A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge
A Samuel Craddock Mystery
Seventh Street Books · Print & ebook · April 7, 2015
Someone is trying to kill Jenny Sandstone and she might know who it is.
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- Who it’s for
- A threatened friend, guarded secrets, and a careful investigator make for close-quarters suspense.
- Themes
- Threats and protection, Secrets from the past, Grief and despair
- Genres
- Cozy Mysteries, Suspense, Amateur Sleuths
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Someone is trying to kill Jenny Sandstone and she might know who it is. But how can Samuel Craddock protect her when she seems hell-bent on protecting the attempted killer's identity? Craddock has learned to accept that his neighbor and friend Jenny's personal life is strictly secret. But when her dying mother tells him that Jenny is in danger, Craddock is confronted with a dilemma.
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He wants to respect Jenny's privacy, but he is haunted by the urgency in the dying woman's voice. Then when Jenny is the victim of a suspicious car accident, Craddock has no choice but to get involved. He demands that she tell him what he needs to know to protect her and to solve the mysteries surrounding the strange events that began taking place as soon as Jenny’s mother passed away. Forced to confront the past, Jenny plunges into a downward spiral of rage and despair. She is drinking heavily and seems bent on self-destruction. Craddock must tread lightly as he tries to find out who is behind the threats to her. But only by getting to the bottom of the secrets buried in Jenny’s past can he hope to save her both from herself and from whoever is out to harm her.
Secrets Under Pressure
A threatened friend, guarded secrets, and a careful investigator make for close-quarters suspense.
Come here for
- A mystery shaped by danger, guarded secrets, and a friend's difficult choice.
- A Samuel Craddock case where protecting someone means respecting her privacy.
Expect
- Suspense centered on Jenny's peril and Craddock's careful pursuit of answers.
- A personal investigation tangled with rage, despair, and buried secrets.
Where it sits
| Cozy Mysteries | 64% |
|---|---|
| Suspense | 25% |
| Amateur Sleuths | 21% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Suspense
- Crime Fiction
- Authors
- Terry Shames
- Publisher
- Seventh Street Books
- Published
- April 7, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Threats and protection · Secrets from the past · Grief and despair
- Reading lane
- Suspense