Deadly Discovery: The Mara Byrne Mysteries - Book One

by Tami Kidd

Mara Byrne's life is suddenly thrown into turmoil when her husband tragically dies. But, the secrets in his past catapult Mara into a quest for answers. Unknowingly she has become a widow hunted by other who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

With the help of a private investigator, Alex Strange, Mara sets out to protect her husband's honor, and unravel the truth. But is it worth her life and sanity? And could the truth prove to be the deadliest discovery of all?

Hold your breath and join Alex and Mara in this gripping thriller you won't be able to put down.

If you're a big fan of J.D. Robb and her "In Death" series you'll love these!

162 pages, Paperback

Published August 6, 2023

About the author

I was born July 29, 1959 in Riverside, CA. I was adopted as a baby and my family moved around California and Oregon before settling down in Arkansas. My father died of cancer when I was six leaving behind my mother, my sister and myself. We moved several more time before finally settling down for good in a little town called Mountain Pine.

After graduating high school, I attended a community college and at age 23 married my first husband. We were married 10 years and had two beautiful children.

After a heart-breaking divorce, I moved to the Florida Panhandle with my two teenagers in 2001, to start a new life and a new job as a technical writer for a defense contractor.

The year 2006 was both the best and worst year of my life. I married my soul mate, David Masincupp in January and in December my 22 year old son passed away suddenly of a drug overdose.

I have always been a writer, but not one that would share my work with others. In 2010 I took an online creative writing class at Northwest Florida State College and that class opened my eyes to the possibility that I could share my work with others and I wouldn’t die.

Also in 2010, I wrote a poem as a tribute to my son, Richard that won first place in a writing contest and has been included in the college’s Blackwater Review and Collected Words from Writers of the Southern Coast.

I entered the NaNoWrimo in 2010 and was challenged to write 50,000 words from November 1st to the 30th. I completed my 50,000 works which laid the ground work for my novel, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie. I self-published the novel in 2011 and then re-released it again in 2012 after having it professionally edited.

I am currently working on the sequel to Let Sleeping Dogs Lie and hope to have it released late fall.

I gain inspiration and ideas for my writing from life experiences. I love to read mysteries so therefore I do most of my writing in that genre. My work is character driven and I like writing about strong women who overcome whatever obstacles life throws at them. I also get a lot of my ideas from dreams. I write down my dreams and have several working drafts based off them.

I work full time and write in my spare time. My husband, Davy, my daughter Jessica and my sister, Jesslyn have been a great source of encouragement and support, without them I wouldn’t be where I am at today.

I have made many friends from the writing community and hope to encourage others to pursue their dreams of becoming published author. My only regret is that I didn’t pursue my dreams sooner.