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What Lucy Heard: A PIP Inc. Mystery
by Nancy Jarvis
What Lucy Heard: A PIP Inc. Mystery
Cozy Mystery
6th in Series
Setting – Santa Cruz, California
Publisher : Good Read Mysteries
Publication date : August 11, 2025
Paperback
Print length : 247 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8990936614
Digital
ASIN : B0FLYRXYSD
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Pat Pirard, Santa Cruz Law Librarian newly turned private investigator, is asked to help with jury selection. She has one condition before she agrees: she must meet the suspect and believe he’s innocent. The accused’s story about how his fingerprints got on the murder weapon and why he was at the murder scene seems so outlandish that he convinces contrarian Pat he must be telling the truth. But as she listens to testimony during the trial she fears she’s been duped and is helping a killer get away with murder. Pat’s life turns into a race to solve the crime before the jury reaches a verdict.
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About Nancy Lynn Jarvis
Nancy Lynn Jarvis wore many hats before she started writing cozy mysteries. After earning a BA in behavioral science from San Jose State University, she worked in the advertising department of the San Jose Mercury News, as a librarian, as the business manager for Shakespeare/Santa Cruz, and as a Realtor.
Nancy’s work history reflects her philosophy: people should try something radically different every few years, a philosophy she applies to her writing, as well. She has written seven Regan McHenry Real Estate Mysteries; six PIP Inc. Mysteries; a stand-alone novel “Mags and the AARP Gang” about a group of octogenarian bank robbers; edited “Cozy Food: 128 Cozy Mystery Writers Share Their Favorite Recipes,” and short story anthologies, “Santa Cruz Weird,” and “Santa Cruz Ghost Stories.” She also has an ebook on Amazon, which she keeps adding to as she writes more short stories.
Author Links
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Purchase Link – Amazon
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The storyline looks interesting. I’m amazed by the writer’s creative output. Being a fan of short stories, I should probably look for the two collections mentioned. Thanks for the contest! 🙂
Thanks for having me as the last stop on the What Lucy Heard tour. I feel like it’s finishing on a high note.