PART-AYYYY

First this message from Grumpy Cat...

My first Murder Mystery is out (well, it's in pre-order, but if you order, you'll get it magically on the 20th) 

Party to a Murder

description of book:

Lainey is a 17-year old small town girl - and she has no idea she's about to be involved in a grisly murder investigation.

When Arline Rochell is found brutally murdered one morning, Lainey's suspicions arise. Why does this girl seem to be hated by everyone? While digging for clues, she discovers that blackmail could have been the motive. While trying to understand her friends' hatred for the murdered student, she finds herself in the middle of a second murder cover-up.

Clues lead to a number of other people, including Lainey's friend Wendy... and the more she wants to prove her innocence, the more it looks as if her friend has done the deed. Along with Sheriff Weeks' help, Lainey delves into who had most to gain by killing Arline. But can they find the killer before it's too late?


I've always wanted to write a murder mystery, but avoided it because it just seemed really hard to do. But I finally got brave, worked on this story for a year (not all at once, just working on the ideas and all the variables/crimes etc. and plot). Finally I was able to put this one out there. 

Just so that everyone knows, this is more of what is called a "cozi" murder mystery, which means the killing happens off screen (so don't be scared away by the cover, or think this is horror fiction), and my heroine, Lainey, begins to work on who might have murdered Arline, going with the clues she has. It's my first venture, and I'm working on the next one as I write this.

A bit different from my normal vampire work, but I needed a little break away from the fantasy--a challenge, if you will. 

Hope people don't mind waiting for 12 days! But it'll be like magic, you'll have it in your reader if you order now (that's what I understand, anyway).

And one last note, please, if you do buy and read, could you please review it, as this helps sales (assuming the reviews are more than two stars, that is!!!)