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Cate Harlow Private Investigation #2
Grave Misgivings
PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR Cate Harlow has a terrified new client. A woman named Jennifer Brooks-Warren has come to Catherine Harlow, Private Investigations in desperate need of help; a contract has been put out on her life. Her request is for Cate Harlow to find the professional assassin who has been hired to kill her before he fulfills his contract, something he seems more than able to do considering that he is "a ghost," the best and most elusive professional eliminator in the world and is off the radar as far as contact goes. Making it all the harder for the intrepid Cate is the name of the person responsible for taking out the contract killing in the first place. It's none other than Jennifer Brooks-Warren herself! Add to the mix the fact that Cate's best friend, Melissa fears the body of one of her former "clients" is about to be exhumed with incriminating evidence of his strange erotic interests, her ex-husband and sometime lover, Detective Will Benigni is driving her crazy studying for his long postponed Bar exam, and her solid-as-a-rock secretary Myrtle Goldberg Tuttle is certain that her loving husband, pastry-baking accountant Harry is cheating on her, and you have the makings of a perfect blend of mystery, thriller, and humor in one page-turning novel. "A master of well-told stories, Houghton deftly layers crime, assassins, and ordinary people in a thriller that readers will enjoy immensely! PI Cate Harlow is the new Queen of Crime!" Victoria Charles, The Examiner "Wild, witty, and utterly irresistible, Houghton perfectly choreographs all the moves in this outstanding mystery murder novel. Wonderful back stories with supporting characters as well!" Carole Nelson Douglas, best-selling author
233 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 13, 2015
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About the author
Kristen Houghton
32 books19 followersKristen is the author of the best-selling series, A Cate Harlow Private Investigation series featuring FOR I HAVE SINNED and GRAVE MISGIVINGS
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"I love to connect with readers everywhere. It is a pleasure to "talk" to you. Contact me at the following:
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In a recent interview Kristen told Greg Archer of The Huffington Post about her love of writing.
"I was always a story-teller and that’s what writers do; we tell stories. I was the little girl who could keep her friends interested for a couple of hours by telling all different types of stories. I wrote my first story, "Bobby Jones and the Little Boat" when I was nine. My imagination was, and is, very fertile and active. In high school I created a sort of soap opera and, each day during study hall, I would hand out the next part of the story. I made sure to always leave a cliffhanger of sorts with each new part to stir up anticipation. I love the magic in writing and reading a good story.
My book shelf is eclectic: everything is there from the classics by Shakespeare, Austin and Dickens, to Victorian English dramas such as John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga, up to the classic horror of Stephen King and Anne Rice. I also love The Number One Ladies’ Detective Agency series and anything written by Amy Tan especially The Bonesetter’s Daughter. Reading, and writing, is my escape and my pleasure."
Kristen began her dream of writing while still actively teaching Linguistics on the secondary level.
Her first book, And Then I'll Be Happy!was published in 2009. No Woman Diets Alone-There's Always a Man Behind Her Eating a Doughnut followed in 2011, and Welcome to Hell was released in 2012.
Her short stories are featured in The Horror Zine Anthology book. She hopes her novels will touch readers with humor and poignancy, suspense and delight.
When not spending time with the made up characters in her head, Kristen enjoys ballet and jazz, spending time with her very patient husband, Alan, swimming, scuba diving and trying to live an endless summer.
Kristen is a philanthropist and tireless advocate for BroadwayBarks, North Shore Animal League,a no kill shelter, Shelters With Heart, a safe haven for victims of domestic violence and their pets, BroadwayCares Equity Fights Aids, and St. Jude Thanks and Giving. She is also involved as an empowerment mentor for the International Women's Health Coalition.
A California girl at heart, she and her husband, Alan reside in the New York City area which is "magical".
available now at all book venues
"I love to connect with readers everywhere. It is a pleasure to "talk" to you. Contact me at the following:
Author page - www.kristenhoughton.com
Twitter @kristenhoughton
Visit Kristen's profile on Pinterest.
Amazon:
USA: http://amzn.to/1wnGOhv
UK: http://amzn.to/X8WfLi
CA: http://amzn.to/1qOS9Ea
AU: http://amzn.to/1qOS9Ea
In a recent interview Kristen told Greg Archer of The Huffington Post about her love of writing.
"I was always a story-teller and that’s what writers do; we tell stories. I was the little girl who could keep her friends interested for a couple of hours by telling all different types of stories. I wrote my first story, "Bobby Jones and the Little Boat" when I was nine. My imagination was, and is, very fertile and active. In high school I created a sort of soap opera and, each day during study hall, I would hand out the next part of the story. I made sure to always leave a cliffhanger of sorts with each new part to stir up anticipation. I love the magic in writing and reading a good story.
My book shelf is eclectic: everything is there from the classics by Shakespeare, Austin and Dickens, to Victorian English dramas such as John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga, up to the classic horror of Stephen King and Anne Rice. I also love The Number One Ladies’ Detective Agency series and anything written by Amy Tan especially The Bonesetter’s Daughter. Reading, and writing, is my escape and my pleasure."
Kristen began her dream of writing while still actively teaching Linguistics on the secondary level.
Her first book, And Then I'll Be Happy!was published in 2009. No Woman Diets Alone-There's Always a Man Behind Her Eating a Doughnut followed in 2011, and Welcome to Hell was released in 2012.
Her short stories are featured in The Horror Zine Anthology book. She hopes her novels will touch readers with humor and poignancy, suspense and delight.
When not spending time with the made up characters in her head, Kristen enjoys ballet and jazz, spending time with her very patient husband, Alan, swimming, scuba diving and trying to live an endless summer.
Kristen is a philanthropist and tireless advocate for BroadwayBarks, North Shore Animal League,a no kill shelter, Shelters With Heart, a safe haven for victims of domestic violence and their pets, BroadwayCares Equity Fights Aids, and St. Jude Thanks and Giving. She is also involved as an empowerment mentor for the International Women's Health Coalition.
A California girl at heart, she and her husband, Alan reside in the New York City area which is "magical".
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October 10, 2015
Cate Harlow's back with a new adventure that keeps the reader on the edge of her seat from page one to page last. When Myrtle, Cate's secretary and office general, leads a new client into the office, Cate is struck by the woman's exquisite beauty. Accompanied by her fiance, Jennifer Brooks-Warren tells Cate wants to hire her to find and stop a contract killer who is going to kill her on her twenty-fifth birthday. Deft questions from Cate lead Jennifer to reveal she's taken the hit out on herself. She's now changed her mind.
This revelation plunges Cate, her detective boyfriend and ex-husband Will and her once lover, Dr. Gates, the medical examiner, into a chase to find the hitman before he fulfills his contract.
Two minor story arcs, Myrtle's suspicion that her husband Harry is having an affair and Cate's best friend's worry about the exhumation of the body of one of her "clients" add new levels of suspense. It's the central story that keeps the reader turning pages as quickly as she can.
I can't wait for book three, due out in 2016. Write on, Kristen Houghton, right now.
This revelation plunges Cate, her detective boyfriend and ex-husband Will and her once lover, Dr. Gates, the medical examiner, into a chase to find the hitman before he fulfills his contract.
Two minor story arcs, Myrtle's suspicion that her husband Harry is having an affair and Cate's best friend's worry about the exhumation of the body of one of her "clients" add new levels of suspense. It's the central story that keeps the reader turning pages as quickly as she can.
I can't wait for book three, due out in 2016. Write on, Kristen Houghton, right now.
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