiday miracle they seek.

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January 28, 2021

Get cozy with a brozy mystery

I previously wrote a blog about the new brozy subgenre of mystery (ie broader cozy). You can take a look at that blog to find out a bit more of the genre.

I was signed up to be part of a multi-author event promoting brozies this month, but that fell through, and I still wanted to invite readers to have a look at some of my newer offerings and what else I have been able to gather together for you!

My December through February releases are all in the Zachary Goldman series. Like with other brozies, you will find them to be clean (little/no swearing, no sex on the page) and gore-free, but a little grittier than my cozy series like Auntie Clem’s Bakery or Reg Rawlins, Psychic Investigator.

If you haven’t read any Zachary Goldman Mysteries, you can get the first book in the series, She Wore Mourning, for free, and the first four books are currently available in a set for $0.99. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone.

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A missing girl.

Her confused family and friends don’t know what to think about her disappearance.

The police will only put so many resources into the search for a missing teen. They don’t have time and money to spend on runaways and voluntaries. But that doesn’t mean no one cares.

Zachary Goldman is on the case, and he is determined to find out what happened to Madison Miller and to bring her home safely.

If she’s still alive, he’s going to find her.

No matter what danger he might face personally.

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When Ben Burton hired Zachary Goldman to help him to find the house he lived in before he was adopted, Zachary had no idea it would turn into a murder case.

But as Ben’s fragmented memories start to fall into place, Zachary is driven to right past wrongs and bring the perpetrator to justice.

But Ben is not the only one who remembers what happened.

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Zachary has done his very best to let go of ex-wife Bridget and relegate their relationship to the past. So when her current partner comes to him for help, he is understandably hesitant to help.

But Gordon has always been a stand-up guy and done right by Zachary, so he reluctantly lets himself be talked once more into helping Bridget and Gordon. Zachary struggles with obsessions and self-doubt at the best of times, and this is a case that could break him.

His investigations lead him from one dark revelation to another until Zachary has no idea how he’s going to find his way back into the light.

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And more brozies!.ugb-c03fc8a .ugb-button{background-color:#BE1E2D;border-radius:25px !important}.ugb-c03fc8a .ugb-button .ugb-button--inner,.ugb-c03fc8a .ugb-button svg:not(.ugb-custom-icon){color:#ffffff !important}.ugb-c03fc8a .ugb-button:before{border-radius:25px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-c03fc8a .ugb-img{width:328px;height:auto !important}}Death on the Boardwalk

The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk is normally an idyllic place. Until death arrives on recently widowed bookstore owner Clark Thomas’ doorstep.

When the body of a local businesswoman and environmentalist gets dumped by the back door of his shop, Clark finds himself in a unique position to investigate the crime. But should he? When it comes to murder, something else drives him he doesn’t want to admit.

As he launches his own search for the killer, Clark comes across a variety of colorful Boardwalk inhabitants who might have had reason to kill an otherwise beloved person.

Can he do it and start putting his wife’s death behind him in the process, or will it open up a fresh wound?

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There’s another killing in the cozy beach town of Estancia. This time, Coroner Fenway Stevenson needs to solve the murder of one of the most prominent businessmen in town.

But everyone has ulterior motives.
The new mayor is pressuring her to make a quick arrest. Is he eager for justice or does he have something to hide?

Fenway’s relationship with her boyfriend is strained when the investigation threatens to unearth a terrible secret and tear his family apart.

Her father lies comatose after being shot by a bullet meant for Fenway. His company is on the brink of disaster.

The investigation quickly turns into a political and personal battleground. Her friends, colleagues, and family get caught in the web of complicated relationships and contradictory evidence—and as the mayor turns the screws on Fenway, her emotions reach the boiling point.

Multiple stores.ugb-3b2205c .ugb-button{background-color:#BE1E2D;border-radius:25px !important}.ugb-3b2205c .ugb-button .ugb-button--inner,.ugb-3b2205c .ugb-button svg:not(.ugb-custom-icon){color:#ffffff !important}.ugb-3b2205c .ugb-button:before{border-radius:25px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-3b2205c .ugb-img{width:333px;height:auto !important}}Killypso Island

“Captain Joe” Thacker didn’t come to the tiny Caribbean island of St. Noel looking for trouble. Just the opposite, the former flying ace turned sometimes-smuggler wants nothing more than to while away his days, smoking hand-rolled Havana cigars and sipping rum as the melodic beat of calypso drums drift through the sultry air.

But trouble has a way of finding Captain Joe.

It begins when the local customs inspector decides, seemingly on a whim, to hassle him over a shipment of booze meant for Jacques “the Candyman” Lagrange–a popular local figure who runs the island’s only candy store, and happens to be both a gangster and a voodoo priest. He’s also the elder brother to the the island’s despotic governor. The long-simmering rivalry between the Lagrange brothers is starting to boil over, making life on the island miserable and posing a serious threat to Captain Joe’s livelihood. To make matters worse, three suspicious figures who just might be Russian spies show up and start nosing around.

