This is a brand new series and it read like I am definitely going to be looking forward to any others!
Maria and her son lived in a bad section of Las Vegas--but she had grown up there as well so kind of knew when to keep her eyes down. She worked as a maid in one of the casinos. A hard job that did not pay very much but she was happy to have it. She brought up her son alone and did a good job of it--he did not belong to any of the local gangs and even held down a part time job after school to help his Mom out.
Then one day as he was getting off the bus he was shot. He did not make it. Maria was devastated as you can well imagine. The policeman told her he did not hold up much hope for finding the killer. Maria decided to try and find out who did it herself.
Lots of other drama was happening in her family that she had to deal with. She kept going around and asking different people questions. When she was pretty sure she knew who did it--after being mis directed several times--she returned to the policeman and he listened.
What she ends up doing will make your heart pound-----but there is a somewhat happy ending to all this and a clue as to what the next books in this series will be about.
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This isn’t the way it was supposed to be A 17-year-old boy murdered, Gunned down for no reason But when you live in a known gang area in Las Vegas, There can be collateral damage. The police always have the time and resources to look into murders of wealthy people, But it seems different rules apply if you’re poor, Even if you aren’t part of a gang.
When Maria got the call that her son had been murdered, her life fell apart. And when the police said they would try to find the murderer, but there was probably little they could do, she was devastated.
If the police couldn’t do it, Maria decided she would. She knew nothing about investigating a murder, but it seemed that people were more willing to talk to a woman with no experience than to a man in a uniform.
Revenge, hatred, and jealousy are powerful motives for murder. But which one was the reason that resulted in Christopher’s murder? And more importantly, who did it?
This is the first book in a new mystery series by Dianne Harman, a USA Today Bestselling Author and Amazon All-Star, and Krystal Doolittle.
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USA TODAY bestselling author and seven time Amazon All Star Author, Dianne Harman, draws her stories and characters from a diverse business and personal background. She owned a national antique and art appraisal business for many years, left that industry, and opened two yoga centers where she taught and certified yoga instructors. She's traveled extensively throughout the world and loves nothing more than cooking, playing backgammon with her husband, Tom, and throwing the ball for their dog, Kelly.
Being a dog lover and having attended numerous cooking schools, she couldn't resist writing about food and dogs. Dianne is the author of several cozy mystery series: Cedar Bay, Liz Lucas, High Desert, Midwest, Jack Trout, and the Northwest. Each of these books contains recipes from her travels. Alexis, the first book in the Midlife Journey Series was also recently published. She's the author of the award-winning suspenseful Coyote Series.
Murder in the Pearl District was chosen by Amazon to be one of their Mystery books in their October, 2016 homage of great writing by independent authors and several of her books have been chosen by them as PRIME books!
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I would do whatever I could without violence.
ReplyDeleteI would do everything in my power to find the person, without resorting to violence of course.
ReplyDeleteI hope I would not resort to violence, but I would devote my time to finding the murderer and to do what I could to keep the professionals who are experts at investigating to keep trying to solve it.
ReplyDeleteI would do whatever I could do to find the person and alert law enforcement.
ReplyDeleteI think every parent would try to find out who did it. To stop them and put them away.
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ReplyDeleteI definitely would be looking and not wanting to stop until we found the murderer.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I would hunt and resort physical harm... lots of physical harm
ReplyDeleteI would do what I am able to do. and keep searching to find answers. I would not resort to violence.
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That is such a bad scary thought. Of course! I would try everything within the law to find out who took my babies life.
ReplyDeleteI would do anything and everything I could to find out.
ReplyDeleteI would absolutely do anything and everything within my power to find the responsible person.
ReplyDeleteI would do everything in my power to find the person, without resorting to violence.
ReplyDeleteI would do whatever I could possible - no violence.
ReplyDeleteThere is no love like a mother's love!
I would certainly hope that I would do that if that was the case. It's hard to say unless you are in that situation and I really hope I never am.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how I could or would cope if my child was murdered.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure but I think I would if the police investigation was going nowhere.
ReplyDeleteYes i would do anything to find them
ReplyDeleteues I would do whatever I could to find out who did it
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine what that would be like. I'm not sure if I'd have the strength to go after the culprits after such a tragedy.
ReplyDeleteIf I saw that the police investigation was going nowhere, or it stalled and it was forgotten I would hire a PI to fact find for me then I would go out there and find the killer by hook or crook.. I would try very hard to maintain calm and level...
ReplyDeleteI'd want to find the person with police assistance.
ReplyDeleteI would work with a PI and the police together. It can work out.
ReplyDeletenot sure
ReplyDeleteI hope I would be brave enough to do some investigating but I would probably leave most of it to the police.
ReplyDeleteI would try my hardest!
ReplyDeleteI would attempt to find them and there would probably be violence if I found them.
ReplyDeleteI hope I would have the courage to do the work needed as long as it's not interfering with the police investigation. thanks
ReplyDeleteI would do everything in my power to find the person, without resorting to violence.
ReplyDeleteI guess it would depend on the situation and the nature on how they were murdered. I’d hate to go to jail for something like that.
ReplyDeleteI would try to find the person without violence
ReplyDeleteI honestly have no idea what I would do in that situation. I pray I don't ever have to deal with that.
ReplyDeleteI cant wait to read this book. Non violence first....
ReplyDeleteI would relentlessly be looking for the murderer and avenge my child's death. I can't say I wouldn't resort to violence - who is to say how I would react if I came face to face with the person who stole my child's life from me.
ReplyDeleteI would look but couldn't guarantee no violence.
ReplyDeleteI would probably be at the police station everyday and looking but probably no violence.
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