P.D. Workman's Blog, page 60
October 13, 2020
Out with the Sunset
Work in Progress!
Series: Parks Pat Mysteries #1
Genres: Mystery/Suspense, Suspense
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+ About Out with the Sunset
There’s nothing like jumping straight into the deep end.
Margie Patenaude is new in town and wasn’t expecting to get called to a murder scene on her daughter’s first day of school.
It’s an ugly murder in a beautiful setting. How can Calgary’s park-goers feel safe with a murderer still on the streets—or pathways? Margie and her team are on the case while at the same time she and her daughter try to acclimatize to the new city.
If she wants her coworkers to believe that she’s not just a ‘diversity hire,’ she needs to show them what she’s made of and track this killer down.
+ Praise for Out with the Sunset
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+ Author's Note
Author’s notes may contain spoilers!
Coming soon!
+ Book Club Resources
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+ 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!”
+ Out with the Sunset on my Blog
Out with the Sunset
December 12
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Hot on the Trail Mix
Work in Progress!
Series: Auntie Clem's Bakery #15
Genres: Cozy Mystery
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Spelunking isn’t for sissies.
When Vic and Willie discover human remains in a cave they are exploring, the shock waves are felt throughout Bald Eagle Falls. When Willie falls under suspicion, Erin has to do more than just make her awesome new granola bars and trail mix.
Erin’s investigations reveal that there is more to the case than meets the eye, and if she is going to uncover the truth, she had better watch her step.
+ Praise for Auntie Clem's Bakery Series
—This lady knows how to write!! I read this during hurricane Irma on my Kindle so I didn’t care the power was out!
—It was very good! But made me hungry!
—Oh my goodness I loved it! The murder mystery was so awesome… I couldn’t put this book down. Props to you again for another amazing read!
—I really enjoyed this book … Would make a great Hallmark movie.
—This very enjoyable story with uncomplicated characters and a sweet and easy storyline was well done.
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+ 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!”
+ Hot on the Trail Mix on my Blog
Hot on the Trail Mix
The Telepathy of Gardens and other freebies
They Thought He Was Safe and other new releases!
Brewing Death and other summer releases
It’s a Freebie Weekend: Dairy-Free Death and Others!
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Fair Warning — It Could Happen
October means Halloween, and Halloween means some great reads. Check out my Halloween Reads post. Even if you saw it last week, I’ve added a few new books for you to check out.
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.
Fair Warning is book 3 of Michael Connelly’s Jack McEvoy series. I don’t think that I’ve read either of the previous two books, but there was enough backstory to understand the broad strokes of what had happened earlier in the series.
Jack is trying to track down who turns out to be a serial killer, who is using DNA databases in a way it was never meant to be used to target his victims. From the research that I have done on DNA and the consumer genetics industry for my books, Connelly hits the nail right on the head with privacy issues and the non-regulation of this industry.
Interestingly enough, the consumer watchdog news company that Jack McEvoy works for, Fair Warning, is a real company, which Connelly is on the board of. The Editor of the Fair Warning in real life is also a character in the book. Kind of cool.
I understood that Mattson and Sakai obviously knew more about the circumstances of Tina Portrero’s murder than I did. But the questions about what happened between us a year ago seemed overly important to them.
Michael Connelly, Fair Warning
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Veteran reporter Jack McEvoy has taken down killers before, but when a woman he had a one-night stand with is murdered in a particularly brutal way, McEvoy realizes he might be facing a criminal mind unlike any he’s ever encountered.
Jack investigates–against the warnings of the police and his own editor–and makes a shocking discovery that connects the crime to other mysterious deaths across the country. Undetected by law enforcement, a vicious killer has been hunting women, using genetic data to select and stalk his targets.
Uncovering the murkiest corners of the dark web, Jack races to find and protect the last source who can lead him to his quarry. But the killer has already chosen his next target, and he’s ready to strike.
