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Pedaling As Fast As I Can

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This has turned into a really busy September for
both halves of Evelyn David. We’re all about moving households, roof repairs,
new appliances, audiobooks, babies, family obligations, and when we get a spare
minute – writing.

Oh, and did I mention that I can barely type with
my left hand because of shoulder pain or maybe it’s more like arm pain since it
starts at my neck and runs around my shoulder to just below my elbow? But my fingers
and wrist are fine. So probably not carpel tunnel. Another few days of wearing
a heating pad and walking around smelling of Icy Hot may have me visiting my
doctor. I’m sure he’s going to say stop using the computer for a week and then
call me. Like that’s going to happen. Almost everything thing I do now is done
via a computer.

I’ve replaced a hot water heater and a washing
machine this past month. I’m not sure what else can break down but with an old
house, each day is an adventure.

Did I mention that I visited the dentist two weeks
ago? I have a crown that he installed a couple of months ago that is very
temperature sensitive. He x-rayed it and thinks “his crown” looks perfect.  He’s given me 50/50 odds on the need for a
root canal. Perhaps I have a hairline crack in my tooth? Right. I’m not feeling lucky. 

Thanks for letting me vent. 

Now back to the writing. My co-author and I are
writing a new Brianna Sullivan Mystery – volume 11 of the paranormal mystery
series. Despite all the things that are going on in our personal lives, I think
we might be writing the best Brianna yet. If you haven’t read Lottawatah
Fireworks (volume 10 of the series) this would be a good time. The new book, untitled at this time, brings closure to a mystery introduced in an earlier volume.
 
For the next two weeks the e-book version of our
stand-alone mystery Zoned for Murder is on sale for 99 cents.  Don’t miss this bargain. 

Note: On a happy note, new episodes of Foyle’s War
are airing on PBS. It’s my light at the end of the week!  

Rhonda
aka The Southern Half of Evelyn David


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Brianna Sullivan Mysteries – e-book series
I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries– Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Dog Days of Summer in Lottawatah– Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Holiday Spirit(s) of Lottawatah– Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Undying Love in Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
A Haunting in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Lottawatah Twister – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Missing in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Good Grief in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Summer Lightning in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Lottawatah Fireworks – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

The Ghosts of Lottawatah – trade paperback collection of the Brianna e-books
Book 1 – I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries (includes the first four Brianna e-books)
Book 2 – A Haunting in Lottawatah (includes the 5th, 6th, and 7th Brianna e-books)
Book 3 – Lottawatah Fireworks (includes the 8th, 9th, and 10th Brianna e-books)

Sullivan Investigations Mystery series
Murder Off the Books Kindle – Nook – Smashwords – Trade Paperback
Murder Takes the Cake Kindle – Nook – Smashwords – Trade Paperback 
Murder Doubles Back Kindle – Nook – Smashwords – Trade Paperback
Riley Come Home (short story)- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Moonlighting at the Mall (short story) – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords


Romances
Love Lessons – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Strange Stuff

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I’m always on the lookout in the news for interesting bits
for our next novel. This week lots of strange stuff showed up on my radar –
most of it would be unbelievable in a work of fiction. Still maybe we’ll find
some way to use it. 

In Tulsa, OK – woman survives being trapped in a home
freezer for 4 days. Details are a little hazy over how she got in there. Police
reports say foul play is not suspected. Most surprising to me is that she had
that much extra room in her freezer. I know if I buy two gallons of ice cream
at the same time, the frozen peas have to be tossed to make space. 

In Rockhill, SC – ex-boyfriend found living in woman’s
attic. And this was twelve years after they broke up. When he got out of prison,
he looked her up. Or rather down – he was sneaking looks at her through the
heating vents. Apparently he just moved into the crawlspace, making a human
nest amongst her winter coats. She heard noises but thought she had
“poltergeist stuff going on” in her house. 
Moral of the story – when things go bump in the night, don’t call a
psychic – call an exterminator. Works equally well for both cockroaches and
ex-boyfriends. 

