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Galveston Crime Scene #2
Adverse Events
When a vaccine researcher vanishes just as her team is about to announce a big breakthrough, reporter Kate Bennett and Detective Peter Johnson have to figure out what she was hiding and who had the most to lose if she revealed the truth.
Emily Gibson is a rising star in epidemiology. Smart, driven, devoted to making a difference. She’s still working on her medical degree, but she’s already played a major role in developing a vaccine that will save millions of lives. No one in the medical community doubts she’ll be at the top of her field in a few short years. Her sudden disappearance on the eve of her biggest triumph raises suspicions about what she might have discovered.
Still smarting from her last failed attempt to expose evil on her doorstep, reporter Kate Bennett latches on to the missing researcher’s story. She’s convinced someone wanted Emily out of the way and off the vaccine team. And when the main suspect lashes out at her, Kate prepares to exact revenge on the front page.
Detective Peter Johnson longs to satisfy Kate’s demand for justice. He’s determined to deliver someone in handcuffs this time. But when the investigation takes an unexpected turn, he must choose between following the evidence and keeping his promise to make sure someone pays.
To discover the truth, they’ll have to sacrifice their assumptions and risk losing the one thing they’ve each fought so hard to protect.
Adverse Events is contemporary Christian suspense that explores the intersection of faith and failure, and the limits of knowledge. If you like stories by Creston Mapes, Colleen Coble, and Christy Barritt, you’ll love this series by Leigh Jones.
Emily Gibson is a rising star in epidemiology. Smart, driven, devoted to making a difference. She’s still working on her medical degree, but she’s already played a major role in developing a vaccine that will save millions of lives. No one in the medical community doubts she’ll be at the top of her field in a few short years. Her sudden disappearance on the eve of her biggest triumph raises suspicions about what she might have discovered.
Still smarting from her last failed attempt to expose evil on her doorstep, reporter Kate Bennett latches on to the missing researcher’s story. She’s convinced someone wanted Emily out of the way and off the vaccine team. And when the main suspect lashes out at her, Kate prepares to exact revenge on the front page.
Detective Peter Johnson longs to satisfy Kate’s demand for justice. He’s determined to deliver someone in handcuffs this time. But when the investigation takes an unexpected turn, he must choose between following the evidence and keeping his promise to make sure someone pays.
To discover the truth, they’ll have to sacrifice their assumptions and risk losing the one thing they’ve each fought so hard to protect.
Adverse Events is contemporary Christian suspense that explores the intersection of faith and failure, and the limits of knowledge. If you like stories by Creston Mapes, Colleen Coble, and Christy Barritt, you’ll love this series by Leigh Jones.
314 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2022
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About the author
Leigh Jones
6 books7 followersI am a Christian author writing about the intersection of faith and doubt, where hope in something bigger takes root.
The very first story I ever wrote involved an enterprising hamster making a bid to take over the world. It was riveting. At least, my mom says it was. And since she’s a completely unbiased source, I’m sure we can take her word for it.
I’m equally sure all the publishers I would have submitted it to would have rejected it. And so we’ll never know whether Elwyn the hamster achieved his goal of world domination. By the time I had enough skill to rewrite his story into something that might have graced a bookstore shelf, I had moved on from small rodents to hard news. (Dare I say, big rodents?)
All dreams of fiction writing set aside, I chased the daily adrenaline rush of seeing my byline in newsprint. It’s heady stuff, especially when it’s on the front page and above the fold, where you can see it in the rack. I wrote about school board meetings, city council intrigue, and the occasional heart-warming feature. I even covered a few murders and one very big hurricane.
I never considered writing fiction again until I became an editor and no longer got to see my byline on the front page. Facing serious adrenaline withdrawals, I began plotting out my first novel. Eight years later, it finally hit the virtual store shelves as Look The Other Way.
What, you thought book writing was a quick and easy process?
My second book, Adverse Events, came out in 2022. That one came together much faster than the first one, you might think. And you would be right. But since I actually started writing it seven years ago, you’re only partially right.
So what took so long? Well, that would be an inconvenient thing called life.
When I’m not writing, I have a day job as the features editor at WORLD News Group. It’s a national Christian media outlet that practices biblically objective journalism. I’m blessed to work on longform story projects for our biweekly magazine and our daily podcast.
I’m also married, and my husband and I have an 8-year-old daughter. If you’re connecting her age with the big gap in my writing, you’re quite insightful. Writing while parenting a tiny human is a challenge. We’re also involved in our church, where we serve as life group leaders. I’m president of the board at my daughter’s school, and I lead our local American Heritage Girls troop.
As my husband would tell you, it’s a lot. I don’t always like being so busy, but I love everything I do.
The very first story I ever wrote involved an enterprising hamster making a bid to take over the world. It was riveting. At least, my mom says it was. And since she’s a completely unbiased source, I’m sure we can take her word for it.
I’m equally sure all the publishers I would have submitted it to would have rejected it. And so we’ll never know whether Elwyn the hamster achieved his goal of world domination. By the time I had enough skill to rewrite his story into something that might have graced a bookstore shelf, I had moved on from small rodents to hard news. (Dare I say, big rodents?)
All dreams of fiction writing set aside, I chased the daily adrenaline rush of seeing my byline in newsprint. It’s heady stuff, especially when it’s on the front page and above the fold, where you can see it in the rack. I wrote about school board meetings, city council intrigue, and the occasional heart-warming feature. I even covered a few murders and one very big hurricane.
I never considered writing fiction again until I became an editor and no longer got to see my byline on the front page. Facing serious adrenaline withdrawals, I began plotting out my first novel. Eight years later, it finally hit the virtual store shelves as Look The Other Way.
What, you thought book writing was a quick and easy process?
My second book, Adverse Events, came out in 2022. That one came together much faster than the first one, you might think. And you would be right. But since I actually started writing it seven years ago, you’re only partially right.
So what took so long? Well, that would be an inconvenient thing called life.
When I’m not writing, I have a day job as the features editor at WORLD News Group. It’s a national Christian media outlet that practices biblically objective journalism. I’m blessed to work on longform story projects for our biweekly magazine and our daily podcast.
I’m also married, and my husband and I have an 8-year-old daughter. If you’re connecting her age with the big gap in my writing, you’re quite insightful. Writing while parenting a tiny human is a challenge. We’re also involved in our church, where we serve as life group leaders. I’m president of the board at my daughter’s school, and I lead our local American Heritage Girls troop.
As my husband would tell you, it’s a lot. I don’t always like being so busy, but I love everything I do.
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June 27, 2024
Intrigue
When ebola vaccine researchers Emily Gibson mysteriously disapp3rs without a trace, her co-researcher Aaron Newhouse is charged with her murder. But ace reporter Kate Bennett figures out she has fooled everyone and taken the research with her to a research firm in Cuba. Detective Peter Johnson teams up with her to discover if her theory is correct. Very exciting read.
When ebola vaccine researchers Emily Gibson mysteriously disapp3rs without a trace, her co-researcher Aaron Newhouse is charged with her murder. But ace reporter Kate Bennett figures out she has fooled everyone and taken the research with her to a research firm in Cuba. Detective Peter Johnson teams up with her to discover if her theory is correct. Very exciting read.
July 15, 2024
Book two was almost as good as the first. Thankfully, this one had much better editing, which helped me take it seriously. The mystery here was less exciting than in book one, but the author used this second book to further develop the characters’ relationships, so that aspect was compelling. Now I am on to the third.
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