A Leah Norwood Mystery ~ Dead In A Park by B.L. Blair ~ Blurb Blitz & Giveaway

Posted: November 25, 2015 in Excerpt, giveaways, Mystery, Romance
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I’ve got a great mystery series to share today.

Have you read a Leah Norwood story yet?

Dead In A Park is the second book in this series.

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And don’t forget to enter the giveaway.

Dead In A Park

by B.L. Blair

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Genre: Mystery / Romance

Synopsis

When Leah Norwood finds the body of Donald Collins in the city park, she doesn’t know he is a distant relative. Young Donnie was a jewel thief and a career criminal. Hidden in the lining of his suit jacket was an exact replica of a ring that has been in Leah’s family for over a hundred years. After her home is burglarized, the sexy chief of police is convinced the ruby ring has something to do with the murder.

Leah wants to find out what happened to Donnie, but why would someone kill for a hundred year old ring? She discovers a connection between Donnie and the drug-dealing Cantono family, between the Cantono family and a jewelry appraiser, and between the jewelry appraiser and one of her own employees. Chief Griggs might be onto something. All clues lead back to the family ring.

Excerpt

“Was he murdered?” I asked softly.

“Oh, yes. It was murder,” Griggs replied.

The last time I found a body it had never occurred to me that the police would consider me a suspect. As a law-abiding citizen, I had just assumed that people knew I was innocent. My experience with the police showed me I was wrong. I looked at both Griggs and Reddish.

“Please tell me you don’t think I killed him.”

Griggs snorted. “No, we don’t think you killed him. He was taller than you, and his neck was broken. No way could you have done that.”

“It was fast and neat,” Reddish added and then turned to Griggs. “Probably someone with military or combat training.”

“Someone who knows how to kill with their hands,” Griggs said softly.

I swallowed. Candace had shot and killed two people in December and tried to kill me twice. She had been crazy, her behavior unexpected and unpredictable, which had made the situation scary. This sounded worse. A person who was calm and rational murdering someone with their bare hands was chilling. And I couldn’t forget about the weird shoe thing.

“Did you find his shoes?”

“No,” Griggs replied, turning toward me.

“Why would someone want his shoes?”

“Who knows? There wasn’t much of a struggle, although there were multiple sets of footprints. But all appeared to be made by people wearing shoes.” He turned away from me and back toward Reddish. “Between Leah and her dog stomping around, I doubt we’ll get any viable footprints.”

“Hey,” I said indignantly. Both men ignored me.

“Let’s keep the area secure anyway,” Griggs continued. “Send a team out to see if they can find anything. Maybe the shoes will show up somewhere else in the park.”

 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

DeadInAPark author

L. Blair writes simple and sweet romance and mystery/romance stories. Like most authors, she has been writing most of her life and has dozens of books started. She just needs the time to finish them.

She is the author of the Holton Romance Series and the Leah Norwood Mysteries. She enjoys reading books, writing books, and traveling wherever and as often as time and money allows. She is currently working on her latest book set in Texas, where she lives with her family.

Website / Twitter / Facebook / Blog / Leah Norwood Mysteries blog

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Comments
  1. Mary Preston says:

    A great excerpt thank you.

  2. Mai Tran says:

    If you could speak to everyone in the world at the same time, what would you say?

  3. Sounds like a good mystery series. 🙂

  4. B. L. Blair says:

    Thank you for hosting this stop. I really appreciate it.

  5. Sandra Watts says:

    Been super busy and have not had a chance to read it yet but looking forward to it!

  6. Rita Wray says:

    I liked the excerpt.

  7. Betty W says:

    I enjoyed the excerpt, thank you! Terrific cover!

  8. Rita Wray says:

    Sounds like a great read.

  9. Anne says:

    Thanks for this captivating giveaway and great feature. What author from the past would you enjoy lunch with?

  10. momjane says:

    I don’t usually read many mystery stories, but this one sounds really good. Loved the except.

  11. Victoria says:

    Love the cover and I enjoyed the excerpt! Thanks for sharing 😉

  12. Peggy says:

    When you start a new book, do you have all the characters in place and an ending planned, or does it come to you as you write?

    • B. L. Blair says:

      Hi Peggy. I usually have the main characters and a couple of minor characters in mind when I start but I add and change as I go. As for the ending, I seldom know exactly how it will end.

  13. Jen says:

    The excerpt was great, and I am looking forward to reading it. What inspires you to create your stories or characters?

  14. suemvan says:

    Sounds interesting. Best of luck.

  15. kayekillgore says:

    New series and author to me

  16. Love a good mystery! Thanks for sharing!

  17. Betty W says:

    Great post! I love mysteries!

  18. Love that cover. As an author, do you have the final say over the finished product?

  19. Lola says:

    I’ve heard of this author before, but haven’t read any of her books yet. This does sound like a interesting series. Thanks for the giveaway!

  20. Ree Dee says:

    Thank you for the post and the giveaway!

  21. Sandra Watts says:

    Thanks again for hosting. 🙂

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