TITLE: Murder Is Just the Beginning
RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2017
AUTHOR: Carol Kravetz
CATEGORIES: Crime/Romance
PAGE COUNT: 466
ISBN: 978-1542809917
IMPRINT: Sly Fox
KEYWORDS: Crime, Romance, Adventure, Mystery, Intrigue, Suspense, Murder
ONE LINER:
Love can occur in
the most unexpected of places – even while investigating the murders of four
dancers who work in the same seedy nightclub.
SYNOPSIS:
Four murders of
staff who work in the same seedy nightclub, a shady nightclub owner and no
clues as to who the murderer is. Detective David Andrews and Detective Paul
Cameron are thrust together with two recruits from the United Kingdom, Cathy
Edwards and Krista Nolan, to solve the murders and bring to justice whoever was
responsible for them. Personality clashes and strong physical attractions ensue
between the four but they always maintain their strong professionalism. During
the investigation, yet another member of staff is found murdered but the
evidence is gathering and soon the guilty one is caught. But the case doesn’t
end there. By the time the court hearing comes around, the accused has already
devised a getaway plan. And the hunt is on….
Guest Post:
My
most vivid memory of being an avid reader is of when I was in the region of
eight or nine years old. I had just required a new reading lamp and, even
though it was during the summer and being in the Northern Hemisphere still
quite light out even at 10:30 at night, I asked my mother, who was going out to
a church meeting that evening, if I could go to my room after the evening meal
to read and test my new lamp. She of course said yes and off I went with a pile
of books and my new lamp shining brightly even in a room bathed in early
evening sunlight. It wasn’t until a few hours later when I realised I had
unwittingly nearly sent my father into cardiac failure. He had spent the last
hour or so looking everywhere for me, even recruiting several neighbours, my two
older brothers and my younger sister to join in the hunt until finally, in
despair, he had gone to the church hall to break the devastating news to my
mother that I was missing. He couldn’t understand why she burst into laughter
and asked him had he checked my bedroom, that I had retired there after dinner
to read. I remember most vividly my bedroom door being flung open and seeing my
poor distraught, but very relieved father looking at me in almost disbelief. I
didn’t even get into trouble because I really hadn’t done anything wrong!
Growing
up in the ‘70s and 80’s, I was influenced by such police television series as
Starsky and Hutch, Charlie’s Angels, Streets of San Francisco and the British
series The Professionals. I had already decided before I left school that I
wanted to be a police officer but in the United Kingdom back then, there were
height restrictions for both men and women and I fell short by 2 inches of the
women’s requirement of 5’4”. Given my love for reading, and watching those
police series, disheartened but undeterred at my failure to grow as tall as I
needed to be, I quickly came to understand that I could put the two together
and write about police detectives. I utilised the handsomeness of the
television male stars with the beauty of the female stars to create my own
detectives, two male and two female.
Writing
very quickly became my passion. Even working fulltime as a medical secretary, I
devoted much of my spare time to honing my characters and my first storyline.
In fairness, even though I thought the first draft of Book One was a
masterpiece in the making, it was actually very amateurish. My lengthy
experience as a reader taught me how to develop not only the characters, but
also how important it is to add detail and substance and draw the reader into
the story as it develops. The finished product I have today is largely due to
input from my few but faithful readers, my dearest friends and family members,
who advised me that I shouldn’t have included a certain part or I should take a
certain part out and it is thanks to them I have the full sized, and completely
finished to my satisfaction, novel that I do today. The storyline itself had
never been an issue. I had, although not
necessarily in order, a beginning, a middle and an end. I made adjustments
through the years but the storyline stayed essentially the same. I found I
enjoyed my characters very much and, despite not holding back on giving them
trials and tribulations through everyday life, I ultimately wanted what was
best for them.
I
deliberately made each main character as different from the others as possible.
I gave each of them completely different backgrounds and upbringings but also
wanted them to have the same professional capabilities to ensure an easy
working life together. I thought it was inevitable they would meet and fall in
love, so that was deliberately why I brought romance into the story.
AUTHOR BIO:
I was born and raised in Northern Ireland, near Belfast. I emigrated to
Canada in my mid 20’s and while there, started writing. My day time job was as
a medical secretary to various health care professionals but my spare time was
dedicated to my writing. I lived in Canada for 12 years and during that time
had almost completed seven novels in a series. After living at home for a year,
I moved to the United States and continued my career as a medical secretary. My
writing was shelved for just a little while during my time in the States but,
since my return to Northern Ireland upon my husband’s retirement five years
ago, I have been able to resume my hobby and complete the seventh novel. I currently work full time within the
Education Authority and dedicate as much time as possible to my family and my
writing.
AUTHOR LINKS:
Buy Links:
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AMAZON CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01N4U2FI3
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