Hi lovelies! It gives me great pleasure
today to host Jo A. Hiestand and her new book, “A Staged Murder”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish
Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in
this post.
Be sure to make it to the end of this
post to enter to win a beautiful handmade lapis lazuli necklace like Brenna
Taylor wears in this book!! Also, come
back daily to interact with Jo and to increase your chances of winning!
This book is on sale during the tour for
ONLY $0.99!!! See below for more
details.
Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous
giveaway!
A Staged Murder
by Jo A. Hiestand
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GENRE:
Mystery
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BLURB:
Bonfire Night! The
four hundred-year-old tradition of burning the straw effigy is beginning in
Upper Kingsleigh, England. The torch extends… But it’s no mock figure at the
end of the rope; it’s the body of a man, an American tourist. Brenna Taylor,
Derbyshire C.I.D., is assigned to the case on a team of detectives under
Detective-Chief Inspector Geoffrey Graham. It is the chance Brenna has been
waiting for, and she is anxious to impress him.
Most villagers
suspect an outsider as the killer. But when the frost-covered body of a
resident is discovered, apprehension shifts and suspects multiply. Among them
are the American's brother-in-law, still angry over his sister's death; the
husband, who fears his wife will desert him for the American; the inebriated,
penniless uncle, who clings to his nephew's fortune tighter than a cork in a
wine bottle. Then Brenna becomes the target of a series of frightening
pranks--the work of a harassing male colleague, or a deadly warning to leave
the case? Her hunt is personal now.
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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT:
While
Graham tried to locate Liam, I attempted to get a sober, straight answer from
Uncle Gilbert. It took longer than I expected, in part due to time wasted on a
strange game of hide and seek. Arthur had practically torn apart the house
before finally finding his uncle in the ballroom. It was a cavernous room, as
such rooms in the manor house are. Satin-cushioned chairs lined its perimeter,
ready for foot-weary dancers. A half dozen crystal chandeliers polka-dotted the
ceiling, their rows of diamond-like pendants glittering in the morning sun. I
crossed the hardwood floor, conscious of my footsteps.
Gilbert,
amazingly enough, was conscious of them too, for he looked up at my approach.
He was placidly sitting in the middle of the vast floor, putting together a
jigsaw puzzle. Though all five hundred pieces were scattered about him, only a
few dozen were assembled. And very creatively. One piece in particular buckled
drastically from the forced fit. Still, I gave him credit. Both pieces were
blue.
Gilbert’s
eyes were as bloodshot as the last time I’d talked to him. And as unfocused. He
craned his head back to study better who was standing beside him. Upon seeing
me, he laughed and gestured toward the bare floor.
“Just
the person I need! You must have been sent by Athena herself, sergeant.”
It
might have been more appropriate if Gilbert said Dionysus sent me.
“Just
who I need—a copper, a ‘tec to lend her great wisdom, to snoop out the errant
pieces! Say you can find the missing amongst all this!” His arm flapped
haphazardly in the direction of the scattered pieces. “I’m working on this
tricky bit here. Need a knobby bit on the right. Blue and a funny little red
stripe. If you can locate our missing member, I shall personally write a letter
to your chief constable, advising him of your superior traits and recommending
immediate promotion!” The puzzle piece fell to his lap as he leaned backwards
in his roar of laughter.
“While
you’re at it, mention I need a raise.”
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AUTHOR BIO:
A month-long trip
to England during her college years introduced Jo to the joys of
Things British. Since then, she has been
lured back nearly a dozen times, and lived there during her professional
folksinging stint. This intimate
knowledge of Britain forms the backbone of the Peak District mystery series.
Jo’s insistence
for accuracy--from police methods and location layout to the general “feel” of
the area--has driven her innumerable times to Derbyshire for research. These explorations and conferences with
police friends provide the detail filling the books.
In 1999 she
returned to Webster University to major in English. She graduated in 2001 with a BA degree and
departmental honors.
Jo founded the
Greater St. Louis Chapter of Sisters in Crime, serving as its first
president. Besides her love of mysteries
and early music, she also enjoys photography, reading, creating recipes, and
her backyard wildlife. Her cat,
Tennyson, shares her St. Louis home.
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BOOK BUY LINKS & BOOK SALE
INFO:
**A Staged Murder is on sale on Amazon Kindle for ONLY $0.99 during
the book tour!!**
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Kindle:
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Paperback:
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and Noble:
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Jo will be awarding a handmade lapis lazuli necklace
on a bamboo cord to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour -
International giveaway. The cord is
adjustable and the necklace is comprised of three stones ranging in length from
1 5/8" to 2 1/8". (It's like the one Brenna Taylor in the book wears).
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Jo ~ It is great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ally. And thanks for hosting the book excerpt.
DeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteKim, thank you for logging on and letting me know. Good luck with the raffle drawing!
DeleteThanks a lot, Rita. I appreciate your comment!
ReplyDeleteI'll say good night now. Thanks again to my hostess and to everyone who left a comment!
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