I am so excited to have Lynn Cahoon here at Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews with a Spotlight, Excerpt and Giveaway.
Thanks Lynn and Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours for allowing me to join your Memories and Murder Blog Tour!
Please take it away, Lynn!
Excerpt
When I walked into Diamond Lille’s ten minutes later, Amy Newman, surfer girl, city planner, and my best friend, sat at our favorite booth. We ate at Lille’s so frequently, the booth should have our names and photos on the wall next to it. She was growing out her straight blond hair for her upcoming wedding, so instead of a short bob, it was already down to her shoulders. Amy waved me over, then leaned close as I scooted over on the red bench seat. “Did you see the new addition on Lille’s wall?”
I angled my head to see the signed photograph of an actor who played the head of a very powerful motorcycle gang on an ongoing drama on one of the major networks. “How on earth did she get that?”
“Apparently, the guy believes in doing his research, so he was at a hog ride last weekend. Lille explained her wall of fame to him, and before you could say ‘Lille’s a big fat cheater,’ she had the picture.
“He’s so good-looking, isn’t he?” Carrie sat down her notebook and pen on the table as she took a long look at the wall. “I touch it every time I walk by. I’ve heard that touching a picture can bring a spirit to talk to you. Maybe it works on live humans as well?”
“We couldn’t be that lucky. The guy is probably already back out shooting his series. Why anyone that cute would stay in South Cove past the weekend is beyond me.” Amy closed the menu. “Besides, I hear the show is shooting in Vancouver. Everything seems to shoot in Vancouver nowadays.”
“You’re probably right. What can I get you for lunch?” Carrie picked up her pen and notebook again. She looked at Amy, turning away from me. “You first. That one looks like she has the world weighing on her
shoulders. She’s screaming bad mojo voodoo vibes.”
“Ewhhh. Stop. Now that image is in my head.” I rubbed my face to get the bad mojo off me. “I’m going to have to order fish and chips because I’ve been traumatized.”
“Like you were ever going to order anything else. Do you want a vanilla milkshake with that?” She waited for me to shake my head before turning her attention back to Amy. “And what about you, surfer queen?”
“Double-decker cheeseburger with fries. And a strawberry shake.” Amy handed the menus to Carrie. “And if he does come in to the diner, call me first. You know I’m your favorite customer.”
“You two might be my most-frequent customers, but you aren’t my favorites. Your aunt’s beau, Harrold, has been coming in a lot lately. He looks so sad. Can’t you tell your aunt to get over whatever idiotic thing he did? Men are just stupid. We kind of have to forgive them for that.”
As Carrie walked away, Amy watched me. “So, what has you so riled up? You seemed okay when I left the meeting.”
“I’m not upset. Okay, well, I am upset, but I just needed to talk something through with you.” I waited for Carrie to drop off glasses of water before I blurted out what I’d been thinking about for a while. “Look, do you think something bad is happening to Aunt Jackie?”
“Bad like…?”
I finished her thought. “Bad like sick bad.”
Amy didn’t speak for a while. She sipped her water. Set down the glass, then leaned back into the bench seat. “I have to say, I kind of thought the same thing. When I first heard about what she’d done, I thought she must have gotten some bad news from her doctors. It’s the only reason I can think of that would cause her to cancel the wedding and break Harrold’s heart.”
I sank back into the bench seat, my appetite gone. Which never happens, by the way. “I have an appointment tomorrow with her primary doctor in Bakerstown. I don’t know what I’m going to do…” I couldn’t finish the sentence.
Amy reached for my hand and squeezed. “Whatever it is, we’ll get through it. Jackie could just be being Jackie. You know how stubborn she can be.”
Memories and Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
10th in Series
Kensington Publishing Corporation (November 12, 2019)
Paperback: 182 pages
ISBN-10: 1516103076
ISBN-13: 978-1516103072
Digital ASIN: B07NTD5L7H
It’s October in South Cove, California, and the locals in the quaint resort seem to be happily pairing off in the lull before the holidays. Everyone, that is, except for Jill Gardner’s elderly aunt, who just dumped her besotted fiancé — and she won’t say why.
When Jill hosts a talk at Coffee, Books, and More on the topic of elder abuse, all that’s really on her mind is lunch. But the topic hits close to home when she discovers Aunt Jackie has been getting mysterious calls. Jill’s certain the caller is a con artist, of course, but her feisty aunt claims to understand this, though she’s still shaken — and Harrold’s still heartbroken. Who’s behind the scam and why was her aunt targeted? When a volunteer from the Senior Project is found murdered, Jill’s detective boyfriend is on the case — and it soon becomes clear no one is safe when a caller from beyond becomes a killer in their midst.
About Lynn Cahoon
Lynn Cahoon is the award-winning author of several New York Times and USA Today bestselling cozy mystery series. The Tourist Trap series is set in central coastal California with six holiday novellas releasing in 2018–2019. She also pens the Cat Latimer series available in mass market paperback. Her newest series, the Farm to Fork mystery series, debuted in 2018. She lives in a small town like the ones she loves to write about with her husband and two fur babies. Sign up for her newsletter at www.lynncahoon.com.
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