Ripples on the Pond

 

Ripples on the Pond, the latest story in the Justinia Wright Private Investigator canon, is live on Amazon. It’s a short story and only 99¢.

Originally, I gave the story to my mailing list as a gift. After 3 years, I made some minor changes, re-titled the story, and now offer it to the public.

Harry discovers that the old lady who stood on the street corner, and from whom he bought flowers, was killed in a hit and run accident. He also learns she left him a sizable inheritance.

He decides to hire his sister, ace Minneapolis private eye, Justinia Wright, to find out who killed the Flower Lady.

I won’t tell you anymore, as I don’t want to spoil the story. I will say, it has all the elements that people love about the Justinia Wright mysteries.

It has the warm, cosy atmosphere of a place you just want to be.

It has humor threaded throughout a fun and often tense story.

There’s good food, good wine, and good music. What more do you want out of a story?

I know thrillers are all the rage. Books where the pages turn themselves. I’ll be honest here. After a long day, the last thing I want are thrills and excitement.

I want to relax. I want to go to a place that feels like home. And if there is excitement, I want it to grow naturally out of what’s going on in the story. Not impossible stuff that smacks me in the face from page one.

So, if you want to go to a place where you can take your shoes off, and sit in your easy chair by the fire — then the adventures Tina and Harry find themselves in are right for you. Mysteries told in the British tradition, but set in contemporary Minneapolis, Minnesota. America’s Northland.

Comments are always welcome. And until next time, happy reading!