I don’t know what to say about it – some people just have
too much spare time on their hands. Pretending to be Bigfoot could get you some
attention – I’ll give him that. But pretending to be Bigfoot (although dressed
in a camouflaged costume) and standing in the middle of the highway traffic
means you’re just not playing with enough marbles. Usually that would be enough
of a story – but the reporter goes on to hint at a conspiracy. Maybe someone
paid this idiot in an attempt to get a pseudo- reality television show to film
in their community. See, you really couldn’t use this stuff as a plot in a novel
– readers would never buy it.
 
What’s the strangest story you’ve heard lately? Got any that you think would make a good mystery plot?
 
Rhonda
aka The Southern Half of Evelyn David
 
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Sullivan Investigations Mystery
Murder Off the Books Kindle – Nook – Smashwords – Trade Paperback
Murder Takes the Cake Kindle – Trade Paperback (exclusive to Amazon for 90 days)
Riley Come Home (short story)- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Moonlighting at the Mall (short story) – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

 



Brianna Sullivan Mysteries – e-book series
I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries– Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Dog Days of Summer in Lottawatah– Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Holiday Spirit(s) of Lottawatah– Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Undying Love in Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
A Haunting in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Lottawatah Twister – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Missing in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Good Grief in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Summer Lightning in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

The Ghosts of Lottawatah – trade paperback collection of the Brianna e-books
Book 1 – I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries (includes the first four Brianna e-books)
Book 2 – A Haunting in Lottawatah (includes the 5th, 6th, and 7th Brianna e-books)

Romances
Love Lessons – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

The Closer – Close to the End

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Tonight, the first of the last six episodes of The
Closer airs. The TNT detective show is a classic ensemble show with quirky
characters who work together to solve a crime each episode. Even after seven
years, the show has a fresh, modern feel with interesting camera angles,
well-thought out costumes, and the use of music giving some crime scenes a
“music video” element.

I’ve watched the show from the beginning.  Brenda Leigh Johnson is the main character.
In novels, she would be the “point of view” character. In the first
episode she appears in the Los Angeles Police Department as the new
“Deputy Chief” of a major crimes unit. Originally from Atlanta, and CIA-trained, Brenda
has a reputation as a Closer – in other words, she gets confessions that lead to convictions

Conflict is built into her appointment – the
detectives who report to her resent an outsider coming into the department and
grabbing a coveted supervisory position, others in line for the job feel
cheated and work to undermine her, and her new boss, Assistant Chief Will Pope who
was someone with whom she’d had an affair some years back while working in
D.C., is less than helpful in smoothing her transition. It took several seasons
for her to establish good working relationships with her team of detectives –
trust came very slowly.

Over seven years Brenda has done what any good
character does – she’s grown and changed based on experiences that the audience
has shared with her. She married her FBI friend Fritz and we attended the
wedding and the not so smooth ever after. She learned to drive in L.A. and find her away around, much like she learned to navigate the L.A. Police Department. We became acquainted with her foibles
– her use of chocolate to self-medicate during times of stress, her oversized
purse (a security blanket substitute in my opinion), and her distain for sugar
coating the truth. We learned to like her, but it wasn’t automatic.  A loner, she never wanted a pet but was
forced to take one that came with a dead hooker’s house. Finding affordable
real estate in L.A. was a problem so as soon as the crime scene tape came down,
Brenda moved in. She fed the cat but refused to name it – her attempt to keep
from getting attached. It didn’t work. Over the years “Kitty” gave
Brenda the unconditional love she craved. When the cat neared the end of its
life, Brenda finally admitted just how much emotion she’d invested in the animal.

The next six weeks will be interesting. Will the
“mole” in the department be revealed? Will Brenda continue to deal
with the fall-out from the “Shooting Newton” murders and her role in
the murder of the killer? Will she and Fritz decide to have children? Will her
father recover from his thyroid cancer or will that be the reason for Brenda
leaving L.A.?

I can’t
believe I’m the only one who’ll be sorry to say goodbye to Brenda Leigh
Johnson. The character, along with the actress who played her, broke a lot of
glass ceilings in the female detective realm. She solved crimes while dressed
in designer heels, flouncy skirts, sweater sets, and wide brimmed hats. She was a good shot, but never overpowered a suspect physically. She really did “fight like a girl” and only survived by outwitting her opponents and with the help of her team. Brenda did the best she could with what she had.

