J.D.CRAYNE
ISBN#1-58873-586-9
March 2005
Renaissance E Books
www.renebooks.com
E-Book
$4.99
136 Pages
Page turner, Mystery-Adventure
Rating:
Lt. Mark Stoddard is a detective for the Pomo Police Department. When a woman is
heard screaming outside the restaurant where he has just finished his lunch about
someone being dead, he knows it is going to be a long afternoon. Approaching the
woman and attempting to calm her down, the detective manages to get the information
he needs. Apparently the owner of Tole Way, a craft store, has been found lying dead on
her back room floor, covered in paint.
Alixis Marie Montgomery is the owner of a successful craft store called Tole Way.
Having left her husband four years ago and actively looking for a well-to-do replacement,
she has garnered a reputation for being a man trap among the women of Pomo. When
she is killed during a lunch break, the women attending craft classes become
immediate suspects.
Detective Stoddard starts an investigation that includes the chief of Police’s wife, which
makes it imperative that he rule her out quickly and quietly. Unfortunately his findings
prove otherwise, and his inquiries into the affairs of Alix Montgomery become mired in
rumors and misleading clues. Will he ever find her killer?
Mr. J.D. Crayne has written a complex mystery with ever changing suspects and
motivations. The characters all have their reasons, but are they powerful enough to
commit murder? The hero figures out the truth after careful deduction and the true killer
is revealed in a surprising way. I became wrapped up in the plots and motivations from
the first page. I truly enjoyed this book.
Kathy
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance
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