Then Joe is accused of murder.

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Welcome to PORT OF REFUGE – another island mystery steeped in Outer Banks culture, from the author who took you to PORT STARBIRD. Storm ‘Ketch’ Ketchum, a damaged emigre to Hatteras Island on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, generally prefers to stay close to home and mind his own business – but he unexpectedly finds himself entangled with a cult-like coven of modern-day Roanoke Island witches when a relative of his paramour meets an untimely end on church property.

Is the High Priestess of the Croatoan Covenant Church really in contact with the departed spirits of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island? Are the members of her church really from both this world and the next? Or is she just a con artist preying on gullible Wiccan acolytes – and is she a killer?

A desire to provide closure for the family drives Ketch to once again call on his amateur sleuthing skills to conjure up answers to these and other questions, in the process risking the physical and spiritual well-being of both himself and the one he loves.

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When bartender Brandy Alexander tells her customers at dive bar Olive or Twist to “pick their poison,” she didn’t mean it literally!
When the entire bar is suddenly gripped by a violent and mysterious illness, chaos ensues.

The police are convinced it was all an unfortunate accident, but Brandy knows her customers and their shady pasts better than that. They harbor conspiracy theories, long-simmering vendettas, and secret assassination attempts. They all seem to have a motive. But who has the means?

With the yuppie millennial bar owner missing and a couple of gossipy real estate moguls waiting eagerly for the bar’s demise, Brandy has to unweave a web that includes an impromptu chicken rescue, a dead man’s foot race, and a kung fu brawl to uncover the answers she seeks. Can she keep the short-staffed and beleaguered bar afloat or will the culprit strike a fatal blow?

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During a trip to see Santa Claus, journalist Roland “Beanie” Bean and his young sons Ethan and Evan are shocked when Old St. Nick is shot!

Beanie is anxious to cover the story of Santa’s shooting, but his editor at the Palmchat Gazette has other plans for him. Beanie has to investigate the grisly murder of a victim found dead in a car that had been set on fire.

After he learns the man died of a gunshot wound and that the car was torched to cover up the crime, Beanie searches for more information, but his efforts are hampered by the detective on the case, a man who tried to ruin Beanie’s life.

Putting aside his animosity for the homicide cop, Beanie continues to investigate and uncovers a bizarre connection between the gunshot victim and the attack on Santa.
Racing to discover the truth, Beanie is derailed when he’s taken hostage, but the kidnapper’s gruesome demise reveals a new mystery, one that will pit Beanie against a ruthless killer determined to make sure the truth stays hidden.

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Published on January 28, 2021 12:46

January 26, 2021

Dive into Iron Lake

Special note! I have a sale on for Zachary Goldman Private Investigator Cases 1-4 today! Pick up four books for $0.99. Great way to start a new series! There are currently nine books in this series with a tenth coming out next month, so there is plenty to dig your teeth into.

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William Kent Krueger and Cork O’Connor are new to me, but have clearly been around for a while. I have just started in on Iron Lake, and so far it is developing very nicely, with deep characterization, just the right amount of description, and the beginning of an intriguing plot. I can’t tell you much more than that right now, but I am eager to get farther into the story to see if my initial guesses about what has happened to the missing boy Paul LeBeau are correct.


He was an Eagle Scout. Order of the Arrow. Member of Troop 135 out of St. Agnes Catholic Church. He had made himself capable in a hundred ways.

William Ken Krueger, Iron Lake

Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota, is having difficulty dealing with the marital meltdown that has separated him from his children. Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, he is getting by on heavy doses of caffeine, nicotine, and guilt.

Once a cop on Chicago’s South Side, there’s not much that can shock him. But when the town’s judge is brutally murdered, and a young Eagle Scout is reported missing, Cork takes on this complicated and perplexing case of conspiracy, corruption, and a small-town secret that hits painfully close to home.

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January 23, 2021

Reg Rawlins, Psychic Investigator 7-9

by P. D. Workman
Reg Rawlins, Psychic Investigator 7-9 Bundle/Collection, New Release!
Series: Reg Rawlins Psychic Investigator
Genres: Cozy Mystery

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P D Workman has done it again; created a cast of characters and a storyline that are captivating and enthralling. Once I started this cozy I didn't want to put it down (which can be a bad thing when you have a family to take care of...lol). I can't wait for the other books in this series. I think Reg is going to turn out to be one of my favorite new characters.



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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? 

This set includes:

7. Fairy Blade Unmade

Reg definitely doesn’t need to be dealing with a magically-injured fairy, an expedition to the Blue Ridge Mountains, or getting the cooperation of yet another magical species.

8. Web of Nightmares

Reg senses that all is not well in Black Sands. She is plagued by nightmares and visions, but her ability to consciously access her powers is limited and she is going to need them to save her friends.

