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Sandra Nikolai is the author of the Megan Scott/Michael Elliott Mystery series featuring a sharp-eyed ghostwriter and a daring investigative reporter who face life-threatening situations as they track down criminals. The series is available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook formats. Sandra also writes the Amber McNeil Mystery series featuring a psychic consultant who works in the cold case unit of a police force.

Visit Sandra's website at www.sandranikolai.com to join her mailing list and receive the first three chapters of False Impressions and Fatal Whispers, plus short story Timely Escape free! Follow Sandra on Instagram @sandranikolaiauthor or connect on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SandraNikola...
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Sandra Nikolai Most of the time, I'll walk away from my writing and do something else, like read another author's book or go for a short walk or tackle a household c…moreMost of the time, I'll walk away from my writing and do something else, like read another author's book or go for a short walk or tackle a household chore. Yes, washing the dishes works too! Doing something else usually helps to clear my mind and find a solution to writer's block.(less)
Sandra Nikolai For me, it's the opportunity to create and share my stories with others. It's my love of words and using them as best I can to communicate the charact…moreFor me, it's the opportunity to create and share my stories with others. It's my love of words and using them as best I can to communicate the characters, setting, and other elements I envision in my story. It's the sense of accomplishment at having produced an art form that entertains readers. I could go on and on, but you get the idea. I love what I do!(less)
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Silent Night: A Christmas Mystery

Amber McNeil, psychic consultant to the police, faces her most challenging cold case yet in Silent Night: A Christmas Mystery, book 3 in the series.

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“We humans were so naive about the danger around us. How often had we brushed against its borders as we wandered through the rituals of our lives, not paying attention to strangers who crossed our paths?”
Sandra Nikolai, False Impressions

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C.  (Don't blank click my reviews, comment please! HAPPY THANKSGIVING, Sandra! May we all be blessed, happy, and at peace. May we all be in long-lived good health and may the prayers we have, be answered! Your friend, Carolyn.


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