The Dagger Before Me (Persephone Cole Vintage Mysteries #1)

Heather Haven

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Publication Date: November 15th, 2017

Publisher:

Wives of Bath Press

ISBN:

9780988408654

Pages:

240

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Description

Persephone 'Percy' Cole joins the ranks of other gumshoes such as Sam Spade, Lew Archer, and Phillip Marlowe. This five-foot eleven, full-figured gal has the same hard-boiled, take-no-prisoners attitude, but with a difference. She's a shamus with a wicked sense of humor and the mother of an eight-year old son. Halloween, 1942, finds Percy Cole backstage during the previews of the latest Broadway production of Shakespeare's Macbeth. There's double, double, toil and trouble when an actor falls from an overhead catwalk and breaks his neck. Only the latest in a series of catastrophes, his death serves to further fuel the lore and superstition surrounding the Scottish play and its supernatural force since the play's creation in 1606. With a shortage of 'man' power due to the war overseas, the desperate producer takes a chance on the female PI to save the show from closing. But everyone has their secrets, from the director on down to the lowliest spear thrower. One more murder and a near death scene for Percy, and she's not sure which is worse - that someone is trying to kill her or being foisted into the role of Witch Number Two. Armed with her noodle and a WWI German Mauser, Persephone Cole will make things right, because that's what lady dicks do.

About the Author

Heather is a story teller by nature and loves the written word. In her career, she's written short stories, novels, comedy acts, plays, television treatments, ad copy, commercials, and even ghost-wrote a book.

Murder is a Family Business, Book One of the humorous Alvarez Family Murder Mystery series, won the coveted Single Titles Reviewers Choice Award 2011. A Wedding To Die For, Book Two, was a finalist for the EPIC and Global eBook Best Mystery 2012. The 3rd book of the series, Death Runs in the Family, won the Global Gold for Best Mystery Fiction 2013. DEAD....If Only, Book 4, won the Global Silver for Best Mystery Fiction 2015.

Death of a Clown, a noir mystery about Ringling Brothers Circus in 1942, won the Silver IPPY (Independent Publishers Book Award)Best Mystery/thriller 2014.

The Persephone Cole Mystery Series, revolves around a trail-blazing 1940s female sleuth, with a wicked sense of humor and a take no prisoners attitude. The Chocolate Kiss-Off won the Global Ebook Silver for Best Mystery - Fiction 2016 and was a LEFTY Best Historical Mystery 2016 Finalist.

Praise for The Dagger Before Me (Persephone Cole Vintage Mysteries #1)

"Percy is a great character, and I found myself smiling and laughing at her antics throughout the story. Anyone looking for a fun, fast read should certainly give this book a try. I know I'll be on the lookout for more about Percy and her adventures."

---Long and Short Reviews

"If you like to take a chance on a book, you won't be disappointed with this one. I am looking forward to reading her next book about Persephone Cole."

---Amazon Reader