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Book Review – Sinner or Saint, by Brenda Donelan

Sinner Or Saint

Sinner Or Saint by Brenda Donelan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Sinner or Saint is the first installment of Brenda Donelan’s University Mysteries that I’ve had the pleasure to read. I’m not generally a cozy fan, but I must say that this one has all the elements that true aficionados seek. Criminology professor Marlee McCabe is an interesting and engaging protagonist, and her hometown of Elmwood, South Dakota and it’s Midwestern State University are well-drawn. The book has plenty of offbeat characters – Marlee’s Supper Club of her college cronies, as well as old boyfriends, cops and townspeople. The mystery is puzzling with many twists and turns, and the solution is unexpected but satisfying as an evildoer gets his (or her!) just desserts. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series, and to future installments. I did drop the rating by one star because of the slow pace and lack of tension.



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The Launch of Trafficked! is Coming!

The newest Natalie McMasters Mystery, Trafficked! will be launched on April 1, 2019, with pre-orders beginning on Amazon on March 1. Trafficked! is presently in the final editing phase, and the ARCs will be sent out to the reviewers in late February. I am gratified by the response to my call for reviewers – there are still a few spots left on the launch team, so if you want in, drop me a line.

Here is the final back cover blurb for Trafficked!:

Bullet wounds heal, but a broken heart is something else entirely. Natalie McMasters is twenty, short and blonde (OK, it’s bleached), a way cute former stripper and a pre-law student at State. Nattie also works as a private detective at her uncle’s 3M detective agency. After her last case, in which she was nearly killed, she’s faced with a new, daunting challenge. She must trace the most important person in her life – who doesn’t want to be found – through the squalid sexworld of New York City. Even with help from old and new friends, Natalie will need more persistence and courage than she’s ever shown before if she is to prevail in her most difficult and personal challenge. Trafficked! – A Natalie McMasters Mystery is full of the action, suspense, and unexpected plot twists that Nattie’s many fans thrive on. You totally won’t be disappointed!

Let me know what you think!