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Snowbound
Isabelle Montaigne is looking forward to a weekend ski trip to the Potomac Highlands, but things get off to a bad start when the tour bus slides off the highway in a blinding snowstorm. This is only the precursor of worse disasters; after finally struggling through the snow to reach the lodge, Isabelle and her cousin Ashley discover the body of a ski instructor, killed by a blow to the head.
Unfortunately, Ashley had an argument with the dead woman in front of all the employees of the ski school—and now she’s the prime suspect. Isabelle knows her cousin isn’t capable of murder, but the only other person who shares her opinion is Jack, Ashley’s ex-boyfriend. Ski school authorities and Sheriff Ward Sterling will have to be convinced of Ashley’s innocence.
Isabelle knows the only way to prove Ashley isn’t the killer is to find out who is. She and her cousin begin searching for clues immediately as the snow piles up, cutting off phone service and highway travel. Was Jack involved? His fling with the dead woman poses questions. What about blackmail? There’s evidence of that, too. Can Isabelle sort it all out before Ashley is charged with murder?
Unfortunately, Ashley had an argument with the dead woman in front of all the employees of the ski school—and now she’s the prime suspect. Isabelle knows her cousin isn’t capable of murder, but the only other person who shares her opinion is Jack, Ashley’s ex-boyfriend. Ski school authorities and Sheriff Ward Sterling will have to be convinced of Ashley’s innocence.
Isabelle knows the only way to prove Ashley isn’t the killer is to find out who is. She and her cousin begin searching for clues immediately as the snow piles up, cutting off phone service and highway travel. Was Jack involved? His fling with the dead woman poses questions. What about blackmail? There’s evidence of that, too. Can Isabelle sort it all out before Ashley is charged with murder?
27 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 30, 2013
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About the author
Helen Haught Fanick
21 books47 followersHelen Haught Fanick is a member of a large family of writers. Her mother published many children's stories, her brother is a newspaper editor and nonfiction writer, her son is a successful mystery novelist, and nearly everyone else in the family writes poetry or short stories.
Helen grew up in West Virginia and now lives in Texas, and both states provide settings for her novels. Her work includes cozy mysteries, suspense novels, a World War II espionage novel, and short stories, all available through Amazon for Kindle. The novels are also available in paperback.
A short story impressed Helen’s fifth grade teacher, and she’s been writing ever since. She’s won several local and state awards and two national awards in the Writer’s Digest Competition. Moon Signs, Book I of the Moon Mystery Series, was a quarter-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards.
Helen grew up in West Virginia and now lives in Texas, and both states provide settings for her novels. Her work includes cozy mysteries, suspense novels, a World War II espionage novel, and short stories, all available through Amazon for Kindle. The novels are also available in paperback.
A short story impressed Helen’s fifth grade teacher, and she’s been writing ever since. She’s won several local and state awards and two national awards in the Writer’s Digest Competition. Moon Signs, Book I of the Moon Mystery Series, was a quarter-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards.
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January 11, 2014
Four stars for two main reasons: kept my interest continually, and presented clear engaging images of the action and settings.
And for being such a short piece, it felt like it had a lot going on in it.
Would I like to have had more text?
Yeah, but not sure in that story. It was pretty well told satisfactorily. But it certainly whetted my desire to know more about the narrator, a sharp witted, qucik thinking/action protagonist, who yet admitted being "nervous" and "surprised" at key moments. Sherlock with a touch of regular-guy-ness - even if it's a female main character ;-) .
There's also a fairly substantial peek at a full novel from the author at the end of the book.
And finally, again a lot for such a small book, I really liked the cover, and that it was an image the author's brother took many decades prior.
Nice.
And for being such a short piece, it felt like it had a lot going on in it.
Would I like to have had more text?
Yeah, but not sure in that story. It was pretty well told satisfactorily. But it certainly whetted my desire to know more about the narrator, a sharp witted, qucik thinking/action protagonist, who yet admitted being "nervous" and "surprised" at key moments. Sherlock with a touch of regular-guy-ness - even if it's a female main character ;-) .
There's also a fairly substantial peek at a full novel from the author at the end of the book.
And finally, again a lot for such a small book, I really liked the cover, and that it was an image the author's brother took many decades prior.
Nice.
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