Last
Seen
by
Jo A. Hiestand
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BLURB:
One
dark night, popular singer Kent Harrison goes missing after his
performance at Tutbury Castle. When his body's found in a forest,
the police investigation focuses on Kent's ex-wife, a local
herbalist, a covetous colleague, and even the curator of another
castle who tried to lure Kent into performing there. But his
occasional singing partner, Dave Morley, seems to have the biggest
motive. He's dying to make his name, money, and the big time,
especially at the medieval Minstrels Court reenactment, where Kent's
appearance guarantees SRO. Did Dave murder Kent to eliminate the
competition...or had their partnership struck a wrong chord? To
entice him into investigating, ex-cop McLaren's girlfriend plays
detective. But Dena ends up in great danger. Now McLaren must not
only solve Kent's murder but also rescue her, a hard task when a
blast of jealousy, anger, and lies mutes the truth.
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Excerpt:
His palm
pushed against the ground to keep him upright, but he crumpled as a
shoe kicked his side. He fell in a rush of pain and blackness. He
shook his head desperate to remain conscious, aware of the footsteps
that now ran to the road. The light bounced, marking his assailant’s
journey. It cut off as it reached the car, and for an instant the
headlights revealed jeans and the lower portion of a yellow
tee-shirt. The door slammed, the engine revved, and tires screeched
as they reclaimed the tarmac. The silence after the car’s retreat
was nearly deafening.
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First time reading from this author and fell in love! Her work is awesome! She knows just what mystery readers love and believe me when I say she delivers! This book will have you sitting on edge, fussing at your readers just to figure it out. Needless to say a great page turner!
*Received for an honest review*
*Received for an honest review*
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Jo A.
Hiestand knew in grade school that she wanted to be a mystery writer.
But life got in the way: singing in a semi-pro folk group, traveling
to New Zealand, working as a camp counselor, co-inventing
P.I.R.A.T.E.S. (a mystery-solving treasure-hunting game), becoming a
tour agent for a Scottish folk singing group, attending a citizen
police academy and riding along with police officers… But she
needed to immerse herself in All Things British for her books.
England beckoned and she responded.
She
bee-lined to Derbyshire, feeling it was the ‘home’ of her books.
Derbyshire also bestowed the essential English police contacts and
transformed the St. Louisan into an Anglophile.
She’s
returned nearly a dozen times to Derbyshire, researching and
photographing for her McLaren cold case detective novels.
In 1999
Jo returned to Webster University to major in English. She graduated
in 2001 with a BA degree and departmental honors.
Her cat,
Tennyson, shares her St. Louis home.
Follow
Jo and McLaren on these websites:
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