Life Bites: A Jay Watson Mystery

by George R. Appelt Jr.

Jay Watson is in a post-college rut. Stuck in a dead-end job, he is dumped by his girlfriend for a TV celebrity and is broke after blowing through his trust fund. Now his parents want him to settle down, join the family business, and give them grandkids-in short, to say goodbye to his independence. Things couldn't get worse for a twenty-something male, right? Wrong. He is displaced from his design job at The Grundselton Weekly Review by the boss's niece, a hot young student intern, and Jay is faced with a choice: become a reporter for the paper or find a new job. Traumatized by interviewing at a snooty ad agency, Jay gamely gives reporting a shot, covering school board meetings and fender-benders. But when the sleepy little college town is rocked by the gruesome murder of a vampire-fanged coed, Jay finds himself the prime suspect and is forced to investigate the college's vampire subculture to clear his name, prove his worth to his family, and protect the girl he desires. Harassed by the killer, stalked by a horny spinster, haunted by a past lover, taunted by a rival, and bullied by a vengeful cop, Jay is about to find out how much life really can bite!

258 pages, Paperback

First published October 4, 2013

About the author

George currently haunts a small town in Pennsylvania where he channels sinister, short stories, suspense novels, and quirky mysteries.

George's first novel Shepherd's Fall was published in April of 2012 by Kismet & Company Publishing.

George's second novel Life Bites, A Jay Watson Mystery was published in Nov of 2013 and is now available.

He is a member of Mid-Atlantic Horror Professionals,Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, and Pennwriters. He won First Place in 2002 Central Pennsylvania Writer’s Organization’s contest for short fiction. His short stories have appeared in the Mt. Zion Speculative Fiction Review and on AlienSkinMag.com.
He spent three years as a syndicated cartoonist on ArtistMarket.com.

George is currently at work on a paranormal suspense novel.

Reviews

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved George's first book. The imagery in his writing is exactly matched to my brain. I can picture everything. Life Bites did exactly that for me!

First, I love "light" mysteries that don't get bogged down. He kept the story moving without getting deeply involved in sideline and background info that was irrelevant

Second and most important to me, I love wit and humor interspersed. I got it all!!! I could literally picture all characters without him spending entire chapters on them as other authors can do. I could TOTALLY see this transformed to a movie.

I can't wait to see what Jay will get into next.