Blog Tour: BOOTY IN THE BACKSEAT by Karen C. Whalen
BOOTY IN THE BACKSEAT
Karen C. Whalen
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GENRE: Cozy Mystery
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BLURB:
High-heeledtow truck driver, Delaney Morran, is shocked to discover bags of money in thebackseat of a Volvo she was hired to tow. She’s even more amazed to find asevered hand in one of the bags. She learns the car belongs to the aunt of herfriend, Rory. The booty in the backseat, amounting to half a million dollars,raises questions, but more mysterious is the disappearance of Rory’s uncle.Spruce Ridge, Colorado is home to the rich and famous, and the uncle is awell-known movie producer. With that much money…and a severed body part…and theuncle gone AWOL…Rory fears a kidnapping. When his aunt finally admits toreceiving a ransom demand but was warned against calling the police, Delaneyagrees to help. Is the kidnapper a drug kingpin seen with the victim? Hisneighbor who has reckless parties? Someone connected to his new film? Or,perhaps the victim’s spouse trying to cover up the murder of her husband? Whena dead body turns up next, and it’s not the kidnapped victim, Delaney has twocrimes to solve.
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ExcerptThree:
My palms were sweating so I ran them down my jeans.
“Lance, how do you think this is going to go down?” I neededsome reassurance.
“We need to see to it those two don’t act stupid.” His eyesscoped out the parking lot with people queuing up for the next bus.
“Act stupid? What do you mean?”
“Iceman could snatch those two along with the wad.” Thegangster gazed straight ahead, immobile, looking calm, while I stifled thescream at the back of my throat, ready to explode from the tension.
“So, you think Iceman’s the kidnapper?”
“Don’t you?”
A Chevrolet Suburban, rear-wheel drive, stopped in front ofus, obstructing our field of vision. An attractive blonde my mom’s age got outand strode in our direction. Wait, it was Mom.
Mom?
My mom? Good. God.
I shot out of my Fiat and ran towards her. As I approached,she grabbed both of my arms. “Laney, I’m so glad I spotted you. I have a realcrisis on my hands. I need—”
“—Not now, Mom. Now’s not a good time.”
“When I saw your car, I just had to tell you—”
“—Mom, not now. Wait, how’d you notice my car?”
“I’d recognize your tiny silver Fiat anywhere.” She gave mean up and down look. “You all right?”
“No.” When I saw her blanch, I changed it to, “Yes, I’mfine. Mom, you need to leave.” I glanced over at the gangster in my Fiat. Hewas flailing his arms around, then stopped and patted his jacket, mouthing,“You need help?”
There was no doubt about it, I totally needed help.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Karen C. Whalen is the author of two mystery series for The WildRose Press: the Dinner Club Mysteries featuring Jane Marsh, an empty nester whohosts a gourmet dinner club, and the Tow Truck Mysteries starring DelaneyMorran, a super feminine shoe-a-holic who drives a tow truck. Both are cozymysteries about strong friendships and family ties set in Colorado. The firstbook in the Dinner Club series tied for First Place in the Suspense Novelcategory of the 2017 IDA Contest sponsored by Oklahoma Romance Writers ofAmerica. In the Tow Truck series, Eyes on the Road was a Second Place winner ofthe 2023 Firebird Book Awards in the Cozy Mystery category. Whalen worked formany years as a paralegal at a law firm in Denver, Colorado and was a columnistand regular contributor to The National Paralegal Reporter magazine. Whalenloves to host dinner parties, entertain friends, ride bicycles, hike in themountains, walk on the beach, and read cozy murder mysteries. Murder at SeaOats Beach is her first book published as an indie author.
Website: http://www.karencwhalen.com/
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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Booty-Backseat-Truck-Murder-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0DGQS1W1R/ref=sr_1_1
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