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Foxglove
Seeking to start a new life after being exonerated for the shooting of a robbery suspect he mistakenly thought was armed, troubled Los Angeles police detective Jake Miller resigns and takes a new job as Police Chief of Silver Cove, a small resort town on an island in Washington’s Puget Sound. Shortly after his arrival Jake is summoned to a local motel where a man’s body has been discovered. At first glance, the death appears to be due to natural causes, but when he hears one of the paramedics responding to the scene mutter, “looks like she got another one,” Jake decides to take a closer look. Questioning the paramedic, he learns the deceased is the fourth man in the past twenty years to have a fatal heart attack while in an intimate relationship with Diana Raynes, owner of the town’s destination resort. He also finds trace evidence that suggests the death might not be from natural causes. Is Diana a serial killer?
Setting out to answer to that question, Jake soon finds himself being drawn closer to Diana, causing him to question his objectivity as it pertains to her possible guilt. His investigation grows more complicated when Diana’s high school sweetheart, Sam Winters, newly returned to town after an absence of thirty-one years, is wounded by a sniper. Then, days later, Sam’s daughter is critically injured when an exploding car bomb leaves her near death, and provides Jake with new evidence suggesting Diana might be responsible for those incidents, as well.
In the ensuing weeks, Jake doggedly pursues promising leads. His efforts succeed only in widening the list of possible suspects, not getting him closer to solving the case. Then, at the town’s annual Thanksgiving celebration, the perpetrator strikes again, an act that propels Jake’s investigation to a tragic and shocking conclusion.
Setting out to answer to that question, Jake soon finds himself being drawn closer to Diana, causing him to question his objectivity as it pertains to her possible guilt. His investigation grows more complicated when Diana’s high school sweetheart, Sam Winters, newly returned to town after an absence of thirty-one years, is wounded by a sniper. Then, days later, Sam’s daughter is critically injured when an exploding car bomb leaves her near death, and provides Jake with new evidence suggesting Diana might be responsible for those incidents, as well.
In the ensuing weeks, Jake doggedly pursues promising leads. His efforts succeed only in widening the list of possible suspects, not getting him closer to solving the case. Then, at the town’s annual Thanksgiving celebration, the perpetrator strikes again, an act that propels Jake’s investigation to a tragic and shocking conclusion.
378 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 6, 2017
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Phillip Winberry
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Phillip Winberry lives with his wife and their beloved Weimaraner on Whidbey Island Washington in a home overlooking the Puget Sound shipping lanes and the majestic Olympic Mountains. His writing draws on a four-decade-long legal career in both the public and private sector. He now writes full time. His first novel, the BRAG Medallion(TM) award winning mystery "Reno Splits: Mystery on a Nevada Divorce Ranch",and his second offering, "Falling from the Sky", a novel of genealogical suspense set in wartime and post World War II England are available in all the major eBook stores. Phillip's third novel, "Foxglove", a mystery set on a small Puget Sound island also received a BRAG Medallion award and also a Chill with a Book Readers award.
Visit his blog at www.phillipwinberry.com or follow him on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/fallingfromtheskynovel. He can be reached via email at phillip.winberry@gmail.com.
Phillip Winberry lives with his wife and their beloved Weimaraner on Whidbey Island Washington in a home overlooking the Puget Sound shipping lanes and the majestic Olympic Mountains. His writing draws on a four-decade-long legal career in both the public and private sector. He now writes full time. His first novel, the BRAG Medallion(TM) award winning mystery "Reno Splits: Mystery on a Nevada Divorce Ranch",and his second offering, "Falling from the Sky", a novel of genealogical suspense set in wartime and post World War II England are available in all the major eBook stores. Phillip's third novel, "Foxglove", a mystery set on a small Puget Sound island also received a BRAG Medallion award and also a Chill with a Book Readers award.
Visit his blog at www.phillipwinberry.com or follow him on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/fallingfromtheskynovel. He can be reached via email at phillip.winberry@gmail.com.
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August 18, 2018
We are proud to announce that FOXGLOVE (Jake Miller Mystery Book 1) by Phillip Winberry is a B.R.A.G.Medallion Honoree. This tells readers that this book is well worth their time and money!
March 23, 2018
Foxglove by Phillip Winberry has received a Chill with a Book Readers' Award.
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"Very engaging thriller mystery, interesting interactions with the characters, some with historical grievances, some with big city thoughts in a small island town, others with over grandiose ideas of their status. "
Pauline Barclay
Founder of Chill with a Book Awards
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"Very engaging thriller mystery, interesting interactions with the characters, some with historical grievances, some with big city thoughts in a small island town, others with over grandiose ideas of their status. "
Pauline Barclay
Founder of Chill with a Book Awards
February 8, 2018
This even soft paced thriller will have you turning pages into the wee small hours of the morning. The characters, their flaws, idiosyncrasies, egos and histories will get under your skin, you'll be mentally screaming 'nooooo' or 'get him Jake' as you slide deeper into the books grips. The mystery element will have you second guessing every detail and in turn thinking that 'yeap I know who did it' (you won't until the author wants you to). A lovely mix of big city methods grating against small town ways, where history, tradition and reputation out weighs facts and conclusions. The descriptions of the various settings are just enough to paint a picture but still allow the reader to imagine more. The ending tidied up all the loose end questions, but left enough loose threads to capture your intrigue for the next tale.
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