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The Facebook Killer: A Hard Boiled Mystery Suspense Novel (Private Detective Series)
Portland P.I. Billie Bly doesn’t want a Facebook Page. She has no tolerance for clients who expose every movement of their day on social networks. Her assistant, Angel, convinces her she needs it as a new marketing tool since Billie’s been turning away business because of a recent depression over her brother’s death.
Billie’s first Facebook client asks her to track down burglars who robbed her home when she posted about her vacation in Paris. While hunting two burglars who use Facebook to find unattended homes, Billie stumbles upon a serial killer she suspects may also using Facebook to troll for victims.
Billie’s cop boyfriend won’t take her seriously, the damn killer, known as Trixie on Facebook, has friended her, and two women are kidnapped right under her nose.
Now she has hours to put together the few clues her misfit team of operatives has developed and find Trixie’s victims before they are tortured and killed.
Billie’s first Facebook client asks her to track down burglars who robbed her home when she posted about her vacation in Paris. While hunting two burglars who use Facebook to find unattended homes, Billie stumbles upon a serial killer she suspects may also using Facebook to troll for victims.
Billie’s cop boyfriend won’t take her seriously, the damn killer, known as Trixie on Facebook, has friended her, and two women are kidnapped right under her nose.
Now she has hours to put together the few clues her misfit team of operatives has developed and find Trixie’s victims before they are tortured and killed.
275 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 13, 2015
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About the author
Don Weston
16 books15 followersI recently moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico after living in Portland, Oregon most of my life. After retirement, my wife persuaded me it was time for an adventure and she packed me up with all of our belongings and spirited me away to New Mexico.
If I make it sound like I had no choice, although a bit reluctant at first, I love New Mexico. My characters and books will begin making the transition as well. There are many exotic and interesting locales here to stimulate my plot ideas.
My Billie Bly P.I. series has been centered in Portland, most likely known as of late as the location for TV shows Stumptown, Portlandia, Grimm, and Leverage. My new home in Albuquerque is known tor talented authors such as mystery icon, Tony Hillerman, and the fan-favorite T.V. show, Breaking Bad. Recently I visited Madrid, New Mexico, and the Diner where Wild Hogs was filmed. It now sells motorcycle memorabilia and Wild Hogs movie-related items instead of food.
There is an old writing idiom which suggests you should write what you know so I will continue to utilize my diverse set of work experiences in my new location. I graduated from Idaho State University with a degree in Journalism and worked as news and sports reporter on several newspapers, including The Oregonian, The Gresham Outlook, and The Idaho Statesman.
In my later years, I've been a Realtor and the head of a 6,000-member union representing health care and janitorial workers. I like to spend time with my family and grandchildren and do some fishing when I'm not writing.
If I make it sound like I had no choice, although a bit reluctant at first, I love New Mexico. My characters and books will begin making the transition as well. There are many exotic and interesting locales here to stimulate my plot ideas.
My Billie Bly P.I. series has been centered in Portland, most likely known as of late as the location for TV shows Stumptown, Portlandia, Grimm, and Leverage. My new home in Albuquerque is known tor talented authors such as mystery icon, Tony Hillerman, and the fan-favorite T.V. show, Breaking Bad. Recently I visited Madrid, New Mexico, and the Diner where Wild Hogs was filmed. It now sells motorcycle memorabilia and Wild Hogs movie-related items instead of food.
There is an old writing idiom which suggests you should write what you know so I will continue to utilize my diverse set of work experiences in my new location. I graduated from Idaho State University with a degree in Journalism and worked as news and sports reporter on several newspapers, including The Oregonian, The Gresham Outlook, and The Idaho Statesman.
In my later years, I've been a Realtor and the head of a 6,000-member union representing health care and janitorial workers. I like to spend time with my family and grandchildren and do some fishing when I'm not writing.
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September 5, 2018
The Facebook Killer - a review by Rosemary Kenny
A book that has a serious message neatly related in a fascinating murder-mystery from Donator of Wisdom and Entertainment, Don Weston, The Facebook Killer's pearl of wisdom, is the sobering question - how much of ourselves do we reveal without a second's thought for the potential consequences of cyber crime, every time we broadcast to the world on social media?
The answer to this is given in the second mystery starring Portland PI, Billie Bly, in the series of the same name. Initially resistant to using social media to boost her PI business, Billie is eventually persuaded to 'test the waters' by her dynamic assistant Angel, who assure her it's the 'in' thing to get people's attention.
Unfortunately it's also the means by which the eponymous killer uses Facebook in this instance, to decide on and stalk his next victim. Using the name Trixie, he 'Friends' Billie, who's using herself as a potential victim to reveal the psychopath's ID, with help from Angel(and her boyfriend Chris), to narrow down a list of susceptible female users.
Don Weston's excellent book has varied and interesting characters who are engaging and well-developed throughout. The plot has several intriguing twists and turns, leading to an unpredictable ending via a well-written, engrossing narrative, that helps the action move along swiftly and smoothly throughout.
Another 5-star winner for the bookshelves of Billie Bly fans and those who like their heroines' characters well-rounded and their action moving at a fast pace.
Buy your copy today and look out for more in the Billie Bly Mystery series coming soon!