October 6, 2020
Trick or Treat! Get your Halloween Reads
I have no idea what Halloween is going to bring this year. Everyone is already wearing masks and has spent most of the year scared of something. Whether your tastes are for sweet or scary reads, you should find something in this list that suits your tastes.
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In a town as full of secrets as Bald Eagle Falls, what’s one more?
Erin Price, gluten-free baker turned sleuth and her assistant and best friend, Vic are looking forward to their first Halloween in Bald Eagle Falls. But circumstances combine against them, and they face a problem that could mean the end to Auntie Clem’s Bakery.
This Halloween short, part of the Auntie Clem’s Bakery series, is only available through my website. If you are following the series, be sure to pick it up!
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Back in Bald Eagle Falls, Erin needs a vacation from her vacation. But she doesn’t get much of a chance to relax and get back to normal before the unthinkable happens.
This time, she is not the suspect in a murder investigation, her sweetheart Officer Terry Piper is. Could he have been pushed too far by drug runner Bo Biggles? Did he cross the line? Or is it someone else in the community, someone who might be close to Erin?
Jail is not a safe place for a cop, and Erin is desperate to figure out the guilty party before Terry is taken into custody.
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Things creep and crawl in the woods. Things that can wreak havoc with your life.
Things that can be deadly.
As an infectious disease expert for the DOH’s vector-borne disease division, Matt Malloy knows this. What he doesn’t know is who, or why, someone would want to deliberately infect innocent people. Adding insult to injury, his co-workers think he’s either paranoid or losing his mind because of erratic behavior and disordered sleep habits.
Behavior he can’t help. A traumatic head wound can have that effect on a man. He was clocked hard while interviewing a patient with Lyme disease weeks ago, and he’s still suffering from it.
But he’s definitely not crazy.
Or paranoid.
Someone is deliberately infecting people. Maybe even someone he knows. Very soon, that someone will know Matt’s on to him.
Can he prove his suspicions before he’s targeted, too?
A nail-biting, creepy-crawly, medical-thriller that fans of Robin Cook will devour because it could happen to you. Maybe it already has.
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Reg recognizes that feeling of dread.
Something is disrupting the spiritual atmosphere in Black Sands, but no one else seems to be aware of its menacing presence. So Reg does her best to push it to the back of her conscious mind and to focus on new friendships and opportunities. She has been in Florida for long enough that it’s time to have some fun.
But ignoring the presence doesn’t make it go away, and before long, Reg has been dragged into a manhunt—or a creature hunt—that is scarier than anything she has faced in the paranormal community yet.
With the help of some long-buried memories and unexpected helpers, Reg is able to find a few answers… and a lot more questions.
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Psychic Reg Rawlins is hoping to get her life back to normal, or some semblance of it. With the gems she was given by the fairies for saving Calliopia’s life, she doesn’t need to worry about money. Maybe never again. She can just relax, get the sleep she needs, and not have to worry about hustling a living.
Life is better with money. Maybe she’ll even take up a hobby. Travel. Visit Erin.
But the rest of the world seems to have other ideas. 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.
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You’ll never look at your dog the same way again.
Seven dogs are adopted by families all across the country who do not know their history…
“Of one thing I am sure,” Glenn declares. “These dogs are perfectly harmless.”
Frank knew it wasn’t true.
He would never forget walking into that trailer. He saw it in his mind every time he closed his eyes. He woke up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat, seeing those eyes and those teeth, screaming soundlessly, gasping for breath.
“He never saw those dogs. How could anyone make such a stupid decision, knowing what they did?”
And More!
Here are a few more Halloween books. I hope to be adding a few more over the month!
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It’s bingo night at the retirement center!
It sounds tame enough to Mallory, except that the residents of this particular community include a grandmotherly hacker, a retired witch, and, once upon a time, Mallory’s Great-Auntie Lula.
Visiting her dead relative’s former abode brings back memories for Mallory, but it also rather unexpectedly brings back Great-Auntie Lula.
