Murder at Serengeti Plains by Pat Duggan - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hi, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Pat Duggan and her new book, “Murder at Serengeti Plains,” here on FAB!!  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 $20 Amazon Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Pat and to increase your chances of winning!!

Thanks for stopping by!!  Wishing you all lots of good luck in this fabulous giveaway!!

Murder at Serengeti Plains

by Pat Duggan

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GENRE: Cozy Mystery

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BLURB:

Murder at Serengeti Plains is the third mystery novel in the series, featuring amateur sleuths Hazel Davies and Anna Kohl.  The earlier novels are Murder at Eagles Nest and Could They Be Twins?

The book is set in a new residential subdivision, Serengeti Plains, built by the renowned local builder, Zebra Homes.  It is located in the peaceful, historic town of Centerville, Ohio.  However, peace is shattered when the new residents are awakened one morning by the sound of police sirens.  The procession of police cars, come to rest in their own neighborhood.  A body has been discovered!  Was it an accident or was it murder?

Hazel Davies and Anna Kohl have recently moved into this new subdivision.  They have previously helped the police to solve murders in both Florida and Ohio, but they did not expect to find one on their own doorstep.  When the police begin to look at their friend as the perpetrator, they find themselves drawn into yet another murder investigation.

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EXCERPT TWO:

Detective Grant and Officer Kilgore found Noah and Luke in the next street which was a ‘hive’ of activity, with multiple homes in various stage of construction.  Both were trying to focus on the job in hand, while clearly concerned about what was happening in the cul-de-sac.  They had figured someone would come and talk to them when they were ready.  Grant introduced himself and Officer Kilgore, then made a note of their names for his records.

Noah spoke up first and said, “I know you have been over at site 564.  When I looked there seemed to be a body, but I am still hoping I was wrong.  Surely, it cannot be true.  I am hoping it was just a hoax, you know a dummy or something.  Tell us what has actually happened?”

Detective Grant replied, “I am sorry to tell you, it is not a hoax.  We found a body, buried in the gravel basement this morning.  Louis Taylor discovered the hidden body when he and his crew were pouring the concrete for the basement floor.  We are fortunate that it was discovered before they started pouring in the corner where it was hidden.”

Both Noah and Luke were clearly shocked by the news.  Finally, Luke asked, “Do you know who it is?  I mean is it a man or a woman?  And what were they doing on a building site?”

Grant cleared his throat and answered, “Well, it is a man, probably in his late forties.  Unfortunately, there was no identification on the body, so we are still working on an I.D.  In fact, I am hoping you will be able to help me out on that matter.  I have just received a photograph from the coroner’s office.  I am afraid it is a little difficult to look at, but I would appreciate your help if you could just take a look.”

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GUEST POST:

Some of My Favorite Items in My Office

Most of my writing was completed in the front passenger seat of our motorhome. Now that we have settled down, I have an office to work in, and I have items displayed on every flat surface.  However, some of them stand out as my favorites.

 

I keep a photograph on my desk of Barbara and I in front of the RV, which was our home for more than five years.  After many years of traveling, I was able to put my stained-glass work back up to enjoy.  I have two pieces, which were completed about eight years ago and kept in storage until recently.  They are a lighthouse, which reminds me of Yaquina Head Lighthouse.  This was visible from the bedroom window at our former home in Newport, Oregon.  The second piece depicts a bald eagle soaring above a canyon.

The largest item in the room is a scale model of a Norwegian Fishing Boat.  This was built by my husband in the early eighties when he was off work recovering from surgery.  It has been carefully transported from England to Cincinnati, then to Oregon and finally back to Ohio – probably more miles than the actual ship would have traveled 🤔.  After my husband died, I had a special case built to protect it and it is now displayed in my office.

The final item worth mentioning here is a stuffed teddy bear, called ‘Sir Koff-A-Lot.’  This was presented to me in the hospital after my five-way bypass surgery.  As I was there during the start of Covid restrictions, he alone kept my company in the ICU.  His purpose was for me to hold tight whenever I needed to cough, hence the name.

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AUTHOR BIO:

Originally from Manchester, England, Pat Duggan moved to the U.S. in 1985.  After a career in finance, which included running her own book-keeping and tax business, in the Cincinnati area, Pat and her partner retired and moved to Oregon.  Years later, they embarked on a five-year journey, traveling across the country in a motorhome.

Writing was a whole new direction for Pat, which began with two non-fiction books – The Power Within and Finding God in an RV.  Then she branched into writing fiction as she turned to her love for solving murder mysteries and the challenge to figure out ‘whodunit!’

Sadly, their traveling days are over, but settling down has brought its own reward as it inspired this latest novel.