9. A Whisker’s Breadth

Reg has acquired a client with terrible luck. Reg needs all of the psychic powers that she and Starlight possess to see Vivian King’s future and what catastrophic accidents stand in her way.

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+ Praise for Reg Rawlins Psychic Detective Series

—Another great work of art by Ms. Workman. I am amazed at the diversity of her writing and how much I really enjoy them all. She can write cozy mystery, YA books that should be read by all, medical thrillers, Zach Goldman series and now a paranormal series. I am so glad to have found this author. I am honored that I get to read them early also.

—This book has all my favourite things: heart, great writing, nearly-flawless editing, something unusual in the air, and a cat. I needed a light read, and this fit the bill perfectly. Recommended.

—This book actually surprised me. I knew that a psychic cat would be entertaining. I just didn’t expect it to be this good. You really do get wrapped up in the people and story. It sounds like a fairly gentle story, but there is a lot of suspense involved. Add a bunch of humor to the mix and you are in for a treat. I love the characters. Wish I had some friends like them. And the cat is so very well done. Acts like a typical cat, but a lot smarter than his human. This is a story that you don’t want to put down.

—Extremely well written as are all of P.D. Workman’s books, the characters well developed. I’m a character reader, I get into the characters. Who and what they are. Why they do the things they do. The things that make a reader get invested into the characters and thereby the book. I look forward to P.D. Workman’s next book.

—P D Workman has done it again; created a cast of characters and a storyline that are captivating and enthralling. Once I started this cozy I didn’t want to put it down (which can be a bad thing when you have a family to take care of…lol). I can’t wait for the other books in this series. I think Reg is going to turn out to be one of my favorite new characters. Pick up your copy as soon as possible.


+ Praise for P.D. Workman

“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”

“The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book.”

“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!”

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About P. D. Workman

P.D. (Pamela) Workman writes riveting mystery/suspense and young adult books dealing with mental illness, addiction, abuse, and other real-life issues. For as long as she can remember, the blank page has held an incredible allure and from a very young age she was trying to write her own books.

Workman wrote her first complete novel at the age of twelve and continued to write as a hobby for many years. She started publishing in 2013. She has won several literary awards from Library Services for Youth in Custody for her young adult fiction. She made the USA Today Bestseller list in 2019. She currently has over 50 published titles and can be found at pdworkman.com.

Born and raised in Alberta, Workman has been married for over 25 years and has one son.

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Published on January 23, 2021 20:50

January 21, 2021

Reading for Stalker Awareness

January is National Stalking Awareness Month. Despite all of the advances society has made in the area of relationships, consent, and violence against women, stalking is still a very real problem. And despite the stuff you might see on TV, where stalkers are caught in the space of an hour, many people have been stalked for years, despite multiple police reports and protective orders. Stalkers are frequently released shortly after arrest and sentences when/if they are ever convicted of stalking can be very light. Then, they are back on the street and up to their old tricks.

What is Stalking?

Stalking is a repetitive pattern of unwanted, harassing or threatening behavior committed by one person against another. Acts include: telephone harassment, being followed, receiving unwanted gifts, and other similar forms of intrusive behavior. All states and the Federal Government have passed anti-stalking legislation. Definitions of stalking found in state anti-stalking statutes vary in their language, although most define stalking as “the willful, malicious, and repeated following and harassing of another person that threatens his or her safety”


Fact Sheet on Stalking, National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center
How Prevalent is Stalking?

According to one study, 1 in every 12 women and 1 in every 45 men is the victim of stalking. (The National Violence Against Women Survey)

That means that a lot of people, including some of those who are reading this article, have been the victim of stalking at some point in their lives. I have a little experience in this area myself, having been stalked by a man in a pick-up truck when I was out running on several occasions. Luckily, when I did call for help and report it to the police, they warned him off and it was resolved without further incident. But it did change the way that I saw other people/vehicles when I was out running, my level of vigilance, the need to have some form of personal protection, and so on. It was several years before I really felt like I was able to put that experience behind me. And it was such a mild incident compared to what some victims go through.

Which brings me to another issue.

