Paula Bernstein's Blog

It was supposed to be the perfect romantic honeymoon for Obstetrician Hannah Kline and her new husband, Los Angeles Police Detective Daniel Ross: a week of complete relaxation on isolated Oriole Island at a charming Victorian B&B, famous for its celebrity chef.

No sooner do they arrive than the chef is found dead in the kitchen, and they encounter a woman from Daniel’s past who threatens their new marriage. The killer has used an exceptionally clever murder method requiring insider knowledge and culinary expertise. The local police are suspicious of everyone, including Daniel.

There are only seven other guests and three staff at the B&B and one of them has to be the killer. As Daniel and Hannah marshal their expertise and resources to delve into everyone’s background, they discover unexpected connections and uncover more motives than they anticipated. Can they solve this convoluted murder before someone else becomes a victim?

For those of you who live in Los Angeles:

Please join me on Saturday October 14th at 2:00 PM
The Brentwood Library
11820 San Vicente Boulevard Los Angeles, 90049

I will be moderating “Liftoff: The Art of Launching A New Mystery,” a panel discussion sponsored by the Los Angeles Chapter of Sisters in Crime.

I will be reading from In Vitro, my newest Hannah Kline novel and will be joined by three terrific, award winning mystery authors with new books, Rachel Howzell Hall, Nancy Cole Silverman and Jeri Westerson.

I'm happy to announce that In Vitro, my latest Hannah Kline novel is now available on Amazon in both a paperback and a Kindle edition.

https://www.amazon.com/Vitro-Hannah-K...

https://www.amazon.com/Vitro-Hannah-K...

In Vitro, the fifth novel in the Hannah Kline medical mystery series will by published in July 2017.
Dr. Hannah Kline finds herself in the uncomfortable position of being an infertility patient when her attempt to have a second child is unsuccessful. Things get even more complicated when her infertility doctor disappears and she and her partner, Detective Daniel Ross are plunged into the midst of a murder investigation.

On Saturday July 8th at 4 PM, all of the authors of the 2017 Sisters in Crime Anthology, LAst Resort, will be getting together for readings and a panel discussion. The anthology includes my short story, On Call for Murder, a Hannah Kline prequel.

Vroman's is located at 615 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena CA 91101.

I will be signing copies of Last Resort and the Hannah Kline series at the Sisters in Crime Booth at the LA Times Book Festival on Sunday April 23rd at noon. Stop by and say hello.

"Last Resort", the 2017 Sisters in Crime Anthology, has just been published and includes a Hannah Kline story. This story is a prequel to the novels and is set during Hannah's obstetrical internship when she encounters and helps to solve two murders.

I will be participating in a panel with three other anthology authors for a reading and discussion of this new book. Please join us.

The event details are:

Saturday April 29th at 2 PM
The Brentwood Library
11820 San Vicente Blvd.
Los Angeles 90049

I'm so pleased to announce that my short story, On Call for Murder, was accepted into this year's Sister's in Crime Anthology, LAst Resort.

The story is a prequel to the Hannah Kline series, and features young Hannah at the beginning of her internship in Obstetrics and Gynecology when she encounters and solves her first murder.

LAst Resort is now available on Amazon for preorder and will be published on April 17, 2017. Here is the link.

https://www.amazon.com/Resort-Sisters...

The Goldilocks Planet giveaway ends in just two days o Oct 21st. Don't forget to add it to your list for a chance to win a free copy.

I'm excited to announce the publication of my latest Hannah Kline novel, The Goldilocks Planet. There will be a Goodreads Giveaway ending October 21st. This novel finds Hannah and her fiance Detective Daniel Ross trying to solve the murder of a Nobel Prize winning astronomy professor, whose pregnant wife is Hannah's patient. I've had great fun sharing my passion for astronomy with my readers and I hope you will enjoy the mix of science, medicine and mystery.