Hotshot Shamus by Heather Haven ~ Spotlight

Posted June 10, 2023 by karenbaron in Blog Tour, Contest - Giveaway, Spotlight / 0 Comments

Hotshot Shamus by Heather Haven ~ Spotlight

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Series:  The Persephone Cole Vintage Mysteries #4

Author: Heather Haven

Genre: Historical Mystery

Setting: New York City, 1948

Release Date: April 18, 2023, by The Wives of Bath Press

Pages: 324

Format(s): ebook, paperback

Summary:

Persephone (Percy) Cole saves the life of a senator’s granddaughter but had no idea how much her own life was going to change as a result. There’s the unwanted fame, reporters hounding her mercilessly, and past enemies crawling out of the woodwork. Worse yet, our 5’11” lady shamus now has to dress the part of the successful PI! Then an unknown murderer tries to frame Percy for his killing spree, leaving deadly clues pointing to her. Worse yet, these are followed by death threats against her and her family.

But who? And why?

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Excerpt

Chapter One

The man hesitated before going into his office. He looked to the left, then to the right of the narrow hallway. He’d heard no one, seen no one; there should be no one, but it was better not to take chances.

Once inside, the man closed the door on rusting hinges, which had never seen a drop of oil. A creaking door was as good as a barking dog.

Through the open window he could hear war propaganda blaring. He crossed the small room and looked down at the street.

Shouting into a megaphone, a young soldier sat atop the headrest of a convertible’s back seat, free hand resting on the trunk. A late-model, light-green Packard, the car was every bit as sleek as the soldier. Driven by a WAC, the convertible rolled along at no more than five miles an hour while passersby cheered on both sides of the street.

“Buy war bonds now, or our children will be forever enslaved by the Nazis,” the soldier shouted over and over into the megaphone. Fear propaganda, thought the man, looking down. He was all in favor of it.

The man closed the window, feeling nervous. No. Anxious. Anxious to show her who’s who. To get on with it. To punish her. Punish her whole family. That Persephone Cole, her days were numbered.

Muttering, he sat down at his desk and opened the morning paper. “It had better be there,” he spat out to nobody but himself.

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About the Author

Heather HavenBack in the Punic Wars, Heather wrote ad copy, comedy acts, and had several plays performed very Off-Broadway. Her novels include the Silicon Valley-based Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries, Manhattan-based Persephone Cole Vintage Mysteries, Love Can Be Murder Mysteries, Snow Lake Romantic Suspense, and standalone, Murder under the Big Top, inspired by her mother’s stint as a performer with Ringling Brothers’ Circus. Just to break up the monotony, her short stories are featured in here anthology, Corliss and Other Award-Winning Stories. She and her husband are allowed to live in the foothills of San Jose, California, with their cat, Ellie.

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