With her ghostly great-aunt’s help, can Mallory and her crew discover who’s burgled Bradley’s condo, and why everyone involved with the break-in keeps dying?
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A Halloween romp with a seriously scary twist!
Her adopted town is once again driving service dog trainer Marcia Banks a little nuts. No sooner has she moved her horse into the new Mayfair Riding Stable than its octogenarian, muumuu-wearing owner decides to turn the barn into a haunted house for Halloween. Meanwhile, an anonymous prankster is haunting Mayfair, disrupting its small-town tranquility, and the local postmistress has a strange request for Marcia. All this, along with her new role of godmother to adorable twins, is a bit overwhelming.
But it’s nothing compared to what’s coming. As Halloween approaches, the evil lurking in the shadows will threaten what is most precious to Marcia and her beloved town.
.ugb-0b72eb0 .ugb-button{background-color:#BE1E2D;border-radius:24px !important}.ugb-0b72eb0 .ugb-button .ugb-button--inner,.ugb-0b72eb0 .ugb-button svg:not(.ugb-custom-icon){color:#ffffff !important}.ugb-0b72eb0 .ugb-button:before{border-radius:24px !important}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-0b72eb0 .ugb-img{width:188px;height:auto !important}}The Arrival of Sherlock Holmes
Halloween is approaching…and the game is afoot. Mysterious happenings are plaguing the Richardson family. A chilling painting of a dreadful place only rumoured to exist, missing jewels, and an unexpected, bloody attack put young Holmes and Watson on the case.Recently settled in Toronto to attend university, Sherlock Holmes becomes acquainted with Janah Watson at Baker House, a Victorian-era home that has been converted into a student residence. A friendship seems unlikely—Holmes is too eccentric and Watson has no patience for eccentricity. But when the duo is invited by Mrs. Hudson (Baker House’s housekeeper) to investigate the odd things that are happening to the daughter of her former employer, Holmes and Watson must put aside their differences.
Aurelia Richardson was a decorated anthropologist before she had a mental breakdown during an expedition. After being institutionalized for six years, she returns home, distant and quiet, but in good health.
Quite suddenly, however, she becomes erratic and delirious, and claims to be haunted by the ghosts of her past. Is her health declining once again or is something more sinister at work?
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On the surface, Kit Caldwell has it all. A senior in college with her future ahead of her, lots of friends, lots of parties…not to mention also having the eye of Tommy, the star quarterback of the football team.
But underneath, Kit’s life is a charade, built on a foundation of secrets and lies, including one so dark it threatens to tear her world apart: her twin sister, Cat, was kidnapped when they were both seven, never to be heard from again.
That is, until one dark Halloween night.
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Lella York has a way of getting herself into trouble, even when she’s doing volunteer work. Who is the mysterious storyteller, and what is going on at the senior living center? And will Lella find out before it’s too late?
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Come into a strange world, where everything is firmly rooted in the familiar—except for some quirky detail that twists the yarn and takes it for a spin in an unexpected direction. So prepare yourself: keep the lights on.
If you like to read Edgar Allan Poe, you’ll love this horror anthology, where a woman—or rather, her ghost—finds a way to outwit the devil.
My new discovery – A Discovery of Witches
Just a quick note in case you didn’t read a my previous post — for a limited time, you can get She Wore Mourning, book #1 in the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series for free. Pick it up while you have the chance.
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.
I am well into Deborah Harkness’s A Discovery of Witches, the first book in the All Souls Trilogy. I don’t think I’ve read anything else by this author, but I am certainly enjoying it.
A paranormal romantic suspense story about Diana, a witch with mysterious powers, and an ancient vampire. Well, you can guess what is going to happen. It is well-done, with lots of suspense and deep character building. It’s fun and mysterious, and I’m still trying to unwind all of the secrets and find out what is going on and how they are going to solve their problems.
Oh, and there has been some interesting DNA science thrown into the mix, which has been well-managed and presented. I love the mix of history, science, and fantasy.
