Welcome fellow Sister in Crime, Mary Adler!
Author Name: Mary Adler
Book Title:Shadowed by Death: An Oliver Wright WWII Mystery
Book Genre:Historical Mystery
Release Date:September 25, 2018
Publisher: Dancing Dog Books
Synopsis:San Francisco, 1944. Sophia Nirenska, a Polish resistance fighter who survived the Warsaw ghetto uprising, finds safety in California until someone tries to kill her. She insists political enemies want to silence her, but homicide detective Oliver Wright, on medical leave from the Marines, believes the motive is more personal. He and his German shepherd, Harley, try to protect Sophia, but she insists on doing things her own way—a dangerous decision.
Oliver guards Sophia as they travel from an Italian cafe in Richmond to communist chicken farmers in Petaluma where her impetuous actions put them both in mortal danger.
When Oliver rescues a girl and her dog who are running for their lives, he discovers the dark secret at the heart of the threat to Sophia, a secret with its roots in Poland. When he does, he is forced to choose between enforcing the law as he knows it and jeopardizing Sophia or accepting a rougher kind of justice.
Shadowed by Death accurately portrays the fears and troubles of the communities of northern California as they bear the burdens of World War II and celebrate the gift of finding family among strangers.
About the author: Mary Adler escaped the university politics of “the ivory tower” for the gentler world of World War II and the adventures of homicide detective Oliver Wright and his German shepherd, Harley. She lives in Sebastopol, California, where she has created a garden for birds and bees and butterflies. Mary loves dogs and books, crows and compassion, writing and writers, and all things Italian, especially Commissioner Montalbano and cannoli, not necessarily in that order. She reminds herself daily of poet Mary Oliver’s question: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Find her at https://maryadlerwrites.com/
Judy, Thank you so much for featuring me on your Monday release. I truly appreciate both being here and the books I have found through your site.