Teens and Mysteries

Good morning and welcome to Tuesday Blog Share. Today, we’re talking about teens and mysteries. Many people claim teens don’t read mysteries any longer. In fact, they will tell you most emphatically that teens don’t read much these days. It seems reading is a lost art.
Or perhaps reading has become a mundane chore, something most teens avoid like they would the plague.
I cry foul when it comes to teens not reading. Why? Because I know a great many teens who have been raised to read and they’ve carried that love of the written word into their adult lives, continuing a tradition their families have had for many generations. Those teens who don’t read for pleasure might only need an introduction to a well written, engaging book in order to develop the same love of reading. What better way to do that with a perfectly plotted mystery that addresses their concerns as teenagers in this mixed up crazy world?

Wildcat Crew 1 The Case of the Vanishing Girls eBook
Blurb

Finally moving on from the horror of the Manson killings, the Los Angeles area has begun to return to normal. Until, that is, the small bedroom community of Monrovia skyrockets into the news. This sleepy little area, nestled up against the foothills, is probably best known for their football team, but that was yesterday’s news.
Three girls have vanished. Notes left behind have an “H” and a “S” with red dripping off them. People’s minds automatically go to the horror of 1969 and wonder if someone else is about to initiate “Helter Skelter.”
A group of teens, Wildcat Crew, doesn’t think so. Despite the police looking at a trouble teen, they focus on another teen whose past has some dark secrets. As the city moves toward the summer solstice, these intrepid investigators work diligently on solving this case before someone else vanishes into the canyon.

Wildcat Crew 1 The Case of the Vanishing Girls print book
Excerpt
At one house, he stopped near an open window. The voices within rose in what appeared to be anger; he smiled. This type of confrontation was what filled his heart with joy.
“You never want me to have any fun,” a girl cried out in frustration.
He knew that voice, had heard it on many occasions, but putting a name to the near childish timbre was almost impossible. Creeping around a hydrangea bush, he pressed against the outer wall and glanced sideways. No one could see him here. The overgrown bush was almost a tree and the streetlights didn’t cast their brightness this far.
“Your father and I have told you time after time that we will not let you wear the disgusting fashions girls have adopted these days,” an older woman said. “You have to accept our decision, Suzie. We are your parents. You can do nothing without our permission until you are twenty-one.”
“Why? Because of what happened? Because you think by making me into some kind of dummy living in the past will stop me from leaving?”
“Because I will not tolerate the looseness and disrespect of your generation.”
“Good grief, Mother,” Suzie said—he finally remembered her name, Suzie Calderone, a complete loser. “The age of legal consent is eighteen, and I am eighteen. You can’t stop me from doing what I want with my life.”


About K.C. Sprayberry
Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.

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