I guess it’s too late to invite her to join the Stiletto
Gang.

Rhonda
aka The Southern Half of Evelyn David

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Zoned for Murder – Kindle (Exclusive at Amazon this month)
Trade Paperback


Brianna Sullivan Mysteries – e-book series
I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Dog Days of Summer in Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Holiday Spirit(s) of Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Undying Love in Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
A Haunting in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Lottawatah Twister – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Missing in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Good Grief in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

The Ghosts of Lottawatah – trade paperback collection of the Brianna e-books
Book 1 – I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries (includes the first four Brianna e-books)
Book 2 – A Haunting in Lottawatah (includes the 5th, 6th, and 7th Brianna e-books)

Sullivan Investigations Mystery
Murder Off the Books Kindle – Nook – Smashwords – Trade Paperback
Murder Takes the Cake Kindle – Nook – Smashwords – Trade Paperback
Riley Come Home (short story)- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Moonlighting at the Mall (short story) – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Romances
Love Lessons – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend

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From the cat who literally swallowed the canary (and then threw it up on
your aunt’s antique Persian rug) to the dog who ran away, we at the Stiletto
Gang put our collective heads together and thought: what could be better than
walking down memory lane with thoughts of some of our favorite–and
not-so-favorite–pets? Join us for the next two weeks as we reminisce about the
animals we loved and those who loved us.

By Evelyn David

Let me tell you a little about Snickers, the Irish terrier who
made us dog owners. She was from a line of champions. That didn’t matter to us. We had, however, deliberately chosen the breed because they were
hypoallergenic. Put my husband around most dogs and his eyes swell
shut and he develops a throbbing headache. So it’s reasonable to ask, why did
we get a dog in the first place? Our second son, then six, was deathly afraid of all
animals, but especially dogs. We thought having a puppy would help him overcome
his fear. (It worked.)

Neither my husband nor I had ever owned a dog before so our
expectations were primarily based on watching years of Lassie episodes. I
thought Snickers would follow me from room to room, come when called, rescue me
if I fell down a well. Instead, we got a dog who clearly considered us her
intellectual inferiors. Don’t get me wrong. She was a sweet animal who, when I
had a baby a few years later, was as gentle as a lamb around this new interloper
who pulled ears and tail. She never so much as growled at us no matter what the
provocataion, but there was always a certain distance, a sense of independence.
She was the first to dash out any open door. We would chase after her and she
would race ahead, stopping occasionally to look back to see if we were
following. Once when we couldn’t find her, having scoured the neighborhood
calling her name, offering treats, we returned to find her sitting on our front
porch, with a look of disdain that we hadn’t been able to keep up with
her. We incorporated a similar scene in our mystery ZONED FOR MURDER.

I realize just how independent Snickers was, now that we
have Clio, another Irish terrier. Clio too is sweet, but to be honest not too
bright. At 40 pounds Clio believes she is a lap dog. She is happiest when
stretched across one of us, with her belly being scratched. Snickers just
wasn’t that kind of dog.

When Snickers was 13 years old, she had arthritis, was going deaf, and was slightly blind. Our vet, the kindly Dr. Thorndike told us, Snickers had outlived “most of her classmates.” Still I was unprepared when one
morning, Snickers had a stroke before my eyes. She lost control of her legs and
bladder. I rushed her to the animal hospital and Dr. Thorndike gently told me
that the time had come for us to be loving pet owners. He predicted that
Snickers would have more strokes over the next few days and be increasingly in
pain. We couldn’t let that happen. We made arrangements to have her put to
sleep the next day, after the kids said their goodbyes. It was a long and emotional
night, but Snickers seemed comfortable and had regained limited use of her
legs. She ate very little, slept nearly round the clock.

Despite her independence, Snickers was, from the day we met
her, fiercely protective of her family. So she was that last morning. My husband
took off time from work to go with me to the vets. I carried Snickers out to
the driveway and put her down to open the car. She stretched out on the
concrete for a moment until a sanitation man came to the back of the house to
get our trashcans. I watched as Snickers drew herself up, on shaky legs, and
then barked with a clear message, “This is my family. I’ll protect
them.”