A mild shock made me withdraw my fingers quickly, but not quickly enough. The tingling traveled up my arms, lifting my skin into tiny goose pimples, then spread across my shoulders tensing the muscles in my back and neck.
Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches
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Deborah Harkness’s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford’s Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.
October 1, 2020
Free reads – Web of Nightmares and more
My newest release, Web of Nightmares, is free this weekend! Not only that, but I’ve rounded up some other freebies for you too.
*As I am getting ready to send this out Thursday night, Amazon has not yet dropped the price. It is free at the other stores, and I have dropped it to $0.99 on Amazon but am still waiting for them to put it on free. You can download the Kindle-formatted file through the Author Direct link or Smashwords.
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About Web of Nightmares
Psychic Reg Rawlins is hoping to get her life back to normal, or some semblance of it. With the gems she was given by the fairies for saving Calliopia’s life, she doesn’t need to worry about money. Maybe never again. She can just relax, get the sleep she needs, and not have to worry about hustling a living.
Life is better with money. Maybe she’ll even take up a hobby. Travel. Visit Erin.
But the rest of the world seems to have other ideas. 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.
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This series gets better with every book! Something wicked is afoot in Black Sands, causing Reg to experience nightmares and frightening visions.
Sandy, Goodreads reviewer
More freebies
Here are some more freebies you may be interested!
You can add all of the freebies available in the Kindle store with one click, or pick which books or which stores you want individually. As always, check prices before you check out, as prices may change without warning or not be free all days or in all markets.
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An escape – That’s exactly what Birdie Devaine needs when witches around the world publicly announce their existence.
Instead of performing for the sold out crowd at her world-famous magic show in Vegas, Birdie runs away from the dazzling lights to her hometown in Mississippi. Back to the town she swore off over a century ago.
She thinks she has it all planned out – keeping busy with renovating an old beautiful house and eventually fading away from the spotlight. But the house has its secrets, including the haunted cemetery that Birdie is now responsible for. It doesn’t help when her nosy neighbor catches on to Birdie’s big secret – that she’s a true witch with real magical powers.
But when the busybody turns up dead on Birdie’s new property, the former southern debutante becomes the prime suspect in the case. Cue the ladies of Witch Hazel Lane – a group of women who’ve stuck together for forty years. With their help, Birdie is on the hunt for the real killer.
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After tragedy strikes and Dani Harper loses her mother, she needs a dose of the next best thing–her Aunt Marni, her three ageless Siamese cats, some much needed summer sun and ocean breezes, and endless moonlight and mojitos under the bright starry Blueberry Island sky.
What she gets, is thrown into the middle of two murder investigations and an old flame–in the form of the sexy local police chief offering protection from a supernatural hitman. But Dani soon finds out it’s her own heart that needs protection most, because she’s falling–once again–for Galen Wilde, a man with a furaliciously wicked secret of his own.
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It’s a battle of the hexes when a hunky witch hunter conscripts secret witch, Adeline, to help him solve a murder.
It’s certainly paws for concern.
Can there be a happy ending, or will Adeline’s snarky familiar turn this into a cat-astrophe? Only time will tail in this cat-chy novella from USA Today Bestselling author, Morgana Best. Fur real!
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But I’m not your average witch. I’m a Dark witch, and I loooove to hunt and kill demons with good old-fashioned magic.
All is well until a human girl is murdered and her soul taken by a Greater demon. It gets worse. Human bodies are dropping like flies and I have no choice but to team up with Logan, a sexy as sin angel-born warrior to solve the case.
Trouble is, everyone knows angel-borns hate Dark witches. I can’t trust him. But I don’t have a choice.
I’m going to solve these murders, even if the angel-born hates me, and even if the heat between us is irresistible.
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Amelia Spelled believes in baking it til you make it . . . But when her boyfriend dumps her, her boss fires her, and she’s evicted from her rental thanks to one too many cooking mishaps, Amelia finds herself all dressed up with nowhere to dough. Amelia is just about ready to pie for help when a handwritten letter is slipped under her door.
