Digging into Death

Into Death #1

by M.A. Lee

Stranded on Crete, Isabella Newcombe finesses a refuge with English archaeologists resuming their dig after WWI. Her sketches fortuitously land her a job illustrating the dig for Prof. Gawen Tarrant. His magnetic brother Madoc charms her with his interest.The dig seethes with undercurrents, revealed when a worker is murdered. The archaeologists dismiss his death as a village vendetta. Then the dig sites are vandalized. Artifacts go missing. And one of the archaeologists is murdered.The evidence points to several members of the dig. Who is stealing artifacts? Who has committed two murders?With suspicions escalating and danger increasing, has Isabella found true love only to lose her life?

227 pages, Paperback

Published November 30, 2016

About the author

A longtime escapist into books, M.A. Lee began writing cozy mysteries and romances when other sources of that gold ran out. The gold nuggets of Mary Stewart, Georgette Heyer, Andre Norton, Phyllis A. Whitney, and Elizabeth Peters inspired her to write her own nuggets, even if they're only pyrite.

Look for the Into Death series, set after World War I, and the other books in the Hearts in Hazard series.

Favorite Books of all Time:
Mary Stewart's My Brother Michael.
Mary Stewart's This Rough Magic.
Georgette Heyer's Venetia.
Ellis Peters' The Virgin in Ice.
Andre Norton's Year of the Unicorn

Authors that I will recommend beyond the influences and the favorites: Dorothy L. Sayers. Tony Hillerman. Tamara Leigh. Patricia Briggs. Lindsay Buroker. Linnea Sinclair. W.R. Gingell. Agatha Christie. C.J. Cherryh.

Reviews

[Jeffrey Philips · Rating 4 out of 5]

I usually do not read romance novels. But an acquaintance wrote it, nd I really loved like it. It was half mystery nd half romance. Plus, it took place at an archaeological dig. Lots of suspense and twists.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. Mystery and romance on an archaeological dig. I loved the Amelia Books by Elizabeth Peters; this book reminded me of that book.