Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Review Tour & #Giveaway for An Unwilling Suspect by Jo A. Hiestand

Welcome to my stop on the Review Tour, presented by Goddess Fish Promotions, for An Unwilling Suspect by Jo. A. Hiestand.  Please leave a comment or question for Jo to let her know you stopped by.  You may enter her tour wide giveaway, where one (1) randomly chosen commenter will be awarded a $30 Amazon/BN GC, by filling out the Rafflecopter form below.  You may follow all of the stops on the tour by clicking on the banner above.  The more stops you visit, the better your odds of winning.  My review will post later today.  Good Luck!

An Unwilling Suspect
By Jo A. Hiestand
The McLaren Mysteries, Book 7

Publisher: Jo A. Hiestand
Release Date: May 10, 2017
Genre: British Mystery/Police Proceedural
Length: 322 Pages
ISBN:  978-1546620471
ASIN: B071Z372VG

Buy Links: Amazon | B&N | IndieBound



About the book:

McLaren’s fiancée tragically died one month ago. Trying to heal emotionally from her death, McLaren settles into a rented farmhouse in the woods near picturesque Lake Windermere, in Cumbria. But he’s barely had a chance to rest when Helen, the woman in the neighboring cottage, is killed…and is discovered near his front door.

Because McLaren had spent much of the previous day with her, and his snowy footprints lead to and from her house, he becomes the prime murder suspect in what the police label a frustrated romantic advance.

Motives for Helen’s murder are as chilling as the outdoor temperature. There’s the hands-on garage mechanic who’d like to put his hands all over her, the affluent fishing guide, and Helen’s former boyfriend who wanted to renew the relationship.


Can McLaren find the killer before the police jail him for murder?


EXCERPT

The acrid smell of smoke woke him. He lay in bed, trying to understand what was happening. As the significance of the odor occurred to him, he threw back the duvet and got up quickly.

He forgot that he’d looked up a few things last night. He must have fallen asleep without putting away the laptop, for it flipped off the top of the bed and crashed onto the floor. “Damn.” He bent over and picked it up. The top dangled, gripping the keyboard by its left edge. McLaren punched the power button but nothing happened. The screen stayed black. He tossed the laptop onto the bed and quickly slipped into his jeans and shoes as the odor intensified.

He ran into the front room. Fingers of light gray smoke threaded through the air and he coughed, but he saw no other sign of fire. He checked the back room, kitchen and second bedroom, but encountered nothing more than smoke. As he dashed back into the front, he glanced outside. The land was on fire.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:

A month-long trip to England during her college years introduced Jo Hiestand  to the joys of Things British.  Since then, she has been lured back nearly a dozen times, and lived there during her professional folk singing stint.  This intimate knowledge of Britain forms the backbone of both the Taylor & Graham mysteries and the McLaren cold case mystery series.

Jo’s insistence for accuracy, from police methods and location layout to the general feel of the area, has driven her innumerable times to Derbyshire for research.  These explorations and conferences with police friends provide the detail filling the books.

In 1999 Jo returned to Webster University to major in English.  She graduated in 2001 with a BA degree and departmental honors.

Her cat Tennyson shares her St. Louis home.




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21 comments:

  1. Congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)

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  2. Good morning! Thank you for hosting today!

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    1. Hi, Kim == thanks so much! Hope you enjoy the review when it's posted!

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  4. An Unwilling Suspect sounds like an exciting read. Thank you

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    1. Linda, I appreciate your comment. Good luck in the raffle drawing!

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  5. What is the most overrated book that you have read? Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win. Bernie W BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com

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    1. Hi, Joseph. Wow, this is difficult to answer. Normally, I haven't read many books that've disappointed me. I guess if I had to choose one, it'd be a book on the tower houses of Scottish clans. Perhaps I wasn't in the mood, or it was too academic for me. It sounded good from the reviews, tho!

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  6. Enjoyed the excerpt. Sounds good.

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    1. Thanks a lot, Marcy. And thanks for commenting -- good luck on the drawing!

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  7. Good luck with the release!

    --Trix

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    1. Trix, glad you dropped by. Come back and read the review when it's up! ;-) Good luck with the raffle!

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  8. I am really enjoying following this tour, thank you for all the great blog posts and excerpts!

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  9. Shared on G+ to help spread the word, have a great day! :)

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  10. Just stopping by to say hi! Looking forward to checking out this book!

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  11. Hope you had a fabulous holiday weekend! Looking forward to checking out this book!

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  12. I have really enjoyed following this tour!

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