A Fine Year for Murder by Lauren Carr
After months of marital bliss, Jessica Faraday and Murphy Thornton are still discovering and adjusting to their life together. Settled in their new home, everything appears to be perfect … except in the middle of the night when, in darkest shadows of her subconscious, a deep secret from Jessica’s past creeps to the surface to make her strike out at Murphy.
When investigative journalist Dallas Walker tells the couple about her latest case, known as the Pine Bridge Massacre, they realize Jessica may have witnessed the murder of a family living near a winery owned by distant relatives she was visiting and suppressed the memory.
Determined to uncover the truth and find justice for the murder victims, Jessica and Murphy return to the scene of the crime with Dallas Walker, a spunky bull-headed Texan. Can this family reunion bring closure for a community touched by tragedy or will this prickly get-together bring an end to the Thorny Rose couple?
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10
Reasons to Become a Murder Mystery Writer
By
Lauren Carr
1)
You tried writing erotica, but things went
really wrong during research and now your husband is in traction. Now, he
refuses to help you do research for that genre anymore, so you need to find a
genre that is less dangerous.
OR--
2)
You have a really bad boss, but you can’t quit
your job, so the only option you have is to kill him. But you don’t want to go
to jail because—
a.
you’ll
miss too much work,
b.
and then you’ll get fired, in which case you might
as well have quit your job instead of killing your boss.
Therefore, you need to kill your boss and
know how to get away with it. You have come up with the perfect murder.
OR--
3)
After having committed the perfect murder, you
have to brag about it! But if you brag about it:
a.
everyone will know you killed your boss,
b.
and then you’ll go to jail,
c.
and then you’ll miss too much work,
d.
and get fired.
In which case, you might as well have quit
your job instead of killing your boss. So, how do you brag about committing the
perfect murder without getting caught? Become a mystery writer.
OR--
4)
You want to be a detective, but your husband
refuses to be married to a detective who will lure crazy revenge-seeking
killers to your home because they will stain the carpet with blood and put
bullet holes in the drywall. So, you’re murder mystery thinking is confined to
your mind.
OR--
5)
You’ve been hearing and seeing some strange
things going on next door and you’ve been documenting it. Now that you’ve been
going over your notes, you can see that this would make some really interesting
reading!
OR--
6)
You’re friend’s supposedly amicable divorce
suddenly turned bad and you’re a really good friend. Really good friends don’t
just help you move—they help you move the body. After all the research you’ve
done to help her, why not publish it to help others?
OR--
7)
You’re a psychopath, but the sight of blood and
gore in real life makes you queasy. So you can only be a psychopath in your own
mind.
OR--
8)
You’re a psychopath, but you’re sane enough to
know that if you act on it that you’ll go to jail & you don’t want to go to
jail.
9)
The economy is hurting everyone—even the mob—who
has laid you off as a paid assassin. So, you might as well put what you know to
work in another forum—murder mystery writing.
OR--
10)
Just in case your husband suddenly turns up
missing, you need to a reasonable explanation for why you have been visiting
all these strange websites.
Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose Mysteries—over twenty titles across three fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!
Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr’s seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, romance, and humor.
Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, son, and four dogs (including the real Gnarly) on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.
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ReplyDeleteI love your ten reasons to become a murder mystery writer. Read them to my husband, he especially liked number one.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great list for why someone would want to be a murder mystery writer! I really needed the laughs today. #1 is the best by far. :)
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