Moving
Violation
by
Melanie Jackson
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BLURB:
Welcome
to Hope Falls, home of the world's smallest but smartest detective...
"Moving
Violation" is the first book in author Melanie Jackson's
bestselling Chloe Boston Cozy Mystery Series. Within it's covers we
meet the diminutive sleuth Chloe Boston, a member of the Hope Falls
Police Department who is stuck in parking enforcement because at 98
pounds, 5 foot nothing, she will never be able to pass the
department's physical entrance exam to become an officer.
In
the first installment of this light-hearted cozy mystery series Chloe
investigates the death of a local industrialist. Of course, her
efforts are hampered by her lack of official status within the
department. But there may be another way to achieve her goal of
someday becoming a detective. With the aid of her dog, Blue, and her
writer's group, Chloe may just be able to solve Hope Fall's recent
homicide and by so doing impress the new chief of police.
The
Chloe Boston cozy mysteries are light airy reads filled with plenty
of quirky characters and fast moving plot elements. And the best part
is that if you become hooked on the books, as I'm sure you will,
there are 21 more of them in the series for you to enjoy.
Fourth
Anniversary Illustrated Edition
The
fourth anniversary rerelease of this classic series opener includes
illustrations by author Lisa Cach as well as bonus material
originally released separately under the title the "Chloe Boston
Files".
If
you're looking to spend a pleasant evening snuggled up in a chair by
the fire reading a good book then you need look no further -- this is
the book for you.
Let's
stay in touch...
---Melanie
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you want a mystery that will make you laugh, probably when you shouldn't.. then look no further. The main character wants more than what she is and the things she does to prove she can be just as good as the "big dogs", I found to be amusing. The book will keep you interested just to see what takes place each and every time! Great little late night read!
*Received for an honest review*
If you want a mystery that will make you laugh, probably when you shouldn't.. then look no further. The main character wants more than what she is and the things she does to prove she can be just as good as the "big dogs", I found to be amusing. The book will keep you interested just to see what takes place each and every time! Great little late night read!
*Received for an honest review*
EXCERPTS:
Excerpt
One:
I ride a
bike.
My bike
is technically a tricycle, but it is not one of those cute scooters
you see senior citizens tooling around in or the kind you rode when
you were a kid. No, my bicycle has a third wheel on account of the
massive sidecar bolted onto it. The extra appendage was constructed
by my father out of another bike and a pile of scrap metal he had
lying around in the back of his shop. I think that some of it was
plumbing he tore out of the guest bathroom he never finished
remodeling. Which may be partly why my mom left him.
Me? My
name is Chloe Boston. I’m five foot tall and weigh in at a whopping
ninety-eight pounds, sopping wet with my clothes on. I’ve been told
that I’m nice to look at, and based on the reaction of most men I
meet off the job I suppose it’s true. Maybe because I was an ugly
duckling for so many years, I have a hard time believing this.
Regardless
of my diminutive size and passable appearance, I’ve always valued
the power of my brain above my limited brawn or fairness to the eye.
In fact, it’s my brain and not my appearance that usually gets me
into trouble and is at the center of the story I’m about to tell
you.
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Melanie
has been writing her entire life. In fact, one of her earliest fond
memories is receiving an IBM Selectric typewriter for her birthday.
After publishing romance novels (Scottish historical and paranormal)
for New York based publisher Dorchester Publishing from 1999 to 2010,
Melanie chose to begin self-publishing cozy mysteries. Since then she
has released the Chloe Boston, Butterscotch Jones, Miss Henry,
Wendover House, Kenneth Mayhew and Jane Blackthorn Mystery series.
Melanie
Jackson is the award-winning author of more than one hundred novels
and novellas published in various languages. She lives with her
writer husband and her bossy cat in the Sonoma wine country. Besides
gardening, she is involved with animal charities.
Amazon
(Kindle)
http://www.amazon.com/Moving-Violation-Chloe-Boston-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B003YH9JKI
Smashwords
(All Formats) https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/20686
This
book is on sale for only $0.99, as are the first books of Melanie's
most popular other series:
Moving
Violation (Chloe Boston Cozy Mysteries 1)
Nook:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/moving-violation-melanie-jackson/1100544822
Due
North (Butterscotch Jones Cozy Mysteries 1)
Nook:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/due-north-melanie-jackson/1102121596
Portrait
of a Gossip (Miss Henry Cozy Mysteries 1)
The
Secret Staircase (Wendover House Gothic Mysteries 1)
Contact
information:
Email:
mjjaxn@gmail.com
Website:
melaniejackson.com
Facebook:
facebook.com/authorMelanieJackson
Twitter:
twitter.com/melaniejaxn
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