A book that has a serious message neatly related in a fascinating murder-mystery from Donator of Wisdom and Entertainment, Don Weston, The Facebook Killer's pearl of wisdom, is the sobering question - how much of ourselves do we reveal without a second's thought for the potential consequences of cyber crime, every time we broadcast to the world on social media?
The answer to this is given in the second mystery starring Portland PI, Billie Bly, in the series of the same name. Initially resistant to using social media to boost her PI business, Billie is eventually persuaded to 'test the waters' by her dynamic assistant Angel, who assure her it's the 'in' thing to get people's attention.
Unfortunately it's also the means by which the eponymous killer uses Facebook in this instance, to decide on and stalk his next victim. Using the name Trixie, he 'Friends' Billie, who's using herself as a potential victim to reveal the psychopath's ID, with help from Angel(and her boyfriend Chris), to narrow down a list of susceptible female users.
Don Weston's excellent book has varied and interesting characters who are engaging and well-developed throughout. The plot has several intriguing twists and turns, leading to an unpredictable ending via a well-written, engrossing narrative, that helps the action move along swiftly and smoothly throughout.
Another 5-star winner for the bookshelves of Billie Bly fans and those who like their heroines' characters well-rounded and their action moving at a fast pace.
Buy your copy today and look out for more in the Billie Bly Mystery series coming soon!
April 27, 2018
This is a very good book, it was hard to stop reading. Kept me thrilled, and interested till the very end! Also has some chilling parts, but it’s not graphic.
September 29, 2019
Be careful with facebook!
This book was always giving you clues showing you what happens when your careless with facebook. As Bille goes she was a able to stop a series of break ins through facebook. And due to that break one of the ones that was caught was able to help catch a serial killer through facebook also.
This book was always giving you clues showing you what happens when your careless with facebook. As Bille goes she was a able to stop a series of break ins through facebook. And due to that break one of the ones that was caught was able to help catch a serial killer through facebook also.
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October 23, 2019Beware Facebook
I somehow started this series somewhere after the first book, but no matter - this story stands alone. I'm sure there's more backstory that would flesh out the characters, but I don't feel I missed anything substantial because I didn't read the books in order. Completely plausible plot, and just enough weird to keep it interesting.
I somehow started this series somewhere after the first book, but no matter - this story stands alone. I'm sure there's more backstory that would flesh out the characters, but I don't feel I missed anything substantial because I didn't read the books in order. Completely plausible plot, and just enough weird to keep it interesting.
July 20, 2022
Billy Bly is a badass
Great series of your looking for fun characters and a solid plot line. This story is also a great warning to Facebook users to be careful about what they post.
Great series of your looking for fun characters and a solid plot line. This story is also a great warning to Facebook users to be careful about what they post.
September 11, 2019
Good
I liked this book better than the first. The characters have come together and the action flows smoothly. I will get the next one.
I liked this book better than the first. The characters have come together and the action flows smoothly. I will get the next one.
July 19, 2020
Wow! This book was so good I had trouble putting it down. I enjoy the Billie Bly series, and Don Weston is a great writer! I look forward to reading more of his books.
September 12, 2020
Great mystery
Loved the suspense throughout the whole book. Loved the main characters. They were really amusing. Kept you engaged until the end.
Loved the suspense throughout the whole book. Loved the main characters. They were really amusing. Kept you engaged until the end.
November 13, 2019
Facebook “Trixie” was an expert at bringing adversity to his victims—he liked to make them fight, especially for the first time in their lives.
Billie Bly is a P.I. formerly a police officer; she was also a blonde bimbo and a tough b#@ch. A good butt-kicker. I like stories with strong, fearless women.
Unbeknown to Billie, she gets signed up on Facebook by her assistant to drum up more business. Billie was always skeptical about this. How could this get them any new clients? Then she gets friended by Trixie.
Story starts off with Billie following leads of Facebook burglaries. There were several POV’s, making it sound like there different cases in one (we had a stalker, a killer, and thieves.) For me, it kind of lagged. Story really wasn’t as exciting. But Billie certainly sounded like an interesting characters, and I wouldn’t mind seeing her in another story.
Billie Bly is a P.I. formerly a police officer; she was also a blonde bimbo and a tough b#@ch. A good butt-kicker. I like stories with strong, fearless women.
Unbeknown to Billie, she gets signed up on Facebook by her assistant to drum up more business. Billie was always skeptical about this. How could this get them any new clients? Then she gets friended by Trixie.
Story starts off with Billie following leads of Facebook burglaries. There were several POV’s, making it sound like there different cases in one (we had a stalker, a killer, and thieves.) For me, it kind of lagged. Story really wasn’t as exciting. But Billie certainly sounded like an interesting characters, and I wouldn’t mind seeing her in another story.
October 2, 2019
The innocence of thinking Facebook is a way of keeping in touch with friends of what you are doing or for an informal get together. It is public, and could be deadly. Billie thought she would explore and see if it would help her, and bring in business. Billie soon finds out when homes are burglarized and Kidnapping happens, from a Facebook item. Good intriguing plot, and makes one think twice about Facebook or any social media.
April 30, 2019
Any book that takes me over a month to read...I can't rate it too high...this one gets a 3 out of 5.
November 23, 2019
A little jumpy at times with a lot of book errors but an ok read.
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