A Hasty Grave
by Jessie McAlan
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GENRE: Amateur sleuth
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NOTE: The book is on sale for
$0.99.
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BLURB:
Finding
a large hole on one’s property is one thing; finding a body in it the following
day is quite another.
Rona and her
ex-husband, Johnny, also discover a sheet of paper at the gravesite, symbols
looking like code or treasure hunting glyphs.
What’s it mean? Does it have any
bearing on the man’s death?
Add to this mix the old
Finley-Tennet feud and an elderly Finley’s nebulous recollection of
James/Younger outlaw days. Does she have the clue to the cache’s location?
When a second death
pushes Rona and Johnny into a deadly game of hide-and-seek with the killer, she
learns—nearly too late--just how deeply Johnny still loves her.
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EXCERPT
She’d set her laptop on the coffee table and was getting out
dessert plates and mugs when the bell to the side door rang. She cracked open
the window, saw it was Johnny, then ushered him inside.
“First time in quite a while I’ve been given the eye.” He
gave her a light kiss on the cheek. “Wouldn’t a peep hole in the door work
better?”
“I just wanted to be certain it was you. Can you install a
peep hole?”
“Nothing to it, especially for a man who’s put in those
picture windows in his shop.” He flung his cap onto the kitchen table and
shrugged out of his jacket. “Why the precautions all of a sudden?”
“It’s a long story.”
“I’m not busy the rest of my life. Except for October 28th.
I’ll be occupied with the gallery’s opening that day. But the other ten
thousand nine hundred fifty days are yours.”
“How long is that?
”
“Thirty years, give or take a leap day or two. I want to
make sure I’m not skimping on our time together.”
“You plan on living to one hundred seven?”
“I don’t see why not. I have to make up for our year of
separation and divorce.” He dished two servings of the pudding cake into the
bowls, set them and the mugs on the tray, and took them into the den. “So,
what’s this long story that requires precautions? I love stories. I was brought
up on stories.”
“This isn’t Little Red Riding Hood. Sorry to disappoint
you.”
“So it’s something else with a big bad wolf.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
In 2001 Jessie
graduated from Webster University with a BA degree and departmental honors in
English.
She lives in
the St Louis, MO area, and spends as much time as she can writing mysteries and
watching the barges on the river.
https://www.amazon.com/Jessie-McAlan/e/B0725KQ4WT
https://www.facebook.com/Jessie-McAlan-Mysteries-257832941350367/
http://www.jessie-mcalan.com/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16850946.Jessie_McAlan
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GIVEAWAY
Jessie
McAlan will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via
rafflecopter during the tour.
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May 24: Locks, Hooks and Books
May 31: Andi's Book Reviews
June 7: Fabulous and Brunette
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June 14: The Reading Addict
June 14: Long and Short Reviews
My Review
A Hasty Grave is the second installment from Jessie McAlan’s series, Linn House Mysteries. It is, also, an introduction for me to her work. I thought it was pretty good. I was fascinated with Rona and Johnny’s story. It is full of suspense filled mystery, action packed adventure, and edge of your seat danger.
I give A Hasty Grave 4 1/2 stars and hope to read more from the Linn House Mysteries in the near future. Great read!
I received this book from the author. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
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