ICE ON THE BAY & Giveaway

Ice on the Bay

by Dale E. Lehman

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GENRE: Mystery

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BLURB:

The forecast: Record cold. The crimes: Colder still.

A saintly young veterinary technician disappears on Christmas Eve, leaving behind only a broken window and smears of blood on his clinic's back steps. Two years later, his disappearance remains a mystery. A home in an exclusive area burns to the ground, mirroring fires ignited the previous year by an arsonist who now sits in prison. Is the new fire a copycat, or has the wrong man been convicted? A criminal with a long list of enemies is shot dead, and not even his friends are sorry. While temperatures plummet, cold cases collide with new crimes, and somewhere a killer with blood as icy as the waters of the Chesapeake Bay watches and waits.

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Excerpt:

Hannah took two pairs of latex gloves from her pocket and handed one pair to Harold. They pulled them on, careful not to rip them, then Harold eased up the short flight of wooden steps leading to the door, his footfalls quieter than a rabbit's. He gently rotated the knob. Of course it was locked, but it never hurt to check. No sense smashing things if the owner had invited them in. Leaning to the left, he felt around the nearest window, examined it in detail, and gingerly tried to push up the lower sash. Again, no luck. Again, none expected.

Hannah tiptoed up the steps while he worked and stood close behind him. "Hammer," she whispered, pulling the tool from her coat pocket and handing it to him like a nurse handing a scalpel to a surgeon.

He took the hammer and with a swift stroke smashed the pane, then cleaned the jagged shards from the sash with the head. Falling splinters chattered as they struck the floor inside. Once satisfied the opening was clean, he helped Hannah through the window. She moved so quietly she might have vanished, but in his mind Harold could see her go to the door, disarm the alarm with the code they had been given, and unlock the deadbolt. The door whispered open.

He slipped inside and eased the door shut, then took her face in his hands and kissed her on the forehead. She beamed, a dog basking in her master's approval.

The very next instant, the job went horribly wrong.

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This book moves at a pace that keeps you reading and trying to figure everything out before the end.  The characters and plot of this story will have you leaving the reality around you just to escape into what feels like reality.  The authors ability to make the reader feel as  if they are the characters is remarkable.  I highly recommend this book! 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Dale E. Lehman is a veteran software developer, amateur astronomer, and bonsai artist in training. He is the author of the Howard County Mysteries series (The Fibonacci Murders, True Death, and Ice on the Bay ). His writing has also appeared in Sky & Telescope and a couple of software development journals. With his wife Kathleen he owns and operates One Voice Press and Serpent Cliff. They have five children, five grandchildren, and two feisty cats.

Author Links:

Author website and blog: https://www.DaleELehman.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaleELehmanAuthor

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/lehket

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1041215.Dale_E_Lehman

Book Links:

The Fibonacci Murders: https://www.serpentcliff.com/B00O6F056O

True Death: https://www.serpentcliff.com/content/true-death

Ice on the Bay: https://www.serpentcliff.com/content/ice-bay

Amazon buy link:  https://www.amazon.com/Ice-Bay-Howard-Mystery-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B078MMWSJX

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