Another connection made via Sisters in Crime, Guppies, it’s my pleasure to introduce award-winning author Leslie Wheeler.Â
Author Name: Leslie Wheeler
Book Title: Rattlesnake Hill, a Berkshire Hilltown Mystery
Book Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Release Date: February 16, 2018
Synopsis: It’s November in the Berkshires, a dreary time of dwindling light when the tourists have fled along with the last gasp of fall foliage. So when a stranger shows up in the sleepy hilltown of New Nottingham and starts asking questions, the locals don’t exactly roll out the welcome wagon.
Bostonian Kathryn Stinson is on a deeply personal quest to solve a family mystery: the identity of a nameless beauty in an old photograph an ancestor brought with him to California over a century ago. But, as Kathryn quickly discovers, the hills possess a host of dark secrets – both ancient and new – that can only be revealed at the price of danger and even death.
Her suspicious neighbors on Rattlesnake Hill become openly hostile when Kathryn starts seeking answers to a more recent mystery: the murder of Diana Farley, who once occupied the house Kathryn is now renting. Was it Diana’s husband, who killed her to keep her from divorcing him, or her lover, Earl Barker, a backwoods charmer and leading member of a wild clan known for their violent tempers?
When Kathryn plunges into a passionate affair with Earl, she puts herself on a collision course with past and present. She must find out if Earl killed Diana, or risk becoming a victim herself.
About the author: An award-winning author of American history books and biographies, Leslie Wheeler has written three living history mysteries: Murder at Plimoth Plantation, Murder at Gettysburg, and Murder at Spouters Point. Her short stories have appeared in such anthologies as Day of the Dark, Stories of Eclipse, and Level Best Books’ New England Crime Stories series, where she was formerly an editor. A member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, she is Speakers Bureau Coordinator for the New England Chapter. Leslie divides her time between Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the Berkshires, where she writes in a house overlooking a pond. www.lesliewheeler.com.
Thank you, Mary, glad you enjoyed it!
Having had the privilege of a pre-pub read, I can say that Leslie’s latest tale has all the mystery, intrigue, fascination and incipient danger of the rattler of its title along with a compelling dive into a full measure of romantic suspense. Onward!
Mark
Thanks Mark for stopping by and leaving a comment. I hope you’re promoting Leslie’s book — it sounds like a great read!
Thanks, Mark, your support and that of the rest of the critique group was crucial in achieving what you describe in your flattering comment.
Enjoyed the blog. Thank you, Mary
Thank YOU Mary!
Very impressive bio, Leslie! Great cover, your book looks fascinating!
Thanks TravisAnn for stopping by and leaving a comment.
Thank you, Travis Ann, I’m glad you like the cover–I like it also–and pleased that you think the book sounds intriguing.
Congratulations! Your writers group is behind you all the way! It’s a fine read and one readers won’t soon forget with romance, mayhem and murder and some nice historic flashes. We fell in love with this book.
Also a great picture!
Clearly a biased comment, but a heartfelt one.
Thanks for stopping by to leave a comment Kat!
Thanks for your comment, Kat. You and the rest of the writing group have given me tremendous support over the years. I wouldn’t have gotten my three previous books and this one published without you. Thanks again!
Happy to host you Leslie!
Thanks so much for having me on New Release Mondays, Judy. It’s a great idea, and I’m so glad we met via the Guppies.