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Jill Quint, MD, Forensic Pathologist #10
Opus Murder
An ice arrow strikes the pianist’s heart just as his fingers start the crescendo of Beethoven's Opus 110. Jill is out of her pew and at the pianist's side before the echo of the last chord finishes. Sadly, it's a fatal injury, and now she and her team get dragged into the investigation. Meet Jill Quint, MD, Forensic Pathologist, Private Investigator, and vintner. She's assisted by girlfriends who have essential skills for any investigator. Namely, Jo is the resident financial wiz, Marie is a social media maven, and Angela manages to get the right photo at the right time.Opus Murder is a Canadian mystery with a Russian pianist and an American Forensic Pathologist and her friends that try to solve the case before they die too. The pianist has superb musical talent, but he also has secrets. The assassin knew his target and his music and executed the pianist just as the music rose to artistic perfection. Then the assassin turns his attention toward Jill.Read OPUS MURDER for a thrilling ride through the world of a murder investigation! This is book ten of the Jill Quint series.
230 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 22, 2020
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About the author
Alec Peche
46 books61 followersAuthor’s Bio
I have fourteen books published in the Jill Quint, MD murder mystery series. They are best described as soft-boiled mysteries.
The books are set in different locations in the United States and Europe. The lead protagonist is Jill Quint, a forensic pathologist. She worked for a state crime lab, but left as she became disenchanted with court appearances, paperwork, and politics. She operates a vineyard in the central valley of California producing Moscato wine.
Jill also works as a private consultant providing a second opinion on the cause of death for families not satisfied with what they are being told about their loved one's death. She had developed a lab that serves two purposes: she can analyze specimens from a crime scene and she can create organic solutions to pest control and fertilizer for her vines.
Jill is partnered in her adventures with her three best friends who live in another state. Each of those friends has unique skills that move a case forward to being solved.
I also have a second series featuring Damian Green, a loner who lives on an island in San Francisco Bay. He's a computer genius and inventor and his entire family were murdered seven years ago by a mistakenly released prisoner from Soledad Prison. Now he helps Natalie Severino, a retired police detective that solved his family's murders with cold cases. There are 5 books in this series.
I'm a book lover with mystery (mostly) and urban fantasy and romance (occasionally) being the only three genres I read.
Writing mysteries is an adventure - trying to plan for twists and plots to make the story richer. I can get engrossed researching a particular angle of each case. For example, in CASTLE KILLING set in Cardiff, Wales, I spent hours studying different angles of the castle to make sure I threw my victim out the right window. He needed to be four stories up to be dead rather than have multiple broken bones. Yes, I know it sounds like a gruesome question, but if I didn't ask it, one of my readers would.
I hope you will enjoy these stories!
I started a third series with Michelle Watson, a CIA operative with a teleportation skill. Imagine what a spy could do with that skill! There are 3 books in this series.
Alec Peche
I have fourteen books published in the Jill Quint, MD murder mystery series. They are best described as soft-boiled mysteries.
The books are set in different locations in the United States and Europe. The lead protagonist is Jill Quint, a forensic pathologist. She worked for a state crime lab, but left as she became disenchanted with court appearances, paperwork, and politics. She operates a vineyard in the central valley of California producing Moscato wine.
Jill also works as a private consultant providing a second opinion on the cause of death for families not satisfied with what they are being told about their loved one's death. She had developed a lab that serves two purposes: she can analyze specimens from a crime scene and she can create organic solutions to pest control and fertilizer for her vines.
Jill is partnered in her adventures with her three best friends who live in another state. Each of those friends has unique skills that move a case forward to being solved.
I also have a second series featuring Damian Green, a loner who lives on an island in San Francisco Bay. He's a computer genius and inventor and his entire family were murdered seven years ago by a mistakenly released prisoner from Soledad Prison. Now he helps Natalie Severino, a retired police detective that solved his family's murders with cold cases. There are 5 books in this series.
I'm a book lover with mystery (mostly) and urban fantasy and romance (occasionally) being the only three genres I read.
Writing mysteries is an adventure - trying to plan for twists and plots to make the story richer. I can get engrossed researching a particular angle of each case. For example, in CASTLE KILLING set in Cardiff, Wales, I spent hours studying different angles of the castle to make sure I threw my victim out the right window. He needed to be four stories up to be dead rather than have multiple broken bones. Yes, I know it sounds like a gruesome question, but if I didn't ask it, one of my readers would.
I hope you will enjoy these stories!
I started a third series with Michelle Watson, a CIA operative with a teleportation skill. Imagine what a spy could do with that skill! There are 3 books in this series.
Alec Peche
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November 1, 2020
Deadly vacation
Jill and her friends including Nathan, Henrik and Jack meet in Canada for a vacation. The boys go to a winery while the girls watch a piano recital when the pianist is shot with an icicle arrow. Jill is the first to reach him and holds his hand as he passes. The Toronto police and FBI come to question them. The FBI wants to hire her. At first it seems like they are respecting Jill's input. After the autopsy she asks the Toronto police when they receive their finds, they won't be sharing info, she quits and tells them to advise the FBI they won't take the and work under those conditions. The police have to back pedal and agree to her terms.
Jill and her friends including Nathan, Henrik and Jack meet in Canada for a vacation. The boys go to a winery while the girls watch a piano recital when the pianist is shot with an icicle arrow. Jill is the first to reach him and holds his hand as he passes. The Toronto police and FBI come to question them. The FBI wants to hire her. At first it seems like they are respecting Jill's input. After the autopsy she asks the Toronto police when they receive their finds, they won't be sharing info, she quits and tells them to advise the FBI they won't take the and work under those conditions. The police have to back pedal and agree to her terms.
May 12, 2020
Russians
Just another vacation for the group, spouses, friends and Mother. While enjoying a piano recital in a church in Canada. The Russian pianist drops over dead. Dr. Jill rushes over to discover an ice dart stuck in his chest. So much for the vacation. Join the rollercoaster ride to the end. No spoiler. Go get this book.
Just another vacation for the group, spouses, friends and Mother. While enjoying a piano recital in a church in Canada. The Russian pianist drops over dead. Dr. Jill rushes over to discover an ice dart stuck in his chest. So much for the vacation. Join the rollercoaster ride to the end. No spoiler. Go get this book.
January 10, 2021
Our Northern Neighbors
This was action filled and lots of people. Team brings along significant others or family members. They have lots of fun with the places they go visit. Of course, the bad guys work on ruining there fun.
This was action filled and lots of people. Team brings along significant others or family members. They have lots of fun with the places they go visit. Of course, the bad guys work on ruining there fun.
May 24, 2020
Wildly improbable mystery involving murder, Russian spies and canada...
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