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The Cape Mysteries #2
A bloodied body buried on Cape Cod. A cold case in Kansas.
Can Leila track down a savage killer?
After a blinding snowstorm, artist and amateur sleuth Leila Goodfriend wakes early in the morning for a walk in the woods to think, to escape. When she stumbles on the bloodied body of a woman buried in a snow bank, Leila digs desperately, her fingers bleed, shaking with fear, she knows who it is.
It’s Susie, the ex-girlfriend of Steve, a failed photographer she dumped months before.
Leila was at a creative retreat with her eccentric group of Red Barn artist friends, on a remote island off Cape Cod. On the rebound from her relationship, Leila finds herself attracted to Detective John Grace, a partner in both romance and crime investigation.
However, when the police arrive on the crime scene, Detective Grace warns her not to investigate a murder case, again. But Leila trusts her instincts and resolves to prove Steve’s innocence, at least of murder.
As an artist, Leila is convinced that bodies have a story to tell. Unauthorized, Leila observes Susie’s autopsy—and the body reveals an enigmatic clue:
Susie died on a bed of long-stemmed roses.
Steve begs Leila to help him—swearing he has evidence that Susie’s killer is a suspect in a cold case in Kansas. Leila confronts the suspect, stealing a possible clue—an arrowhead.
Tracking the trail of blood and revenge from Cape Cod to a Native American casino in Kansas, a ritualistic murder reveals a cold case killer—and a deadly secret from Leila’s past.
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Spotlight Post
Thank you, Barbara Elle and RABT Book Tours
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About the author
In her stunning debut thriller, Death In Vermilion (The Cape Mysteries Book 1), acclaimed author Barbara Elle paints a clever and twisted picture of women and sisters, whose lives are entwined by a brutal murder in a Cape Cod town. Who can you trust?
Now, Death In Smoke (The Cape Mysteries Book 2) asks what’s the connection between a bloodied body buried in a snow bank on a remote island off the Cape and a cold case in Kansas? Can artist and amateur sleuth Leila Goodfriend solve this new mystery?
Barbara Elle fell in love with books and writing at a young age, honing her writing chops as a copywriter at major publishers and as a freelance journalist.
She grew up in Boston, moving to New York, but her writing draws on people and places from her childhood.
Barbara Elle continues collecting characters and plots, often traveling the world with her touring musician husband, the musical director for rock and roll icon Cyndi Lauper. In her travels, Barbara has explored Buddhist temples in Beijing, crypts in Vienna and Kabuki Theater in Tokyo.
Death in Cerulean, Book 3 in The Cape Mysteries, is scheduled for publication in 2022
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Author Links
Website: https://www.barbaraelle.com
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Book Link
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y7PT1B6
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Other books in the series
Death In Vermilion
The Cape Mysteries, Book 1
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Vermilion-Cape-Mysteries-Barbara-ebook/dp/B07C76TXV2/
Death In Cerulean – The Cape Mysteries, Book 3
Coming 2022
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