I reassured Snickers that all was fine – but she watched, growling softly, until the sanitation man had left the area. We
lifted her into the car and she settled back down to sleep.

The selfless, devoted, protective, let me say noble
character of Snickers taught me a lot about parenting. She loved without
question, if on her own terms. She was the fierce defender of this family and
asked nothing more than kindness, food, and shelter in return. We got so much
more.

Dogs, like people, come in all shapes, sizes, and
temperaments. But what they give to their families is the unconditional love
that each of us needs. How lucky we were to have Snickers in our life.

Thanks
old friend.

Marian

Zoned for Murder – Kindle (Exclusive at Amazon this month)
Trade Paperback

Brianna Sullivan Mysteries – e-book series
I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Dog Days of Summer in Lottawatah- Kindle (Exclusive at Amazon this month)
The Holiday Spirit(s) of Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Undying Love in Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
A Haunting in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Lottawatah Twister – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Missing in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Good Grief in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

The Ghosts of Lottawatah – trade paperback collection of the Brianna e-books
Book 1 – I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries (includes the first four Brianna e-books)
Book 2 – A Haunting in Lottawatah (includes the 5th, 6th, and 7th Brianna e-books)

Sullivan Investigations Mystery
Murder Off the Books Kindle – Nook – Smashwords – Trade Paperback
Murder Takes the Cake Kindle – Nook – Smashwords – Trade Paperback
Riley Come Home (short story)- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Moonlighting at the Mall (short story) – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Romances
Love Lessons – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Make My Day

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By Evelyn David

I talk a very good game. I’m the mother of four. I’ve given
that speech about you shouldn’t need outside validation to feel worthy more
times than Kim Kardashian goes to the tanning salon.

I know authors, actors, musicians, all insist they don’t
read reviews.  Kevin Bacon was absolutely
right when he said, ” I don’t read criticism of my stuff only because when
it’s bad, it’s rough-and when it’s good, it’s not good enough.”

And yet…

I obsessively check Amazon rankings and reader reviews. No
question that one small note of reproof is enough to put me in a depression so
deep that there isn’t enough chocolate on this earth to make me happy (and
believe me, I’ve tried). But conversely, there are times when the self-doubt as
a writer is also so strong that a complete stranger taking the time to post a
positive, yea, a glowing review, is enough to sustain me for at least 24 hours
before the doubt creeps in again.

ZONED FOR MURDER is our newest, full-length mystery and it’s
not set in any of the universes we’ve previously created. It’s a little more
serious with a higher risk quotient. It’s scary to create something different. Reader
expectations of who you are as a writer can force you into a mold that you
might be eager to break or maybe just expand. Sometimes it works. Ask Stephen
King, who can pen both Carrie and On Writing, with equal brilliance. And sometimes it doesn’t. Check with
Arthur Conan Doyle. He had to bring back to life a character he loathed because his readers demanded it and didn’t care to read anything else he wanted to write.

So the decision to try something new? Fulfilling as an
author; terrifying as a writer who needs…wait for it: outside validation that
she really is an artist, not just a pretender.

So forgive me for tooting my own horn, since I just finished
saying that I wanted someone else to blast it, but this review of ZONED FOR MURDER, from someone I
don’t know, gave me, if only briefly, the courage to write again. Because fear
can paralyze the creative juices.

“I fell in love
with the characters in this book, especially Maggie. I found this book
entertaining and spell binding.” Then she adds, “I will recommend this books to my friends.”

Not only did she like it, but that critical word-of-mouth
campaign that marks the success or failure of most projects – this wonderful
lady was happy to participate.

Stephen King, whose books terrify me, the Northern half, but
absolutely delight the Southern half, is a wise writer. I respect him enormously. He
explained why he writes, “The answer to that is fairly simple—there was
nothing else I was made to do. I was made to write stories and I love to write
stories. That’s why I do it. I really can’t imagine doing anything else and I
can’t imagine not doing what I do.”

Ain’t it the truth?

