Patchwork Publishing, LLC
MYSTERY-SUSPENSE THRILLERS are my soft spot. I was introduced to mysteries at 12 reading "Nancy Drew" and "The Hardy Boys" - from that point I was hooked. My years in journalism helped hone my research skills then my own curiosity and imagination went from there...Several book clubs invited me to discuss my research and premise for "24 Sussex Drive" & "Behind The Sun". Then "Fine Points Malice And Payback" was selected for the 2019 Distinctive Favorites Award--followed by "Come Sit In My Kitchen in 2023...
"24 SUSSEX DRIVE"
The Cold War never really ended...
Victoria Hamilton agrees to campaign for a local town council seat as a means of investigating the town manager, but events soon steer her life from local to national attention by a secret agency that has already infiltrated Canadian society with plans to run 'their' selected candidate for prime minister.
"BEHIND THE SUN"
What really happened "In the beginning..."?
An archaeology odyssey seeking to validate the existence of an ancient culture takes six professionals from their predictable, comfortable careers to the military volatility of northern Africa and a jolting discovery that throws their entire quest in a stunning direction.
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"SHADOWS AND LIGHT"
Fate introduced Laura Baker to Neil McKenzie when the RCMP Officer informed Laura of her husband's death...
However, suddenly a widow was only Laura's first test. Surviving a traumatic experience pushes Laura to break from the shadow of her ambitious late husband and embrace the light of her own talent. After her art attracts recognition and a dark side in the art world and Neil makes his feelings clear yet another test brings Fate and Destiny together to redefine risk...
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"FINE POINTS MALICE AND PAYBACK"
Between the layers of two intense murder cases rookie Tucson Detective Andrew Coates faced a deeply personal mystery...
When three seemingly unconnected cold-case murders are linked by the rookie detective with a fourth new victim-the current murder is assigned to the worried novice by his captain. However when he falls for the sister of a 5th victim everything becomes more complicated and his own life returns to haunt him. Abandoned at birth then raised in foster care he had no idea who he was...
Juggling disconnected clues to his cases & his life sets up an emotional collision for both.
"COME SIT IN MY KITCHEN"
After WWI Germany signed peace treaties with no intention of honoring them. And - while Germany once again secretly geared up for war - people in the rest of the world struggled from a 1930's Depression completely unaware of just how close Nazi influence was...In the Thomas boarding house it was at their table.