Impact of Stalking on Victims

Stalking can have a wide range of negative effects on victims, including:

mental healthfeelings of isolationdisordered sleephypervigilancedrug and alcohol usesuicidephysical health such as weight loss, shortness of breath, and heart palpitationsloss of job or dropping out of schoolrelationship and friendship issuesfinancial losses

Impact of stalking on victims

Profile of a Stalker

Despite popular opinion and portrayals in the media, stalkers are rarely mentally ill, and if they are, treatment of the mental illness alone does not stop the stalking behaviour. What might a typical stalker look like?

the majority are men, young to middle aged, average to above-average intelligence, and from any socio-economic backgroundstalkers have different motives and show different behaviors, so it is difficult to pin them down to a single “type”, but most fall into one of two categories:“Love Obsession Stalkers” – love or fixate on a person that they have no personal relationship with. It may be a casual acquaintance or a stranger. They might stalk celebrities, but they might just stalk their neighbor down the street. They try to woo their target and expect the victim to return their love. When they don’t, it can turn violent. “Simple Obsession Stalkers” – these stalkers usually have a prior relationship, often romantic. These may be intimate partner stalkers. They are frequently emotionally immature, jealous, and insecure. They try to dominate and control their partner (or former partner.) Their self-esteem tends to be built around their partner, and when the partner leaves, the stalker believes that life is not worth living without them. Victims who have been in an abusive relationship run a 75% higher risk of being murdered than those who were in a non-abusive relationship.Stalking in Popular Media

Unfortunately, Hollywood romanticizes stalking behaviors and portrays them as normal and even desirable. The stalker is told “no” by the love interest, and instead of accepting the victim’s answer, decides to pursue the victim, often to great extremes.

Some great articles on this phenomenon:

Our Favorite Television Characters Are Still StalkersGlorification of Stalking Behaviors in Romantic Comedies Affects Our Perception of Them5 Movies that Normalize Stalking IRLWhat can you do if you are being stalked?

A number of the articles that I looked at recommend avoiding all activities that would take you outside of your home, office, or car, and would result in an isolated, hermit-like existence. In a roundabout way, the put the blame on the victim for engaging in risky behaviors. It is similar to the fact that a woman wearing tight or revealing clothing is not “asking” to be raped (it is the rapist’s responsibility to abstain from violent and criminal behaviour.) In the same way, someone waiting at a bus stop, running alone, or walking through a dark parking lot is not “asking” to be stalked.

The victim of stalking should have a safety plan. A safety plan is more than just hiding at home and avoiding putting yourself at risk for someone to see you or follow you. It is preparing ahead, documenting, and informing and involving those in your community (family, friends, neighbours, coworkers, social media connections, etc.) Here are some articles that are less victim-blamey. (Yes, it’s a word, it’s in Wiktionary.)

Safety Tips for Stalking VictimsStalking Safety StrategiesVictim Safety Planning for StalkingReading Fiction About Stalking

Okay, now you’ve been educated. Now it’s time for some entertainment (which you may actually also find educating. But the kind of education you can get while lying in a bubble bath or curled up in a sunny window or in front of a blazing fire.)

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Vanna had a good life. She had her challenges—like her mother’s high expectations of her—but all in all, she had a job she enjoyed, a fun hobby and friends. She didn’t need any complications.

But that all changed shortly after trying to break things off with Tino. The phone calls with no one on the other end. Anonymous gifts. Someone moving things around in her bedroom.

A restraining order changed nothing. If anything, it caused things to escalate. If Vanna wants her life back, she will have to take things into her own hands.

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Obsession is a dangerous thing, especially if you’re the target…

Detective Evan Gallagher has exchanged his job as an FBI agent for a position within Ireland’s police force. An Garda Síochána rarely deals with serious crime, and Evan thinks Dublin would be a quiet place to start over—but he’s proven wrong.

Psychologist Chelsea Campbell never thought that volunteering as profiler for the Garda would change her life so drastically—until Detective Gallagher calls her to a murder scene in the middle of the night.

Is this a one-time impulse, or is the killer’s agenda only starting? As hard as Chelsea and Evan struggle to solve the case, neither of them expects a second dead body so soon. Working against the clock, they have to win this cat-and-mouse game before the killer claims the next intended victim—which happens to be one of them.

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Derek Flint is a loner. He lives with his mother and spends his
evenings watching his clients on the CCTV cameras he has installed inside their homes. He likes their companionship – even if it’s through a screen.

When a series of crimes hits Derek’s neighbourhood, DC Beth Mayes begins to suspect he’s involved. How does he know so much about the victims’ lives? Why won’t he let anyone into his office? And what is his mother hiding in that strange, lonely house?

As the crimes become more violent, Beth must race against the clock to find out who is behind the attacks. Will she uncover the truth in time? And is Derek more dangerous than even she has guessed?

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DI Nikki Galena’s close friend Helen Brook is involved in a serious accident where she is trapped in a collapsed cellar. After her hard-won recovery, Helen is still getting flashbacks to a man she says was down there with her and who confessed to a murder. But no trace of this man can be found.

Then Helen tells Nikki that someone is watching her. But is all this in her friend’s imagination and part of her post-traumatic stress?

And why is Stephen Cox back in town? He’s the villain who tore Nikki’s life apart and he seems to have returned to wreak more chaos. Before long the whole town is on the verge of hysteria and her friend’s fear will lead Nikki and Joseph on a very dangerous trail.

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When Detective Inspector Jemima Huxley gets a call to say Violet Watkins has been reported missing, she is immediately catapulted into the past.

