Yes, Isabel Long is hard at work trying to solve a case in the sticks of Western Massachusetts. Missing the Deadline, no. 7 in my series, can be all yours for free Oct. 26-27 if you’re a Kindle reader. I’m offering my book for free since I feel this book needs a little love and more readers. Here, I will make it easy. Here’s the link: Missing the Deadline.
As it has happened before, Isabel finds her next case in an unlikely place — at a poetry reading. Cyrus Nilsson, aka the Big Shot Poet, is trying to make amends to the late Cary Moore, who you might remember was a highway worker who wrote poetry good enough for him to steal. He was even a suspect in that case, Isabel’s third. But the reading is to promote Cary’s book, Country Boy, which Cyrus worked hard to get published.
Cyrus asks Isabel about taking on a case after the event, which was SRO at Penfield Town Hall. So, what’s this one about? Cyrus’s first literary agent, Gerald Danielson, was found shot in the head and near death outside his home three years ago. Gerald survived but is not the same hotshot literary agent who moved from New York City to the village of Meadows Falls. Police ruled a failed attempt at suicide. But Cyrus has serious doubts.
And as Isabel pursues this case, she quickly accumulates a list of possible suspects, such as a vindictive ex-wife, a jilted local writer, and even an apparently devoted sister who lives with him.
Isabel also delves into the often frustrating world of publishing, which includes a trip to a literary conference in Vermont. By the way, Gerald takes an instant liking to Isabel, who he calls “Izzie,” the only one allowed.
(By the way, Maria, Isabel’s mother and “Watson,” is glad to have a case once again. She says it’s boring without one.)
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