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They Call Me Missing
In her third trimester of pregnancy with twins, Sandra Derringer, a private investigator, faces a stalker while trying to solve the disappearance of three-year-old, Ashlee Adams. The tot's spirit's first appearance has disastrous consequences for Sandra. A bundle of hormones and nerves, her determination to solve a murder others assume is a missing child's case, Sandra must face resistance from every side. With her sidekick fur-baby, Drew, by her side, his unruly relationship with the persistent child's spirit offers the only comedy relief Sandra finds. Nothing funny hides in the truth of what happened to little Ashlee.
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Published November 3, 2015
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February 21, 2016
I read the first of the series They Call Me Murdered, just over two years ago. As was in the first book, Sandy is a private investigator. Along with her clientele are ghosts who need her help. Since they are so very cryptic in communicating, it takes all of Sandy’s investigative skills to solve the case.
From time to time, police request Sandy’s help solving, in essence, the unsolvable. They are aware she has a ‘gift’. The gift is one she prefers not to have. She sees those who have crossed over, but need help and come knocking on her door.
Ashlee is a little girl about three years old who is missing. She’s been missing for almost eight years, yet Sandy picks up some clues being the excellent private investigator she is, back tracks to locate people who had last seen Ashlee. We hear this constant wail from Ashlee ‘they said you could help.’ It is unnerving.
Another irritant for Sandy is she is very pregnant. Very. She’s having twins, so her hormones make her, well, a bitch. Her anger unleashes and her tongue slashes. She’s irritated with Ashlee who keeps on repeating over and over certain things that Sandy discards as rubbish, because they make no sense. She can’t seem to get her beyond certain phrases. She also has problems with a previous case which had gone to trial, the man is in custody, but his family is scaring her, trying to hurt Drew and very nearly kills her.
Author Cyndi Lord writes a fine story, using her own experience as a private investigator. She writes in first person, Sandy telling the story. Ms. Lord’s puts the reader into Sandy’s world . She shows us her paranoia for her twins, her need to protect them, her need to protect her dog, Drew, her anger which is on simmer most the time, her frustration with Ashlee, so well, she arouses the same emotions in me, for I am Sandy!
Sandy was a true spitfire with no fuse whatsoever. She’d explode with sarcasm to whomever would get in her way. She was kind of scary because I felt she was demented somehow. This was not the Sandy I recognized from book one of the series. She carried a concealed permitted weapon, but in her condition I was afraid she might use it. Her husband, Scott, must have been a saint and loved her very much, because he would always talk her down. What a guy!
What scene was my favorite? I particularly loved the scene where Sandy is birthing her twins. Great descriptive writing. I have never had a baby, yet I was right there having Sandy’s! I loved little dog Drew, and Sandy’s need to protect him from violence and his protective, loving manner toward the twins.
This story is not one of those happy ever after stories. It’s a book of anguish for the missing, for those parents who have lost their children and don’t have closure. It’s about birthing your own, wanting to give them the best possible chance at life, yet know not everything is controllable. It’s a mystery with action and suspense.
Little Ashlee is no longer missing. The case is solved. She has found her help.
The next in the series is They Call Me Avenged.
From time to time, police request Sandy’s help solving, in essence, the unsolvable. They are aware she has a ‘gift’. The gift is one she prefers not to have. She sees those who have crossed over, but need help and come knocking on her door.
Ashlee is a little girl about three years old who is missing. She’s been missing for almost eight years, yet Sandy picks up some clues being the excellent private investigator she is, back tracks to locate people who had last seen Ashlee. We hear this constant wail from Ashlee ‘they said you could help.’ It is unnerving.
Another irritant for Sandy is she is very pregnant. Very. She’s having twins, so her hormones make her, well, a bitch. Her anger unleashes and her tongue slashes. She’s irritated with Ashlee who keeps on repeating over and over certain things that Sandy discards as rubbish, because they make no sense. She can’t seem to get her beyond certain phrases. She also has problems with a previous case which had gone to trial, the man is in custody, but his family is scaring her, trying to hurt Drew and very nearly kills her.
Author Cyndi Lord writes a fine story, using her own experience as a private investigator. She writes in first person, Sandy telling the story. Ms. Lord’s puts the reader into Sandy’s world . She shows us her paranoia for her twins, her need to protect them, her need to protect her dog, Drew, her anger which is on simmer most the time, her frustration with Ashlee, so well, she arouses the same emotions in me, for I am Sandy!
Sandy was a true spitfire with no fuse whatsoever. She’d explode with sarcasm to whomever would get in her way. She was kind of scary because I felt she was demented somehow. This was not the Sandy I recognized from book one of the series. She carried a concealed permitted weapon, but in her condition I was afraid she might use it. Her husband, Scott, must have been a saint and loved her very much, because he would always talk her down. What a guy!
What scene was my favorite? I particularly loved the scene where Sandy is birthing her twins. Great descriptive writing. I have never had a baby, yet I was right there having Sandy’s! I loved little dog Drew, and Sandy’s need to protect him from violence and his protective, loving manner toward the twins.
This story is not one of those happy ever after stories. It’s a book of anguish for the missing, for those parents who have lost their children and don’t have closure. It’s about birthing your own, wanting to give them the best possible chance at life, yet know not everything is controllable. It’s a mystery with action and suspense.
Little Ashlee is no longer missing. The case is solved. She has found her help.
The next in the series is They Call Me Avenged.
May 3, 2016
In the second installment of the Sandra Derringer Chronicles, Sandy’s ability to channel the other side has come at the wrong time. Sandy is reeling with the aftermath of her and her fiancé solving a major case, a case that it seems has given them more issues than they needed. As Sandy and her fiancé, Scott, prepare for their wedding and the birth of their twins, Sandy is determined to solve the mystery behind the disappearance of a little girl. Sandy’s clues begin with the girl herself and lead her on the trail of whom she is convinced is her killer.
Although Sandy is pregnant with twins, she is determined to find out what happened to Ashlee. The one and only clue isn’t an easy lead and is quite frustrating for Sandy. Before she has her twins, Sandy is able to solve the mystery behind Ashlee’s disappearance and give her family the closure they desperately need.
I couldn’t stop reading this book! I love the suspense leading up to the who done it! This book is a must read for those who love not just mysteries but books about the paranormal. I was convinced I could feel how Sandy was feeling with the amazing descriptions throughout the book leading up to Sandy solving the crime. I can’t wait to read the next installment.
Although Sandy is pregnant with twins, she is determined to find out what happened to Ashlee. The one and only clue isn’t an easy lead and is quite frustrating for Sandy. Before she has her twins, Sandy is able to solve the mystery behind Ashlee’s disappearance and give her family the closure they desperately need.
I couldn’t stop reading this book! I love the suspense leading up to the who done it! This book is a must read for those who love not just mysteries but books about the paranormal. I was convinced I could feel how Sandy was feeling with the amazing descriptions throughout the book leading up to Sandy solving the crime. I can’t wait to read the next installment.
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