Jemima first met Violet six years earlier, when she reported her neighbour Byron Toombes for stalking her.

Jemima did her best to get Byron locked up, but her failure to bring him to justice has always haunted her.

Now, with Violet missing, Jemima fears the worst…

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The Swedish National Crime Unit receives a video of a young woman in her home, clearly unaware that she’s being watched. Soon after the tape is received, the woman’s body is found horrifically mutilated. With the arrival of the next, similar video, the police understand that the killer is toying with them, warning of a new victim, knowing there’s nothing they can do.

Detective Margot Silverman is put in charge of the investigation, and soon asks Detective Joona Linna for help. Linna, in turn, recruits Erik Maria Bark, the hypnotist and expert in trauma, with whom Linna’s worked before. Bark is leery of forcing people to give up their secrets. But this time, Bark is the one hiding things.

Years before, he had put a man away for an eerily similar crime, and now he’s beginning to think that an innocent man may be behind bars–and a serial killer still on the loose. . .

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January 19, 2021

Doctored Death

by P. D. Workman
Doctored Death Work in Progress!
Genres: Mystery, Mystery/Suspense, Suspense, Thriller



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Schedule for release in October 2021



+ About Doctored Death

Something just doesn’t add up.

Assistant medical examiner Kenzie Kirsch thinks that the deaths from Champlain House are linked by more than place. If she is right in her theory, the nursing homes, emergency rooms and the morgue are all going to be overwhelmed.

Only she can’t get anyone to listen to her. The suggestion of a public health hazard may cause widespread panic, and it is a really bad time politically to be spreading gossip about an unknown contagion.

The CDC needs proof.

And Kenzie Kirsch needs to be silenced.

One way or another.

+ Praise for Kenzie Kirsch Medical Thrillers

“P.D. Workman has done it again. she has managed to write a book that will push your buttons. If it doesn’t then you need to take another look.”

“This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believeable.
Great suspense and action with wonderful world building that adds so much to the story.
Can’t wait to see what the author brings us next!”

“Absolutely fabulous as always.”

+ Author's Note

Author’s notes may contain spoilers!

Coming Soon

+ Book Club Resources Coming Soon


+ Praise for P.D. Workman

“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”

“The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book.”

“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!”

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About P. D. Workman

P.D. (Pamela) Workman writes riveting mystery/suspense and young adult books dealing with mental illness, addiction, abuse, and other real-life issues. For as long as she can remember, the blank page has held an incredible allure and from a very young age she was trying to write her own books.

Workman wrote her first complete novel at the age of twelve and continued to write as a hobby for many years. She started publishing in 2013. She has won several literary awards from Library Services for Youth in Custody for her young adult fiction. She made the USA Today Bestseller list in 2019. She currently has over 50 published titles and can be found at pdworkman.com.

Born and raised in Alberta, Workman has been married for over 25 years and has one son.

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Published on January 19, 2021 13:43

Without Foresight

by P. D. Workman
Without Foresight Work in Progress!
Series: Reg Rawlins Psychic Investigator #12
Genres: Cozy Mystery



eBook Price: $4.99 Clicking the Author Direct button allows you to purchase directly from the author using your PayPal account (blue button) or a credit card (grey button)

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Coming August 2021



+ About Without Foresight

Things were already bad enough for Reg Rawlins, Psychic Investigator. As if being the target of bigotry and hate crimes wasn’t enough, she fears she may finally be losing her grip on her own sanity.

She’s losing her memories, sense of reality, and her central self. And, of course, there’s the small matter of a dead body that she appears to be responsible for.

Going back to a life on the street scraping by with a few psychic readings and spiritual contacts is actually starting to look pretty good.

+ Praise for Reg Rawlins Psychic Detective Series

—Another great work of art by Ms. Workman. I am amazed at the diversity of her writing and how much I really enjoy them all. She can write cozy mystery, YA books that should be read by all, medical thrillers, Zach Goldman series and now a paranormal series. I am so glad to have found this author. I am honored that I get to read them early also.

—This book has all my favourite things: heart, great writing, nearly-flawless editing, something unusual in the air, and a cat. I needed a light read, and this fit the bill perfectly. Recommended.

—This book actually surprised me. I knew that a psychic cat would be entertaining. I just didn’t expect it to be this good. You really do get wrapped up in the people and story. It sounds like a fairly gentle story, but there is a lot of suspense involved. Add a bunch of humor to the mix and you are in for a treat. I love the characters. Wish I had some friends like them. And the cat is so very well done. Acts like a typical cat, but a lot smarter than his human. This is a story that you don’t want to put down.

—Extremely well written as are all of P.D. Workman’s books, the characters well developed. I’m a character reader, I get into the characters. Who and what they are. Why they do the things they do. The things that make a reader get invested into the characters and thereby the book. I look forward to P.D. Workman’s next book.