I don’t know if Stephen King reads reviews. I suspect not.
He also said, “If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check,
if you cashed the check and it didn’t bounce, and if you then paid the light
bill with the money, I consider you talented.” And perhaps for him, the
check is validation enough.

But for me, I need more. Maybe I should work on that, but in
the meantime, whether it’s to an author with a new book, or to the plumber who just
fixed your leaky toilet, taking a moment to compliment someone on a job well
done may be just the thing that makes a stranger’s day.

Marian, the Northern half

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Zoned for Murder – Kindle (Exclusive at Amazon this month)

Brianna Sullivan Mysteries – e-book series
I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
The Dog Days of Summer in Lottawatah- Kindle (Exclusive at Amazon this month)
The Holiday Spirit(s) of Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Undying Love in Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
A Haunting in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Lottawatah Twister – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Missing in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Good Grief in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Sullivan Investigations Mystery – e-book series
Murder Off the Books Kindle (Exclusive at Amazon this month)
Murder Takes the Cake Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Riley Come Home (short story)- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Moonlighting at the Mall (short story) – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Romances
Love Lessons – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Zoned for Murder

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by Evelyn David

Zoned for Murder was published last week. It’s our first mystery in the Sound Shore Times Mystery series.

Former Newsweek reporter Maggie Brooks has two kids, a dead husband, a mortgage to pay, and a lot of competition when she tries to get back into the shrinking newspaper business. Landing a job with a local paper, she’s bored to tears covering bake sales and Little League games. But when a developer tries to build an outlet mall in a neighboring town, what starts out as potentially a great clip for her resume, suddenly turns dangerous and ugly. Someone will do anything to block the mall’s construction. Dirty money, nasty politics, and shady land deals abound as Maggie pursues the scoop that might jumpstart her career. When murder is added to the mix, she realizes that meeting her deadline might be the last thing she ever does. Read Maggie’s byline as she rebuilds her career, dips her toes into a shark-filled dating pool, and investigates a small New York town Zoned for Murder.

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from Zoned for Murder:

Thinking back on it later, I realized that the explosion didn’t happen at the exact moment I took the photo, but at the time it seemed liked it.

The warehouse floor erupted into a cloud of smoke and flames. Lumber was burning. I could smell the odor of gasoline. And worst of all, I realized that I wasn’t alone in the loft.

Someone shoved me. I fell forward against the railing, my upper torso hanging over the rail. I could feel, but didn’t see, somebody rush by me, leaping off the stairs. By the time I righted myself, the wooden staircase was obscured by smoke and no longer a safe escape route. It crossed my mind
that no one except my attacker knew I was in the loft. Sean probably thought I’d left by now.

My camera was still hanging around my neck but I’d managed to drop my purse, with my cell phone inside, somewhere. I wasn’t sure if it had gone over the railing or if it was on the loft floor somewhere. It was getting harder to see as the smoke rose, along with my panic.

I retreated to the back of the loft area. I’d remembered a small window in the metal wall. Someone had thought to put it in to allow some natural light and ventilation. The window wouldn’t offer me much more than a source of fresh air; it had to be a 30-foot drop from the window to the parking lot below.

The window was jammed shut. I grabbed one of the large buckets of paint and threw it against the glass. The first time it bounced off the window, leaving only a few cracks. The second time the frame gave way and the whole window fell out.

“That’ll work too.” I stuck my head out the window. I was seeing the back parking area. It was empty. I could hear sirens, but all the action, if there was any, seemed to be happening at the front of the building. I needed to get someone’s attention.

All at once I could hear my cell phone ringing. I held my breath, got down on my hands and knees, and followed the sound. By the grace of God and Verizon, I found my purse lying near the top of the stairs. I grabbed it and rushed back to the window.

Caller ID indicated God was using Gene to do his bidding. Not exactly an angel, but I was in no position to be picky. The connection was not the best but I could make out his angry words.

“What’s taking you so long? I don’t care what your excuse is, if you’re not here in ten minutes, you’re fired. I’m on a deadline!”

“Yeah, me too. Could you call 911 and tell them your ace reporter is stuck in the loft of Sean O’Neal’s burning warehouse?”

