Are You Looking To Try A New Cozy Mystery Series? Sample QUIET ANCHORAGE, Book #1

You can read this short sample taken from Chapter 1 to my cozy mystery Quiet Anchorage, the first book in my Isabel & Alma Trumbo Cozy Mystery Series. It has gotten 75 reviews at Goodreads and 19 reviews at Amazon. A new book (#6) will be published next year.

Chapter 1

Within the same hour as the murder took place, Isabel Trumbo sat in her armchair dozing, the Alaskan Outdoor magazine on her lap. Her kid sister Alma fidgeted in the other armchair, from time to time picking up her newspaper folded over to the day’s crossword puzzle.

She had lettered in the spaces for one word across and two down. Tapping the ink pen on her pursed lips, she stared at the blanks, and her attention wandered off. She decided her life had grown too boring and predictable.
She flipped over the newspaper and browsed another editorial about Sheriff Roscoe Fox’s incompetence. You could tell the elections were right around the corner.

Just then, Isabel roused and wetted a thumb to flip over to the next page.

Alma squirmed in her armchair.

“You sure are restless,” Isabel said.
Alma glanced over at her. “Is it that obvious?”

“Indeed. So then put on the TV.”

Alma sighed again.

“If that isn’t enough excitement, go change the light bulb over the mud room.”

“Why don’t I try bungee jumping or something just as crazy? I’d climb up on the stepladder and tumble off it.” Her words too sharp, Alma softened her voice. “What’s on TV?”

Isabel’s eyes flicked to the TV Guide lying on the ottoman. “Don’t the soaps still run on afternoons? When we lived on the boulevard, you watched General Hospital, so tune it in again.”

“No such thing ever happened on the boulevard.” Alma refolded the newspaper. “I’d rather sit and watch concrete dry than watch the soaps.”

“I know what.” Isabel reached under the end table, took out the game board, and rattled the Band-Aid box containing the letter tiles. “It’s been a week-and-a-half since playing our last Scrabble game.”

“The Z letter tile is still missing.”

“Well, reading a magazine gives me plenty enough entertainment.”

“Well, I have to say working my crossword puzzles is growing too boring.”

“Ah, so you want a challenge.” Isabel used a sly tone. “The blown out light bulb still waits in the mud room.”

End of the sample taken from Chapter 1 to Quiet Anchorage by Ed Lynskey. Thanks for your interest!