—P D Workman has done it again; created a cast of characters and a storyline that are captivating and enthralling. Once I started this cozy I didn’t want to put it down (which can be a bad thing when you have a family to take care of…lol). I can’t wait for the other books in this series. I think Reg is going to turn out to be one of my favorite new characters. Pick up your copy as soon as possible.

+ Praise for Reg Rawlins Psychic Detective Series

—Another great work of art by Ms. Workman. I am amazed at the diversity of her writing and how much I really enjoy them all. She can write cozy mystery, YA books that should be read by all, medical thrillers, Zach Goldman series and now a paranormal series. I am so glad to have found this author. I am honored that I get to read them early also.

—This book has all my favourite things: heart, great writing, nearly-flawless editing, something unusual in the air, and a cat. I needed a light read, and this fit the bill perfectly. Recommended.

—This book actually surprised me. I knew that a psychic cat would be entertaining. I just didn’t expect it to be this good. You really do get wrapped up in the people and story. It sounds like a fairly gentle story, but there is a lot of suspense involved. Add a bunch of humor to the mix and you are in for a treat. I love the characters. Wish I had some friends like them. And the cat is so very well done. Acts like a typical cat, but a lot smarter than his human. This is a story that you don’t want to put down.

—Extremely well written as are all of P.D. Workman’s books, the characters well developed. I’m a character reader, I get into the characters. Who and what they are. Why they do the things they do. The things that make a reader get invested into the characters and thereby the book. I look forward to P.D. Workman’s next book.

—P D Workman has done it again; created a cast of characters and a storyline that are captivating and enthralling. Once I started this cozy I didn’t want to put it down (which can be a bad thing when you have a family to take care of…lol). I can’t wait for the other books in this series. I think Reg is going to turn out to be one of my favorite new characters. Pick up your copy as soon as possible.

+ Author's Note

Author’s notes may contain spoilers!

Coming soon…

+ Book Club Resources Pinterest Board on foster careMore to come!


+ Praise for P.D. Workman

“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”

“The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book.”

“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!”

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About P. D. Workman

P.D. (Pamela) Workman writes riveting mystery/suspense and young adult books dealing with mental illness, addiction, abuse, and other real-life issues. For as long as she can remember, the blank page has held an incredible allure and from a very young age she was trying to write her own books.

Workman wrote her first complete novel at the age of twelve and continued to write as a hobby for many years. She started publishing in 2013. She has won several literary awards from Library Services for Youth in Custody for her young adult fiction. She made the USA Today Bestseller list in 2019. She currently has over 50 published titles and can be found at pdworkman.com.

Born and raised in Alberta, Workman has been married for over 25 years and has one son.

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Published on January 19, 2021 13:21

Magic Ain’t a Game

by P. D. Workman
Magic Ain’t a Game Work in Progress!
Series: Reg Rawlins Psychic Investigator #11
Genres: Cozy Mystery



eBook Price: $4.99 Clicking the Author Direct button allows you to purchase directly from the author using your PayPal account (blue button) or a credit card (grey button)

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Coming July 2021



+ About Magic Ain't a Game

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?”

+ Praise for Reg Rawlins Psychic Detective Series

—Another great work of art by Ms. Workman. I am amazed at the diversity of her writing and how much I really enjoy them all. She can write cozy mystery, YA books that should be read by all, medical thrillers, Zach Goldman series and now a paranormal series. I am so glad to have found this author. I am honored that I get to read them early also.

—This book has all my favourite things: heart, great writing, nearly-flawless editing, something unusual in the air, and a cat. I needed a light read, and this fit the bill perfectly. Recommended.

—This book actually surprised me. I knew that a psychic cat would be entertaining. I just didn’t expect it to be this good. You really do get wrapped up in the people and story. It sounds like a fairly gentle story, but there is a lot of suspense involved. Add a bunch of humor to the mix and you are in for a treat. I love the characters. Wish I had some friends like them. And the cat is so very well done. Acts like a typical cat, but a lot smarter than his human. This is a story that you don’t want to put down.

—Extremely well written as are all of P.D. Workman’s books, the characters well developed. I’m a character reader, I get into the characters. Who and what they are. Why they do the things they do. The things that make a reader get invested into the characters and thereby the book. I look forward to P.D. Workman’s next book.

—P D Workman has done it again; created a cast of characters and a storyline that are captivating and enthralling. Once I started this cozy I didn’t want to put it down (which can be a bad thing when you have a family to take care of…lol). I can’t wait for the other books in this series. I think Reg is going to turn out to be one of my favorite new characters. Pick up your copy as soon as possible.

+ Author's Note

Author’s notes may contain spoilers!

Coming soon…

+ Book Club Resources Pinterest Board on foster careMore to come!


+ Praise for P.D. Workman

“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”

“The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book.”

“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!”

