Investigate A Willing Murder

Have you picked up a copy of my latest release, Magic Ain’t a Game? It is book 11 in the Reg Rawlins, Psychic Investigator series, but can be read as a stand alone. Grab it now if you haven’t already. And you can get book #1 in the series, What the Cat Knew for free or the first three books for $2.99 for a limited time.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.

I don’t think that I have read anything else by Jude Deveraux, though it is obvious from her Amazon Author page that she is a prolific author. But it looks like most of what she writes is romance, and I am not a romance reader.

A Willing Murder is well-written, and I would not have guessed that it was written by a romance author. The characters and relationships are good, but there is nothing racy and no sex scenes. One kiss, I think. The foundation for the murder mystery is solid and the characters are able to get from one clue to another without anything too unbelievable and without breaking too many laws.

The mystery is more about the relationships and what exactly happened before the two women were murdered, rather than being about who did it, because it is clear very early on who the murderer is. The characters may not see it, but an astute reader can. But knowing (or having a pretty good idea) who it was did not diminish my enjoyment.

My teaser is a quote that I bookmarked so I could go back and write it down later, and…