Now she is off to country Australia, where a mysterious house is not the only thing that awaits — there is also the revelation that her ancestors were witches. But if Amelia thinks she’ll have time to process these new developments, she’s dead wrong. There is a murder, and she’s the number one suspect.
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Pepper Jasper moves from Sydney to the cozy town of Lighthouse Bay, answering a desperate plea from her aunts to help with their failing Bed and Breakfast business.
She discovers her aunts are more eccentric than she remembered, the Bed and Breakfast does not serve breakfast, and the cottages for lease have strange themes. And what’s more, within minutes of her arrival, she stumbles across a dead body.
Pepper soon has her hands full, contending with a murder mystery, irritating guests including the enigmatic Lucas O’Callaghan who is convinced every woman wants to fall into his arms, and her aunts, who are hiding more than one deep secret.
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My name is Maggie MacKay. When monsters show up in Los Angeles, I get the call to haul ’em back to the dimension where they belong.
It’s a living.
But I just got word my uncle has teamed up with the forces of darkness to ruin my life. Everyone’s gonna die if I don’t find a magical object before the coming apocalypse. This is going to make the next family reunion a little awkward.
Come along with me, my elfin sidekick Killian, and my crazy family for a snarky urban fantasy adventure with attitude.
September 29, 2020
Mickey Haller Crosses the Aisle
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She Wore Mourning, case #1 in the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series is available free for a limited time. Be sure to get your copy now! Check out all of the deals in this series happening now!
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I just finished reading The Reversal, book #3 in the Lincoln Lawyer series by Michael Connelly. It’s always great to slip back into a familiar series and see old friends like Mickey Haller and Detective Bosch. Mickey Haller, normally counsel for the defense, crosses the aisle in this case to act as an independent prosecutor against a child killer who was freed after twenty-four years due to DNA evidence.
A great courtroom drama and police procedural wrapped up in one. Get your fix of both. Hang on tight, it’s a wild ride.
It should have made me feel good. It should have made me feel like I was part of something that was noble and right. But all I had was the bad feeling that I had crossed some sort of line within myself.
Michael Connelly, The Reversal
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The stakes have never been higher: when DNA evidence frees a sadistic killer, defense attorney Mickey Haller and LAPD Detective Harry Bosch must put him behind bars before he strikes again.
Longtime defense attorney Mickey Haller is recruited to change stripes and prosecute the high-profile retrial of a brutal child murder. After 24 years in prison, convicted killer Jason Jessup has been exonerated by new DNA evidence. Haller is convinced Jessup is guilty, and he takes the case on the condition that he gets to choose his investigator, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch.
Together, Bosch and Haller set off on a case fraught with political and personal danger. Opposing them is Jessup, now out on bail, a defense attorney who excels at manipulating the media, and a runaway eyewitness reluctant to testify after so many years.
With the odds and the evidence against them, Bosch and Haller must nail a sadistic killer once and for all. If Bosch is sure of anything, it is that Jason Jessup plans to kill again.
September 24, 2020
Get into the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series for free
She Wore Mourning, case #1 in the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series is currently available for free. This promo will only be running for a limited time, so pick it up now.
Zachary Goldman Series
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.
A case is only unsolvable as long as it remains unsolved.
She Wore Mourning
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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.
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This was, by far, one of the most marvelous and suspenseful mysteries I have read in a long time. Memorable characters, plenty of twists and turns, a surprising ending. Is there going to be another book in this series? If so, I can’t wait!
More in the series…
I have lowered the price of the next two books in the series, His Hands Were Quiet and She Was Dying Anyway, down to $2.99.
There are currently seven books published in the series, and I have three more coming out in the next few months, which are available for preorder now.
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September 23, 2020
Randy’s Review of Apple-achian Treasure
Did you ever go on a treasure hunt as a kid? Do you remember how much fun they were? Do you remember getting excited about every clue? Well, treasure hunter, come on a new adventure with your host P.D. Workman.
