Dead End: A Detective Jack Harney Murder Mystery (Book Seven)

Under the Moonlight #7

by MaryAnn Kempher

When Jack Harney and Robert Nolan agreed to become consultants for the Reno police department, covering up indiscretions of local politicians or b-list celebrities was not what they had in mind. They spend most of their time as after the fact babysitters than actual detectives. That is until the Mayor’s personal assistant goes missing; since the Mayor is still remembered for her last assistant’s misdeeds, this calls for a discreet investigation. When the missing case turns into a murder, Jack and Nolan have plenty of suspects to choose from. Jack and Nolan rarely see Nene and Gaga Albright, their bakery seems closed a lot. This is because the sisters are on a treasure hunt orchestrated by Mr. Bryan, their elderly, upstairs tenant. A treasure hunt that will change their lives. Who killed the Mayor’s assistant? And why? What will Nene and Gaga find at the end of their treasure hunt? Only one way to find out.

345 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 5, 2020

About the author

I get most of my exercise these days by shaking my head. Unknown author.

Boy, can I relate, but I try to focus on what's in front of me, usually cake. Da Dum Dum.

Anyway, I'm obviously an author. I served 20 years in the US Air Force and soon after retirement came up with the idea for my first book--which I promptly discarded. It was about insurance fraud and trust me, they make it very hard to steal their money, so I had to come up with a different idea.

Book one is mostly a romantic comedy with a murder mystery thrown in, and while I think it's pretty good especially for a first book, I discovered I enjoyed writing the mystery of the book the most.

So, books two through eight are mysteries.

All the books have a lot of humor in them.

With the exception of book two, which takes place on board an ill-fated cruise ship, my books are set in Reno NV where I spent my teenage years, or some of them anyway.

Enjoy!

Reviews

[Kathy Cormier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best in series

I have been reading this series from the very beginning. The characters are like friends. Some funny and some lovable or likeable. The series has come so far and the characters have grown and changed. This book is a great read if you like mysteries but no blood and gore. You definitely can read any of these books alone but it is a great series. Worth the wait.

[Valerie Janecki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable

Your books are always enjoyable. I really love the characters, and how I can’t figure out who’s the killer. I’m looking forward to the next book.