Murder
at Morningside
by
Sandra Bretting
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GENRE:
Cozy Mystery
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BLURB:
Hat
designer Missy DuBois opened her shop, Crowning Glory, along
Louisiana's Great River Road to cater to the sophisticated Southern
bride. But bless her heart, who knew creating stylish wedding veils
would lead to murder?
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Excerpt:
Time
rewound with each footfall as I began to climb the grand outer
staircase at Morningside Plantation. The limestone steps, burdened
with the history of five generations, heaved their way toward heaven.
At the
top lay a wide-plank verandah supported by columns painted pure
white, like the clouds. By the time I took a third step, the digital
camera in my right hand began to dissolve into the sterling silver
handle of a ladies parasol. The visitors’ guide in my left hand
magically transformed into a ballroom dance card bound by a satin
cord.
Another
step and the Mississippi River came into view as it flowed to the
Gulf, languid as a waltz and the color of sweet tea. Could that be a
whistle from a steamboat ferrying passengers past the plantation? If
so, a turn and a wave wouldn’t be out of the question once I
reached the top of the stairs, and good manners would dictate it.
I was
about to do that when I realized the whistle was only my friend’s
cell and not a Mississippi riverboat. “Ambrose! Turn that thing
off. Honestly.”
“Sorry.”
He shrugged. “I always forget you were Scarlett O’Hara in a past
life.”
The mood
was broken, though, and the sterling silver in my hand returned to
plastic while the linen dance card hardened to a glossy brochure.
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Sandra
Bretting works as a freelance feature writer under contract to the
Houston Chronicle. She received a journalism degree from the
University of Missouri School of Journalism and wrote for other
publications (including the Los Angeles Times and Orange Coast
Magazine) before moving to Texas.
Her
Missy DuBois Mysteries series debuts from Kensington/Lyrical
Underground in May 2016. Bretting’s previous mysteries include
Unholy Lies (2012) and Bless the Dying (2014). Readers can reach her
online at www.sandrabretting.com and through Facebook at
www.facebook.com/sandra.bretting.
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Links:
BN:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murder-at-morningside-sandra-bretting/1122597549?ean=9781601837134
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Morningside-Missy-DuBois-Mystery-ebook/dp/B014NWMHEW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454084755&sr=8-1&keywords=murder+at+morningside
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