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About P. D. Workman

P.D. (Pamela) Workman writes riveting mystery/suspense and young adult books dealing with mental illness, addiction, abuse, and other real-life issues. For as long as she can remember, the blank page has held an incredible allure and from a very young age she was trying to write her own books.

Workman wrote her first complete novel at the age of twelve and continued to write as a hobby for many years. She started publishing in 2013. She has won several literary awards from Library Services for Youth in Custody for her young adult fiction. She made the USA Today Bestseller list in 2019. She currently has over 50 published titles and can be found at pdworkman.com.

Born and raised in Alberta, Workman has been married for over 25 years and has one son.

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Published on January 19, 2021 13:11

Unwind the Conspiracy in All the Devils Are Here

I released He Never Forgot, Book #9 in the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series this weekend. If you didn’t get a chance to pick up your copy, head on over now! A number of other new releases that may be of interest are also mentioned in my last blog post.

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

I had a hard time choosing which book to do a teaser from this week, but I have settled on All the Devils Are Here, the latest read in Louise Penny’s Chief Inspector Gamache series.

If you were afraid after the last book (A Better Man) that we had heard the last of Jean-Guy Beauvoir, you can put your fears to rest. Jean-Guy is in France, and Armand Gamache and his wife are there with them, to visit their son and welcome the arrival of Jean-Guy’s and Annie’s first child.

Of course, it is not the quiet vacation the Gamaches expected, and with Armand’s godfather being struck down in a hit-and-run accident, they are thrust into the centre of a wicked conspiracy. You will have to exchange Louise Penny’s lyrical descriptions of the Quebec landscape for those of the City of Light, and all of our fravourite characters from Three Pines are back home and in the background, but Penny still brings it home with a great suspenseful mystery.

I did guess most of the clues and anticipate twists in the plot, but I was still surprised a couple of times and enjoyed watching Armand, Reine-Marie, and Jean-Guy. And at the end, you will be happy to discover that… but I won’t spoil it for you.


But then, Armand Gamache thought, where else would you find darkness but right up against the light?

Louise Penny, All the Devils Are Here

On their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand’s godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on the elderly man’s life.

When a strange key is found in Stephen’s possession it sends Armand, his wife Reine-Marie, and his former second-in-command at the Sûreté, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, from the top of the Tour d’Eiffel, to the bowels of the Paris Archives, from luxury hotels to odd, coded, works of art.

It sends them deep into the secrets Armand’s godfather has kept for decades.

A gruesome discovery in Stephen’s Paris apartment makes it clear the secrets are more rancid, the danger far greater and more imminent, than they realized.

Soon the whole family is caught up in a web of lies and deceit. In order to find the truth, Gamache will have to decide whether he can trust his friends, his colleagues, his instincts, his own past. His own family.

For even the City of Light casts long shadows. And in that darkness devils hide.

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January 14, 2021

New releases – He Never Forgot, and more!

The day has come! If you just finished reading She Told a Lie and are looking for the next Zachary Goldman Mystery, He Never Forgot is now available. While He Never Forgot is book #9 in the series, it can be read as a standalone. Others of you are long-time fans of Zachary Goldman and are eager to find out what will happen next.

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When Ben Burton hired Zachary Goldman to help him to find the house he lived in before he was adopted, Zachary had no idea it would turn into a murder case.

But as Ben’s fragmented memories start to fall into place, Zachary is driven to right past wrongs and bring the perpetrator to justice.

But Ben is not the only one who remembers what happened.

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A dead child.
A mother deep in mourning.

Private Investigator Zachary Goldman’s life isn’t all roses, but he tries to put his own shattered life behind him to investigate the death of five-year-old Declan Bond.
Declan’s death has been ruled an accident, but his grandmother thinks there is more to it. She fears Declan’s mother will not be able to find peace until Zachary can give them an answer once and for all.

But as Zachary digs into the circumstances surrounding Declan’s death, he finds that all is not as it seems, and somebody doesn’t want him to find the truth.

She Wore Mourning

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Security guard Duke Mitchell is often mistaken for a police officer. When his neighbor asks him to look into the unsolved murder of her teenage son, Mitchell initially refuses. But after he is suddenly fired from his job, Mitchell reluctantly takes on the case.

Who killed fourteen-year-old Victor Hurst back in 1995, and why? Early on, the Sheriff’s office zeroed in on Devil worshipers. But could it have been something even more sinister? On the surface, Asheville, North Carolina seems like a perfect town, with artisan coffee shops, stunningly beautiful nature, and a free-spirited, come-as-you-are attitude. But there are dark secrets lurking just beneath the surface …

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She was supposed to be safe.

For the first time in her life, Charlie felt like she belonged.

She loved living in Redemption, Wisconsin. She had everything she ever wanted: a home, friends, a new business, a new love.

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A young man’s body is found buried in a national park.

