Have Cats - Will Crime-Solve

 

 A love interest is always popular in a series, even when the protagonist is over seventy. (I recently read a book where the woman fell in love at ninety-plus!)

I'm not big on romance, so the character I invented to become Lorilee's friend is a puzzle. I have more fun with unique characters, like Kevin the Dancer, or irritating ones, like Mitzi Talbot. Lover or otherwise, I try to make characters real and interesting. Aside from the killers, they're not bad people, just unaware of their effect on others.

A fun part with Mitzi is the insults Lorilee invents in her head, never spoken, but always there. I can't be the only person who would like to say things that she would never actually say. 

This story had me looking up schemes used by con artists, which can be quite clever. As Peg Herring, I recently wrote another book about the con game (It's called FAKE and you can get it HERE). As with all my books, the information I provide in this book and FAKE is real. There really was a guy who sold the Eiffel Tower...twice. 

Have Cats - Will Crime-Solve has Lorilee and Jess at odds. Lorilee thinks her new friend Nate is interesting. Jess doesn't think she should trust him. They're both right. This book is available here for $3.99

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