Erin isn’t exactly gullible, but she can’t help herself when she finds a cryptic poem that provides clues to finding a treasure. The kid in all of us wants to jump in feet-first; maybe Erin should have listened to the adult in her instead. On top of it all, Erin is starting a new bakery with her newly-discovered half-sister Charley. Charley has quite the history, and trusting Charley is challenging for Erin.
Erin is immediately intrigued by the poem and suckers—I mean invites—Vic and Willy to join her. The treasure hunt turns the whole town into topsy turvy. Of course, Terry, the cop—and even worse, the boyfriend—gives Erin plenty of reasons not to pursue it. Despite Terry’s wishes, Erin moves ahead and causes havoc. When the mob comes walking into the bakery, what has Erin gotten herself into?
Everyone wants to help, but Erin has no idea who to trust. Can Erin trust Vic’s brother Jeremy, who has mob contacts? Beaver, his girlfriend, with a decidedly shady background? Erin is always looking over her shoulder, worrying about what will go wrong next.
The treasure hunt will keep you on the edge of your seat. How far will Erin go to find the treasure? And what will happen to Erin if she continues to search for it?
Will Erin be able to find the treasure? What will happen if Jeremy is working for the mob? And finally, will Terry be able to save Erin? I dare you to pick it up. You won’t be able to put it down.
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Erin is back on her feet again with the opening of Auntie Clem’s Bakery version 2.0. But her new partner is not the easiest person in the world to get along with and there are a lot of bumps in the road.
Reading about a secret treasure in Clementine’s papers, Erin decides to distract herself by putting back on her detective hat and she and her friends try their hands at solving the clues. Pretty soon, everyone knows that they are treasure hunting and things get interesting.
The race is on, but is the prize worth the price they will end up paying?
Extremely well written, the best in the series so far, the characters well developed building on the first books in the series.
—Roger, Goodreads reader
P.D. Workman, author
Writing riveting mystery, suspense, and young adult fiction about real life issues.
Randy Workman, bloggerRandy blogs about hockey, childhood memories, and books at Flamestr’s Thoughts
September 22, 2020
Whisper Network speaks loud and clear
Friday was release day for Web of Nightmares, book #8 in the Reg Rawlins, Psychic Investigator series. Be sure to pick up your copy today!
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I just finished reading Whisper Network by Chandler Baker. It is a Grisham-like legal suspense book about women in society, the workforce, and law in particular. If you are the type who does not like a book with an agenda, this one is not for you, because it is very clearly intended to address sexual abuse in the workplace and the means used to keep victim’s complaints from ever seeing the light of day.
Several of the reviewers who gave Whisper Network negative reviews referred to it as a mystery, but it really is not. The story is not about finding out who killed Ames, or whether it was, in fact, suicide, but about all the histories of each of the women and how they were affected by sexual abuse in the workplace. It is a psychological suspense, not a whodunnit.
Grace was a few years younger than Ardie and Sloane and still clung to the notion that someone could be a “good person” despite their actions, as though actions weren’t the very indicator of one’s person. And Ardie had seen Ames Garrett in action.
Chandler Baker, Whisper Network
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Sloane, Ardie, Grace, and Rosalita have worked at Truviv, Inc. for years. The sudden death of Truviv’s CEO means their boss, Ames, will likely take over the entire company. Each of the women has a different relationship with Ames, who has always been surrounded by whispers about how he treats women. Those whispers have been ignored, swept under the rug, hidden away by those in charge.
But the world has changed, and the women are watching this promotion differently. This time, when they find out Ames is making an inappropriate move on a colleague, they aren’t willing to let it go. This time, they’ve decided enough is enough.
Sloane and her colleagues’ decision to take a stand sets in motion a catastrophic shift in the office. Lies will be uncovered. Secrets will be exposed. And not everyone will survive. All of their lives—as women, colleagues, mothers, wives, friends, even adversaries—will change dramatically as a result.