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CONNECT WITH PAT:

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/writesstoriesrealandimagined

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3153509.Pat_Duggan

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60659332-murder-at-serengeti-plains

Amazon Author Page:

https://amzn.to/336tW3B

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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon US Paperback:

https://amzn.to/3NpxdC7

Amazon CA Paperback:

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09MYYWS71

Amazon UK Paperback:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09MYYWS71

Amazon AU Paperback:

https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B09MYYWS71

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Pat will be awarding a $20 Amazon Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this blog.  This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those fabulous community outreach projects and awesome giveaways on here**

This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.

Murder at Serengeti Plains by Pat Duggan - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hey, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Pat Duggan and her new book, “Murder at Serengeti Plains,” here on FAB!!  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 $20 Amazon Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Pat and to increase your chances of winning!!

Thanks for stopping by!!  Wishing you all lots of good luck in this fabulous giveaway!!

Murder at Serengeti Plains

by Pat Duggan

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GENRE: Cozy Mystery

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BLURB:

Murder at Serengeti Plains is the third mystery novel in the series, featuring amateur sleuths Hazel Davies and Anna Kohl.  The earlier novels are Murder at Eagles Nest and Could They Be Twins?

The book is set in a new residential subdivision, Serengeti Plains, built by the renowned local builder, Zebra Homes.  It is located in the peaceful, historic town of Centerville, Ohio.  However, peace is shattered when the new residents are awakened one morning by the sound of police sirens.  The procession of police cars, come to rest in their own neighborhood.  A body has been discovered!  Was it an accident or was it murder?

Hazel Davies and Anna Kohl have recently moved into this new subdivision.  They have previously helped the police to solve murders in both Florida and Ohio, but they did not expect to find one on their own doorstep.  When the police begin to look at their friend as the perpetrator, they find themselves drawn into yet another murder investigation.

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EXCERPT ONE:

The National News on television led off with a headline about house prices and the shortage of homes for sale throughout the country.  In Centerville, Ohio there was a growing, new sub-division, Serengeti Plains, being built by Zebra Homes.  The builder named the development after a district in Africa where zebras roam wild.  His company was well respected and recognized for building beautiful single-family homes, laid out to form desirable neighborhoods and the Serengeti Community was fast becoming a gem amongst their many projects in the area.

The construction site was a hive of activity, with multiple homes in various stages of completion as demand for new homes pressured the builder to construct his properties as quickly as possible.  There were contractors of various disciplines swarming all over the building site, working feverishly to complete each unit while maintaining the builder’s required quality and standards.

All of this activity invariably led to disagreements and friction amongst the workers.  One man in particular, Larry Cox, who worked for the excavation company and held an inflated opinion of himself always seemed to be at the center of much of the unrest.  He liked to ‘throw his weight around,’ and talked down to the other workers on the site.  He continually bragged about his thirty years’ experience and seemed to think this cemented his superiority over anyone and everyone on the building site, including buyers who frequently visited the site to watch the progress of their ‘soon to be’ new home.

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GUEST POST:

Falling In Love with the Main Characters

The principle characters in my mystery novel series are Hazel Davies and Anna Kohl.  They are two older women of indeterminable age who have been together for years.  They both have a deep and abiding faith in God and together live their lives quietly following their trust in God.

They spent their working lives in Seattle, Washington.  Anna’s work prior to retirement reflected her beliefs as she worked in the hospital system as a chaplain.  However, Hazel lived out in the world of commerce as an auditor for a major accounting firm. After they retired, they traveled for a while before moving back to Anna’s hometown to be closer to family, where they settled in a new home in Centerville, Ohio.

While each of them were always content with their quiet lives, events seemed to place them in the midst of unusual and certainly unexpected situations.  Their adventures led to murderous encounters across the country from Washington State to Florida and, with Murder at Serengeti Plains, back in Ohio.  They never went out looking for trouble but they seemed to stumble on innocent people in need of help.  On each occasion, they relied on their close connection with God and focused their minds only on seeking the truth.

By the time they settled in Centerville, they had assisted the police in solving several murders.  Although both Hazel and Anna were intrigued by the discovery of a murder in their own neighborhood, they intended to leave the problem to the police.  However, when Noah, one of the construction managers, came to them for help, they were compelled to utilize their unique insights and become involved.  Noah had heard about Hazel and Anna’s previous involvement in solving murders and when he found himself as the Detective’s chief suspect, he knew instinctively that they were his only hope.

Once again Hazel and Anna were on a mission to find out the truth!

