by Teresa Mathews
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GENRE: Mystery
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BLURB:
There
were thirteen steps to the cellar. They were steep and they were narrow—but was
a fall down them enough to have caused the twenty-seven deep lacerations to her
aunt’s head?
Callie Harris travels
from her home in Alabama to her aunt’s former mansion in Maine to unravel the
haunting forty-year-old mystery of Dr. Laverne Harris Doss’ brutal death.
Why wasn’t a murder
weapon found? Was her uncle justly convicted of the killing? Was his mistress
involved? Or was the murderer the bearded stranger rumored to have arrived by
train that night?
In the charming town of
Richmond, located on the banks of Maine’s historic Kennebec River, Callie
uncovers the community’s darkest secrets—a botched police investigation, a
betrayed widow’s lie, a dead woman’s blackmail, and a wealthy philanthropist’s
shame. The web of intrigue extends far beyond Callie's suspicions and its
connection to her personal story pierces her to the core.
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EXCERPT:
In passing, she leaned and straightened the flowers in the
urn on her aunt’s grave. Squatting, she ran her fingers across the dates on the
headstone, calculating
her aunt had only been thirty-six years old when she died.
She inched closer and studied the inscription, Dr. Laverne Harris Doss. Beloved
doctor, daughter, and
sister. “My father’s beloved sister,” Callie whispered. “Oh,
how he grieved for you, Aunt Laverne.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Teresa Mathews
is a graduate of The University of South Alabama. She’s a member of the Mobile
Writers Guild and serves on the Board of Directors for the Alabama Nursery and
Landscape Association.
An avid
gardener and artist, she has multiple book covers to her credit. Several years
ago after visiting the site of her real-life aunt’s murder, Teresa discovered
another passion–storytelling. Although inspired by an actual tragedy, Thirteen
Steps to the Cellar is fiction.
Raised on the
Gulf Coast, Teresa, her husband, and son now live on a farm with a second home
on the sparkling white sands of Fort Morgan, Alabama.
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My Review
13 Steps to the Cellar is the first book I have read by Teresa Mathews. What an awesome book! It has a lot that I love in a book: mystery, suspense, adventure, action and romance. It, also, has a fabulous setting. I could not ask for more out of a story.
I am giving 13 Steps to the Cellar five plus stars. I highly recommend this book for readers who enjoy suspense filled books. I want to read more by Teresa Mathews in the near future.
I received this book from the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
I am giving 13 Steps to the Cellar five plus stars. I highly recommend this book for readers who enjoy suspense filled books. I want to read more by Teresa Mathews in the near future.
I received this book from the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
