Author: B.L. Blair
Series: Leah Norwood #1
Pages: 212
Date Published: 2015
Publisher: Self-Published
Format: Kindle
Genre: Mystery
When Leah Norwood finds the body of Isabel Meeks in the dumpster behind her store, she can't believe the police consider her a suspect. Sure, she didn't liked Isabel, but then again, neither did anyone else. Isabel had a condescending attitude and a bad reputation. As manager of the antique store, Patina, she had made a lot of enemies. There is Patina's assistant manager, the handsome and charming Trent. Isabel was blackmailing him. There is Patina's owner, the aloof and influential Anthony Thorpe. Isabel was smuggling drugs through his store. And there is the entire drug dealing Cantono family. Isabel had lost a box containing heroin from one of their shipments. That is just to name a few and didn't even include the stranger who was seen arguing with Isabel just hours before her death. The police have too many suspects and too many soft alibis. Leah needs to prove to the sexy new chief of police that she had nothing to do with Isabel's death. Leah loves a good mystery. Can she find the killer before the police arrest her for murder?
~Try an Excerpt!~
It was a quarter to eight before I was finally ready to
leave. I went to the bathroom, gathered
up the trash, and headed out the door.
The sleet was still falling, and I could feel the ice pellets hitting my
head. I hurried over to the dumpster
setting the trash down by the bin. I
pulled back the large lid and propped it against the brick wall. As I reached down for the trash, I saw
something out of the corner of my eye.
I looked into the dumpster and saw Isabel Meeks staring back
at me. It took my brain a few moments to
determine she wasn’t actually looking at me but sitting perfectly still, eyes
wide open, a surprised look on her face, and a huge bloodstain on her
chest. I had never seen a dead body
outside of a funeral so I did what any rational, mature human being would
do. I screamed. I then turned and ran as fast as I could back
to the store. I fumbled with the lock a
moment but finally managed to get the door open. I even disabled the alarm before stumbling to
my chair. I sat there shaking and
staring at the door trying to process the scene. An image of Isabel flashed into my head, and
I bolted from my chair and to the bathroom where I promptly lost my lunch.
Still a little shaky and somewhat nauseated, I rinsed out my
mouth and walked back to the chair. I
don’t know why it took me so long, but it finally occurred to me that I
probably needed to tell someone. So for
the second time that day, I reached for my phone to call the police.
~Meet B.L. Blair!~
B.
L. Blair writes simple and sweet romance and mystery/romance stories. Like most authors, she has been writing most
of her life and has dozens of books started.
She just needs the time to finish them.
She
is the author of the Holton Romance Series and the Leah Norwood Mysteries. She enjoys reading books, writing books, and
traveling wherever and as often as time and money allows. She is currently working on her latest book
set in Texas, where she lives with her family.
B.L. Blair will be awarding a Dead in a Dumpster Gift Pack to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
I am so excited to read this book. Thank you Andra, for introducing me to B.L. Blair. I loved the excerpt, and can't wait to read it.
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