Dead Silent: Large Print Edition

by S.L. Menear

Submerged secrets and a deadly affair greet Jett Jorgensen at her Navy homecoming in Dead Silent, a murder mystery from S.L. Menear.

―Banyan Isle, Florida, Present Day―

While on leave, Navy Intelligence Officer, Jettine Jorgensen, returns to Banyan Isle to revisit the unsolved cold case of her parents’ deaths, only to discover two bodies under her guest bed―the recently deceased Mayor Peabody, and his very-much-alive and panicked paramour.

Jett’s best friend, police detective Gwen Stuart, comes to Jett’s aid, along with Sophia DeLuca, Jett’s live-in dog nanny and daughter of a late mafia kingpin.

When Jett’s dive boat is bombed, her car explodes while investigating her parents’ crash site, and Sophia stops an armed intruder after discovering Jett’s security guard dead, it quickly becomes apparent that someone with long-held secrets wants them all Dead Silent.

Publisher’s Dead Silent is the first in series of suspenseful mysteries with a baffling series of crimes that lead three female sleuths to surprising discoveries and shocking resolutions. Readers who enjoy clean and wholesome entertainment with a touch of humor, romance, and paranormal will not want to miss this exciting series.

The Jettine Jorgensen Mystery Series
Dead Silent
Dropped Dead

386 pages, Paperback

Published August 31, 2021

About the author

S.L. Menear (Sharon Littlefield Menear) is a retired airline pilot. US Airways hired Sharon in 1980 as their first female pilot, bypassing the flight engineer position. The men in her new-hire class gave her the nickname Bombshell. She flew Boeing 727s and 737s, DC-9s, and BAC 1-11 jet airliners and was promoted to captain in her seventh year.
Before her pilot career, Sharon worked as a water-sports model and then traveled the world as a flight attendant with Pan American World Airways.
Sharon also enjoyed flying antique airplanes, experimental aircraft, and Third World fighter airplanes. Her leisure activities included scuba diving, powered paragliding, snow skiing, surfing, horseback riding, aerobatic flying, sailing, and driving sports cars and motorcycles.
Sharon has flown many of the airplanes in her fantasy thriller novels, Flight to Redemption, first place winner of the Royal Palm Literary Award, Flight to Destiny, Triple Threat, Stranded, and Vanished, Books One - Five in the Samantha Starr Series featuring a woman airline pilot.
Sharon and her mother, D.M. (Dorothy) Littlefield, co-wrote Journey into the Land of the Wingless Giants, a middle-grade children’s adventure novel, and Enchanted, a novella for young children. They also wrote a short-stories anthology book, Life, Love, & Laughter: 50 Short Stories by S.L. Menear and D.M. Littlefield. Their newest book, Sniffers Agency – The Nose Knows, is a unique adult cozy mystery featuring a female private investigator who uses highly-trained dogs to solve cases.

S.L. Menear’s web site: https://www.slmenear.com
Author’s Facebook page: www.Facebook.com/slmenear

All books by S.L. Menear are available in soft cover and eBooks at www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, and on request at bookstores.

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book One in the Jettine Jorgensen mystery series starts off with a bang when Naval Intelligence Officer Jettine Jorgensen returns home to her palatial Florida estate to discover the mayor’s dead body under her bed along with his very alive extramarital lover. This is only the beginning of a strange case. Jett’s sleepwalking episodes lead her to believe her parent’s death two years ago in an airplane crash was no accident. She sets out to investigate, while her friend and neighbor Gwen gets her first case as a newly minted police detective. Their two viewpoints intertwine as each character follows her own path. Add in a set of cute canines and a live-in dog nanny with ties to the mafia, a former boyfriend, and other assorted friends for a mixture that promises fun in future episodes. With exquisite setting details and well-drawn action scenes, you’ll be anxious to find the culprit who’s behind a series of mysterious murders.

[J.C. Ferguson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun read, but a bit unbelievable. Lots of planes and cars, lots of rich people with huge houses.
The characters were okay, but the women all seemed overly obsessed with good looking men. I really liked Sophia, the dog nanny.
You need to read this with a sense of humor.

[Jeffrey Philips · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to get a taste of the lifestyle in West Palm Beach, Florida of the upper class, then this is a great mystery to read. Lots of action and twists and double twists. Great read.