Winter's Edge

by Regina Clarke

Growing up in an asylum like Creedmore should have broken her spirit, but for Ena Williams, it has been an education into the motivations that drive others, and an entrance into the skills needed to merge into the outside world. Consumed by the need to find the mother who abandoned her there, she is surprised to discover her search leads her into a small northeastern town that takes over her heart. The Shawangunk Mountains that mark the region, too, bring her an awareness of who she is in ways she never expected. Hired to collate archaeological documents at the local college, she is drawn in to helping local detective Galen Hill find a serial killer, and finds instead a way to let go of the past.

347 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 4, 2015

About the author

My intent is for the stories and books I write to bring others a good read, a respite from the frenetic pace we sometimes live, and most of all, a path into other ways of seeing.

RIA QUINN MYSTERIES is my cozy mystery series, beginning with "Hidden In Stone"... An amateur archaeologist transplanted from London to upstate New York discovers more than prehistoric artifacts when she settles into the small town of Shokan Falls, having a murder occur on the very day she arrives. I am writing Book 4 now, still to be titled...

The Standalone books--Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Mystery:
In MARI a young girl searches for her mother in a fantasy world that brings her knowledge of herself and a way out of darkness ~ A homicide detective in The Magic Hour faces mental collapse that sends him into a backwater town and a parallel dimension at the same time, and each one teaches him about love ~ In Retrieval a woman who manages a cafe in the desert encounters an alien presence that is both dangerous and familiar ~ The university town in Gene Pool becomes the target of a pact between the government and an unknown entity, while four friends race to unravel the doomsday scenario ~ In The Gatekeepers of Genthor, a brother and sister must fight an unseen enemy in a virtual world to save those they love ~ STOPOVER and Other Stories for a Rainy Night, is a collection of short mystery stories ~ My other books explore more alternate worlds, both in fantasy and science fiction, and all the books seek to explore matters of the heart. I hope indeed you enjoy them.

My stories have appeared in Thrice Fiction, Kzine, Bewildering Stories, Subtle Fiction, Mad Scientist Journal, Over My Dead Body!, T. Gene Davis's Speculative Blog, tNY Press, and NewMyths, among others.

I was a finalist in the Hollywood SCRIPTOID Screenwriter's Feature Challenge for my script about a mother seeking the disabled child she had abandoned, in "Second Chances." My book MARI was a finalist in the ListenUp Audiobook competition.

Life includes creative friends and a brilliant, talkative, and very green eclectus parrot named Harry. Home is in the evocative and hauntingly beautiful Hudson River Valley.

Reviews

[E.J. Dawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Winter's Edge was a great suspenseful read. I really enjoyed Ena's character, her thoughts and the way she assessed situations. It was different and engaging, especially with this mystery. I did, however, find that sometimes her thoughts would meander in odd directions that weren't pertinent to the plot which could sometimes make for tedious reading. They were no less fascinating or well researched, and I did enjoy them, but sometimes they were distracting. It did make for more engaging main character than a normal whodunnit, and I enjoyed the fresh perspective and the analytical mind behind it all.

[Kathleen Becker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing character development & description of East Coast villages and mountains. Mystery winds & great "who did it" twists.
This is a great read!