by
Debra Webb, Vicki Hinze, Peggy Webb and Regan Black
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GENRE: Suspense
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SERIES BLURB:
BREAKDOWN
is a unique and groundbreaking four-book suspense series that will keep you
turning pages until the killer is finally exposed.
In this explosive new
miniseries, the idyllic community of Shutter Lake, nestled in the peaceful
Sierra Nevada Mountains, is rocked by a shocking murder. Four women, friends
who moved to the area to find healing and solace, must now dig deep and
overcome the scars of past troubles to find a ruthless killer.
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BOOK BLURB:
THE
BREAKDOWN BROADENS... Julia Ford was once famous globally for investigative
journalism until the story she was covering went so wrong and an unthinkable
act put her on the run. She sought refuge in idyllic Shutter Lake, took a job
as lifestyle reporter for the local paper and remained hidden in plan sight for
five years...until murder snuffed out Sylvia Cole, the young woman who knew too
much.
With
Sylvia's killer still on the loose, another girl missing and Julia's past
showing up in the form of FBI Special Agent Richards, Julia begins a search
that uncovers an evil spreading throughout Shutter Lake. Her last encounter
with evil ripped her life apart. But this one could destroy some of the town's
most prominent citizens and tear down Shutter Lake's very foundation. How far
will she go to expose the deadly secrets in a once-perfect town built on lies?
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Excerpt
Julia continued
her cyber search and her note taking in the methodical, from-the-ground-up
manner that had served her well in her days of investigative journalism. With a
jolt she realized she’d missed this. Periodically her former editor emailed or
called to lure her back. He wanted her full-time again in Chicago. Lately, he’d
said he would settle for free-lance in Shutter Lake.
Big stories,
though. Not her current life-style pablum. His words, not hers.
It wasn’t until
her stomach rumbled that she realized she’d missed supper, whatever that was.
Probably soup from a can.
She also
noticed that her curtains were still wide open to a sky turned deep velvet.
Forbidding. The only light in the room came from her computer screen and the
nightlight plugged in behind a glass-top table.
Julia sprang up
so fast she almost toppled her chair, a nearly impossible feat considering it
was on a swivel base. Her heart raced as she flew around her house closing
curtains against the darkness, checking locks on windows and doors against
anything evil that lurked in the shadows…and most of all, making certain all
her nightlights were burning.
When she felt
the almost-forgotten beginnings of a panic attack coming on, Julia reminded
herself she was in the here and now, not back in the nightmare that had sent
her running so hard and fast it took the edge of a continent and the Pacific
Ocean to stop her. Though, practically speaking, she wasn’t close enough to see
the ocean without a considerable drive.
“Not today, you
don’t.” She rubbed her forehead then took a deep breath, consciously relaxed
her clenched jaw and waited.
Nothing. Good.
She made a rude
gesture though nobody could possibly see, not with those blackout curtains on
every window. Then she marched into her kitchen and opened a can of tomato
soup. Plain. No frills. She loved cooking and she particularly loved
experimenting, but tonight she was in no mood to add butter and real cream. Or
maybe cream cheese with a touch of dill.
Julia ate her soup
standing up, still tense, ever vigilant, turning her head toward every sound.
The high-pitched voices of the nine-year-old twin boys next door, arguing with
their mother about coming inside to eat. The metallic clang of a metal garbage
can across her back fence. The sound of an engine, slowing as it entered the
neighborhood and then stopped.
So close. Next
door?
Her adrenaline
surged as she crept toward the front of her house. The sound outside her door
tipped her closer toward the edge of panic.
Footsteps, definitely. Her friends never showed up without calling
first. They knew better.
Had her past
finally caught up with her? Was another dark horror waiting just beyond her
door, taunting her that this time there would be no escape?
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Peggy Webb, USA
Today bestselling author, has penned more than 80 books in multiple genres
and is the most prolific writer the state of Mississippi has ever produced. She
also writes as Elaine Hussey. Her acclaimed novel, The Sweetest Hallelujah, garnered praise from critics who dubbed
her one of the “Southern literary greats” and compared her to Harper Lee. Peggy
holds an M.A. from the University of Mississippi and is a former adjunct
instructor of writing at Mississippi State University (2004-2005). A gifted
musician and actress, Peggy loves taking the stage at Tupelo Community Theater,
singing in a 60-voice church choir and playing her vintage baby grand.
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Links for Peggy Webb:
Websites: www.peggywebb.com
Purchase link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FS51LHD
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