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If you're in the mood for light, suspenseful books that offer an escape from the everyday, then please linger here for a few minutes. You just might find the kind of story you're searching for.
Cheers--and enjoy!
Caryl
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Boredom takes many forms---
finding a killer isn't one of them.
Emma Streyt hated to admit she was bored. But her newly retired brother puts an end to thatby dropping a stash of old family memorabilia on her doorstep. Cheered on by her best friend, Emma enthusiastically dives into these boxes of antique treasures. But some faded diary pages convince her that century-old thefts -- and maybe something worse -- are tied in with their past.
Eager to dig deeper into this mysterious puzzle by doing some serious research, she settles into a neglected New York City archive with an eccentric cast of characters.
But more sinister matters than history soon unfold there when a fellow researcher is murdered. And Emma's determination to solve the case makes her a dead-center target for the killer.
"A rewarding and delightful experience for readers." "A page-turning, thrilling mystery."
--Literary Titan --Readers' Favorite
"An excellent balance between cozy and pulse-quickening action." "Characters are well defined."
--The Prairies Book Review --N.N. Light's Book Heaven
"An easy read with an author excellent at crafting oddball and
occasionally quirky characters combined in a good cozy mystery."
--Long and Short Reviews
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People lie. . . pictures always tell the truth.
Sarah Quinlee needed a change. She sublet a tiny Manhattan apartment, took a new job, and rekindled her passion for sketching.
But after accidentally stumbling on a murder victim outside the church next to her workplace, change proved far riskier than she'd anticipated, even for the crime-ridden 1970s.
Sarah is quickly pulled into a tangle of neighborhood secrets involving an enigmatic homeless woman, a menacing street punk, a quirky assortment of locals, and coworkers with a past. Her perceptive sketches of them raise some serious questions--and some serious danger.
Unable to resist playing sleuth, despite the profound concern of a very attractive police detective, Sarah is soon up against a killer desperate to hide the crime at all costs.
"A treat of a novel for whodunnit lovers." "Transports readers to 1977 New York."
--Readers' Favorite --Library Journal
"Sure to be enjoyed by mystery lovers. "Brilliant from start to finish."
--The Prairies Review --N.N. Light's Book Heaven
"A page-turning mystery jam packed with marvelously written characters."
--Kim Janine Ligon, author of Polly's List and Landing on Her Feet
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A fan of mysteries since childhood, Caryl Janis now writes her own. Her first, To Sketch a Killer is a 1977 urban cozy. A sequel is in the works. Research Can Be Murder is her latest--a contemporary cozy set in Manhattan and nearby suburbs. A freelance musician and nonfiction author, Caryl enjoys concerts, museums bookstores, and spending time with family and friends. She is a member of Authors Guild, Liberty States Fiction Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Mystery Writers of America.
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