Darkest Hour: (Murder Mystery w/Romance, late-1940s)
—a widow is framed by powerful people/the medical examiners knows she didn’t pull the trigger
—Sweet romance, warm intimacy, sophisticated themes presented tastefully
A petite widow, secretary and sole support of her son and grandparents, is framed for the murder of her boss. Wealthy village residents conspire with the DA to indicte her and stop further investigation. The medical examiner thinks the shooter was a tall individual and when his report is shoved aside, starts snooping trying to clear her and in the process falls in love with her.
Lucinda Walsh lost her husband and parents at sea. When she discovers the body of her boss, his A-List society finacee, backed up by her powerful family and a corrupt DA, acuses Lucinda of murder. She struggles on shielding her five-year-old son, her feisty grandfather and arthritic grandmother from the ugliness of her situation. She mistrusts the dapper ME, thinking he’s a ladies’ man, but soon realizes he may be the only one in her corner.
Hank Jansen, the county ME who’s had his share of pain and loss, doesn’t know if this little widow was in on the murder, but he knows by the trajectory of the bullet she’s too short to have pulled the trigger. His professional opinion ignored, he begins his own investigation and at least one cop accuses him of an ethics violation. He certainly can’t deny he’s fallen head over heals for the accused, and also is crazy about her son. A huge problem is there’s a leak inside the investigation and the murderer is always one step ahead of them.
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Nike Chillemi has written yet another high-action, highly charged mystery. A riveting read . ~~ Linda Yezak, author of the award winning GIVE THE LADY A RIDE
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Beautiful cover, Nike.
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Jen Rainier does all my covers at Desert Breeze. She’s mega talented.
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Very nice, Nike.
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Thx Deb. Good to know “old” friends are there for me. (wink)
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Love the cover, Nike~ Can’t wait to read the story! 🙂
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Diane, Thx so much. You’re such a postive person. It’s great having friends and readers like you in my life. I’m blessed.
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It does sound like that. and each cover gets more intriguing and lovely also.
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Nike, you’ve done it again! Congratulations. The story sounds superb, too. Yes, I always love your covers. I’m a history buff at heart.
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I love this era. It’s so romantic, so exciting. It was a time when they knew how to have fun and do it with panache.
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The cover is so fitting for the era. Congratulations to you!!
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Thx Dorcas. I do love what the art director at Desert Breeze didi with these covers. I think DARKEST HOUR is the prettiest one, actually.
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I’m buying it!
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Yippee!!
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Tickled lavendar 🙂 and I love the cover. Sounds like one I’d enjoy reading. When does this one release? Blessings for success, BJ
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Thx, BJ. It released Feb 11th.
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The new cover looks terrific, Nike! I love the era you are writing in. Can’t wait to pick it up:)
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Barb,
When you do pick it up, hope you enjoy it.
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