Detective Dana Fisher and Detective Greg Holt are tasked to find the person responsible for the brutal murder. As Holt and Fisher dig deeper into the young man’s past, they uncover something truly disturbing about him.

A woman approaches Private Investigator Lee Callaway to find her missing daughters. Nora and Dora Browning were last seen leaving their house several weeks ago. When Callaway follows the trail left behind by the twin sisters, he finds himself in a situation of life and death.

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When Gloria Carmichael’s body is found broken and bleeding on the sidewalk just days after knocking on Detective Charlie Winters’ door begging for help to locate her father’s will, Charlie’s instinct is confirmed: her latest case is about more than just a simple family feud.

The Carmichaels are famous in Salem Island for their large family and charitable work, but, moments before she died, beautiful, trustworthy eldest daughter Gloria called Charlie to say she had uncovered a terrible secret that would break the mystery of her father’s death wide open.

With the voice of her murdered sister ringing in her ears—pushing her to risk everything to bring justice to the innocent—Charlie takes matters into her own hands. She won’t let another family break apart like her own, and she knows the answers she needs are hidden somewhere inside the Carmichael home.

But as Charlie races to confront her main suspect—a file containing evidence that will devastate the Carmichael family on the car seat beside her—she’s rammed off the road and over the edge of a nearby cliff. Fighting for breath in a sinking car, Charlie has to survive or other innocent lives will be taken. Everyone involved is keeping secrets, but only one twisted soul is prepared to kill to keep theirs…

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LA-based artist Laurie Simmonds disappeared two months ago, her campervan abandoned on the isolated Twentynine Palms Highway, miles from anything—or anyone. With the police investigation stalled, her parents put all their faith in private investigator Jessica Shaw to find out the truth of what happened.

Jessica and her partner Matt Connor discover that two other women are missing, their disappearances connected to the same highway. When a link emerges between these women and a group of former college friends, Jessica feels certain they’re closing in on their target.

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It’s 2030. A world of driverless electric cars, touchless screens and social media that knows what you want before you do.

When jaded journalist Curtis Soren meets the new powerful boss of the government’s mysterious Ministry for Society, he uncovers a top-secret organisation that puts him and his colleagues in danger – and threatens the privacy and freedom of every citizen.

In a struggle with his own haunted past and a present he doesn’t understand, Soren is forced to take on Portico, the biggest social media organisation of all.

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She has no idea who he is.
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Investigative journalist Katlin Andrews just nailed the exposé of her career when she’s run off the road—and awakens with her memory erased and a stranger in her hospital room. Fortress Defense bodyguard Jack Hale promised to protect his best friend’s sister. With Katlin unable to recall who’s after her, he’s working blind to stop a killer from taking the life of the woman he has no business falling for…

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When a body of a woman is discovered at a lighthouse in the Icelandic town of Akranes, it soon becomes clear that she’s no stranger to the area.

Chief Investigating Officer Elma, who has returned to Akranes following a failed relationship, and her collegues Sævar and Hörður, commence an uneasy investigation, which uncovers a shocking secret in the dead woman’s past that continues to reverberate in the present day …

But as Elma and her team make a series of discoveries, they bring to light a host of long-hidden crimes that shake the entire community. Sifting through the rubble of the townspeople’s shattered memories, they have to dodge increasingly serious threats, and find justice … before it’s too late.

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A mysterious black van is spotted by several people at various times in the area around Cavanaugh Street, Philadelphia’s Armenian-American enclave. Presumed by some to be related to the increasing ICE raids around the area, the mystery deepens one night when a body falls out of the back of the van when speeding through the neighborhood.

Marta Warkowski, a reclusive older woman, is found bound up in a garbage bag after it falls out of the van. In a coma, Warkowski is unable to tell police how she ended up as she did. When they go to search her apartment, the police find the dead body of her building’s super, a man with whom she has a history of conflict. How did she end up in garbage bag in the back of a mysterious van? How did he end up dead in her locked apartment? What does all of this have to do with the real estate holdings of infamous local developer, Cary Alder?

Gregor Demarkian, former FBI agent and consultant, is ready to retire. He and his wife Bennis have agreed to foster a child, Javier, with a mysterious past and limited language skills. But he is pulled in once again, for a final case, to uncover the truth about the murder—and attempted murder—on Cavanaugh Street.

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When the annual book fair comes to town, life is stranger than fiction!

Harmony Lake buzzes with excitement when world-famous author and avid needle felter, Claire Rivera, attends our annual book fair. 

But excitement turns to sadness when Claire is found dead from a freak accident with a felting needle. 

And sadness turns to suspicion when the police determine that Claire’s seemingly accidental death is actually murder. 

When another world-famous author, who happens to be my father, rockets to number one on the suspect list, I take a stab at finding the real killer.

Can I find out whodunit before my father gets stuck taking the blame?

I hope so, but with no shortage of suspects, finding the killer is like looking for a felting needle in a haystack.  

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