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Zoned for Murder – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Brianna Sullivan Mysteries – e-book series
I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries- Kindle (Exclusive at Amazon this month)
The Dog Days of Summer in Lottawatah- Kindle (Exclusive at Amazon this month)
The Holiday Spirit(s) of Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Undying Love in Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
A Haunting in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Lottawatah Twister – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Missing in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Good Grief in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Sullivan Investigations Mystery – e-book series
Murder Off the Books Kindle (Exclusive at Amazon this month)
Murder Takes the Cake Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Riley Come Home (short story)- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Moonlighting at the Mall (short story) – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Romances
Love Lessons – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

The Clock is Ticking

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By Evelyn David

This week is BIG!

Today our new mystery, Zoned for Murder, has been published in all e-book formats. It’s the first book of a new series, The Sound Shore Times Mysteries. Join us for the exciting new adventure we’ve created. Zoned for Murder has a killer story, compelling characters, and humor to make you laugh out loud.

Here’s a quick synopsis. Former Newsweek reporter Maggie Brooks has two kids, a dead husband, a mortgage to pay, and a lot of competition when she tries to get back into the shrinking newspaper business. Landing a job with a local paper, she’s bored to tears covering bake sales and Little League games. But when a developer tries to build an outlet mall in a neighboring town, what starts out as potentially a great clip for her resume, suddenly turns dangerous and ugly. Someone will do anything to block the mall’s construction. Dirty money, nasty politics, and shady land deals abound as Maggie pursues the scoop that might jumpstart her career. When murder is added to the mix, she realizes that meeting her deadline might be the last thing she ever does. Read Maggie’s byline as she rebuilds her career, dips her toes into a shark-filled dating pool, and investigates a small New York town Zoned for Murder.

Jean Rigod, avid mystery reader and reviewer, got a sneak peek at Zoned For Murder, and thrilled us when she wrote: What I truly loved about this new series was its complete believability. Maggie rings true as a reporter, friend, mother, and romantic interest.

We’re doing a blog tour this week and spreading the word far and wide that Evelyn David’s got the goods that will intrigue you, delight you, and make you want to know what happens next to Maggie Brooks (and it’s BIG in book two).

Along with all the book hoopla, this week is also BIG because on Friday, April 6, it’s first Seder for the Northern half, Good Friday/Easter weekend for the Southern half. In other words, BIG holidays coming up too. So in addition to sharing the good news about Zoned for Murder, one half of this writing duo will be making (BIG) matzoh balls, while the other half is dyeing eggs. We create these worlds of murder and mayhem, but each of us also lives in real worlds of mayhem (no murder so far, but the Northern half gives fair warning that matzoh makes her reallllll cranky).

Stiletto Faithful, in honor of our new book and the upcoming holidays, please share your favorite Passover or Easter memories and traditions.

Marian, the Northern half of Evelyn David and the one making matzoh balls

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Review –
“With a solid foundation at its mysterious core, Zoned for Murder offers fans of fast-paced, traditional mysteries everything they are looking for: strong characters, tight plotting, and a conclusion that left me stunned. If you like strong female protagonists with imagination and ingenuity to spare, look no further than Maggie Brooks, a small-town journalist with big-time investigative chops. Evelyn David has done it again with a mystery that touches on universal themes such as family, betrayal, and love.” – Maggie Barbieri, author of The Murder 101 Mysteries

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Zoned for Murder – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Brianna Sullivan Mysteries – e-book series
I Try Not to Drive Past Cemeteries- Kindle (Exclusive at Amazon this month)
The Dog Days of Summer in Lottawatah- Kindle (Exclusive at Amazon this month)
The Holiday Spirit(s) of Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Undying Love in Lottawatah- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
A Haunting in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Lottawatah Twister – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Missing in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Good Grief in Lottawatah – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Sullivan Investigations Mystery – e-book series
Murder Off the Books Kindle (Exclusive at Amazon this month)
Murder Takes the Cake Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Riley Come Home (short story)- Kindle – Nook – Smashwords
Moonlighting at the Mall (short story) – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords

Romances
Love Lessons – Kindle – Nook – Smashwords