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AUTHOR BIO:

Originally from Manchester, England, Pat Duggan moved to the U.S. in 1985.  After a career in finance, which included running her own book-keeping and tax business, in the Cincinnati area, Pat and her partner retired and moved to Oregon.  Years later, they embarked on a five-year journey, traveling across the country in a motorhome.

Writing was a whole new direction for Pat, which began with two non-fiction books – The Power Within and Finding God in an RV.  Then she branched into writing fiction as she turned to her love for solving murder mysteries and the challenge to figure out ‘whodunit!’

Sadly, their traveling days are over, but settling down has brought its own reward as it inspired this latest novel.

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CONNECT WITH PAT:

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/writesstoriesrealandimagined

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3153509.Pat_Duggan

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60659332-murder-at-serengeti-plains

Amazon Author Page:

https://amzn.to/336tW3B

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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon US Paperback:

https://amzn.to/3NpxdC7

Amazon CA Paperback:

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09MYYWS71

Amazon UK Paperback:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09MYYWS71

Amazon AU Paperback:

https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B09MYYWS71

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Pat will be awarding a $20 Amazon Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this blog.  This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those fabulous community outreach projects and awesome giveaways on here**

This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.

Murder at Eagle’s Nest by Pat Duggan - Book Blast - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hi, lovelies!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Pat Duggan and her new book, “Murder at Eagle’s Nest”!  For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post – except the Available at Amazon picture, which takes you directly to the Amazon Book Sale Page.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Pat and to increase your chances of winning!

Thanks for stopping by!  Wishing you lots of luck in this fabulous giveaway!

Murder at Eagle’s Nest

by Pat Duggan

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GENRE: Cozy Mystery

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BLURB:

Murder at Eagle's Nest is a gentle mystery novel set in a peaceful vacation resort in Apalachicola on Florida's Forgotten Coast. The area is still reeling after Hurricane Michael made landfall only thirty-five miles to the west, on Mexico Beach. It uncovers fraud, driven by greed and arrogance. However, everything changes when a body is discovered. The police detective brought in from Tallahassee, quickly enlists the help of two women staying at the resort, who have unusual insight. They ultimately uncover critical evidence, which unmasks the perpetrator.

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EXCERPT ONE:

In the end, Michael made landfall on October 10th 2018 as the first category five hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland for more than twenty-five years.  Its ‘bullseye’ was Mexico Beach, and the result was that much of this thriving little coastal town was almost completely destroyed.  Several days after the storm, a worker in the nearby forest, found a weather station that had been blown inland by the storm.  He was surprised to discover that the data was still intact, and it had recorded a 206mph wind gust before it was blown away and stopped recording.

The pier, had been the signature landmark in Mexico beach since 1967 and had provided a place for tourists to fish, or sit drinking a cup of coffee in the morning, or watch the sun set in the evening.  Now it was completely gone, there was not even one wooden post sticking up out of the surf to show it had ever existed, except in the photographs and memories of generations of tourists.  Most of the surrounding homes and condos had been reduced to rubble sitting on concrete foundations.  Even the Federal government (FEMA) had declared the community as ‘wiped out’.  The few homes that had survived were newer homes which had been built on stilts, but even those stood in varying degrees of disrepair with tattered siding and gaping holes in the roof.  Everywhere you looked was destruction and devastation!

As Hurricane Michael swirled in the Gulf, Anna Kohl and Hazel Davies were a thousand miles north, safe in their home near Columbus, Ohio watching it on the news and praying for the people in the panhandle.  Storms were always a time for prayer, but their prayers were intensified on this occasion as they had friends on the Forgotten Coast and only six months earlier, they had purchased a small condominium in Apalachicola as an investment and an occasional winter retreat.  Their friends had evacuated ahead of the storm, so they were safe, but their homes and properties were still a cause for concern.

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AUTHOR BIO:

Originally from Manchester, England but moved to the U.S. over 30 years ago.  I have an accounting background in both countries.  Several years ago, I discovered an interest in writing.  My two previous books, Finding God in an RV and The Power Within, document my spiritual journey.  However, as a longtime lover of murder mysteries, with a passion to follow plots and figure out the perpetrator, it was time for a new direction.  I decided to ‘try my hand’ at weaving my own story, and true to my character, I had to tie up all the loose ends.  Murder at Eagles Nest is my first mystery novel, and I am already working on the next mystery for my amateur detectives, Hazel and Anna to solve.

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CONNECT WITH PAT:

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/writesstoriesrealandimagined

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3153509.Pat_Duggan

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51075678-murder-at-eagle-s-nest

Amazon Author Page:

https://amzn.to/336tW3B

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AMAZON BOOK BUY LINK:

https://amzn.to/2TCN06F

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Pat will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this blog.  This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those awesome giveaways on here.**

This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.