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DEADSPEAK
2
by
Ruth Bainbridge
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GENRE: Mystery/Thriller
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BLURB:
DEADSPEAK2. The chilling new entry in the
Deadspeak Mystery Series
Things look different when you're dead.
It’s
Halloween and a group of teens throw a party at Harbinger Falls’ most
celebrated haunted estate. It’s all fun and games until a session with a Ouija
board guides the partygoers to the body of a young girl hidden in the attic.
Detective
Kimberly Trent is assigned the case and quickly discovers that all is not as it
seems. First, there’s the connection between the death and a string of
petnappings terrorizing the neighborhood. Then there’s the suicide note that
only leaves more questions than answers. A visit from Kimberly’s ghostly friend
Griff Lindon sheds an unwelcome light. It seems she’s had a run in with the
newly deceased who tells her she’s been murdered.
This
is the second in The Deadspeak Mysteries. The entries are meant to be read in
sequential order and do not standalone. In each book, you’ll find a new murder
for Kimberly Trent to solve. You’ll also find the continuing search for who
murdered Kim’s sister Elizabeth. Each book will take you closer and closer to
finding out the identity of The Hex Killer, the serial killer who ended
Elizabeth’s short life. It will also bring you to the heart of the evil that’s
come back to life to wreak revenge.
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EXCERPT TWO:
“A
missing cat, sir?”
The
shower with Max had turned into a lot more than earning a gold star in good
hygiene. The afterglow of lovemaking stayed with her throughout breakfast, and
the drive to work. It lasted right up until her talk with Captain Brody Walcott.
He
never failed to quash thoughts not related to work.
What
the hell was up with him anyway? How dare he propose such a ridiculous idea?
After she’d helped solve the biggest case in Harbinger Falls’ history, he
wanted her to find a cat?
“Not
one, Kim—several. And not just cats. Dogs and cats are disappearing with
regularity and people are not happy.”
“Tell
them to call Animal Control,” she lashed.
“Animal
Control deals with strays, not family pets that are stolen.”
It
was a joke. It had to be a joke. She searched his dark eyes, but there were no
signs it was.
“I
don’t care! Give it to Cinder!” she blurted, tossing the picture of Smoky
across the desk. It skidded to a halt at the roughened hands of her illustrious
leader.
“Kim!”
The angry tone shot through her; she bolted upright in her chair, “I know you
think you’re a big detective and that this is beneath you, but there’s been
over thirty dogs and fifteen cats abducted since September. There’s no accurate
record since officers on this force have the same attitude you do.”
“And
what attitude would that be, sir?”
“That
pets aren’t important and that the police only deal with important things.
Well, pets are important! Especially now that a few missing pets have turned
into a pandemic.”
“Sir,
I understand that they’re important to the family, but—”
“Detective
Trent, do you really think you know everything? Read up on the statistical link
between abuse of animals and serial killers, then come back and tell me your
opinion.”
“Then
you think—”
“What
I think is that we either have a dog fighting operation or—”
“Or?”
she prodded as he paused and took a swallow of black coffee.
“Or
that a very sick individual in our community may develop into something way
more terrifying.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Born
in the idyllic, sleepy town of Ithaca, NY, Ruth Bainbridge has been a lover of mysteries
for her entire life.
Ever
since a child, she has consumed detective stories at regular intervals, becoming
enamored with all the superstars of crime. She loved nothing more than to match
wits with the likes of Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Thomas Pitt, Lord Peter
Wimsey, Richard Jury, and Edward X Delaney, becoming inspired by their
brilliance. Hoping to emulate her writing idol’s achievements in dreaming up
such characters, she started composing her own short stories.
However,
life interfered with her plans of becoming the next hopeful to try a life of
crime—on paper at least. Devoting herself to her marriage and the raising of
four children, the empty nest syndrome gave her the impetus to return to her
first love—murder.
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I enjoyed reading the excerpt to get to know your book; congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the tour and thank you for the excerpt and giveaway.
ReplyDeleteRuth ~ It is great to have you here again! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
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