Past & Present: The Countdown Begins

by | Jul 26, 2018 | My Publishing Journey, Past & Present | 10 comments

I’m beyond excited to announce that Past & Present, Book 2 in my Marketville Mystery Series, will be published on September 21, 2018. Stay tuned for weekly updates!

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Here’s a brief synopsis:

Sometimes the past reaches out to the present…

 

It’s been thirteen months since Calamity (Callie) Barnstable inherited a house in Marketville under the condition that she search for the person who murdered her mother thirty years earlier. She solves the mystery, but what next? Unemployment? Another nine-to-five job in Toronto?

 

Callie decides to set down roots in Marketville, take the skills and knowledge she acquired over the past year, and start her own business: Past & Present Investigations.

 

It’s not long before Callie and her new business partner, best friend Chantelle Marchand, get their first client: a woman who wants to find out everything she can about her grandmother, Anneliese Prei, and how she came to a “bad end” in 1956. It sounds like a perfect first assignment. Except for one thing: Anneliese’s past winds its way into Callie’s present, and not in a manner anyone—least of all Callie—could have predicted.

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10 Comments

  1. Arlene McCarthy
    Arlene McCarthy on July 29, 2018 at 11:38 am

    Excellent, Judy. I really liked Callie when I read your first book involving her for the interview – so glad to see this one coming out and I will look forward to reading t too.
    Cheers
    Arlene

    • Judy Penz Sheluk
      Judy Penz Sheluk on July 29, 2018 at 11:42 am

      Thanks so much, Arlene! I’m very excited about this book.

  2. Michael Helms
    Michael Helms on July 26, 2018 at 12:34 pm

    Sounds intriguing. Best of luck with it (and I hope I win)! 🙂
    –Michael

    • Judy Penz Sheluk
      Judy Penz Sheluk on July 26, 2018 at 1:16 pm

      Thanks for your ongoing encouragement Michael!

  3. Karen Neary Smithson
    Karen Neary Smithson on July 26, 2018 at 10:56 am

    Sounds intriguing, Judy! I can’t wait to read “Past and Present”! Wishing you every success!

  4. Rose Kerr
    Rose Kerr on July 26, 2018 at 10:28 am

    I can’t wait to read about Callie’s next adventure! The name of the investigation agency is perfect as her adventures mix the past and present quite well.

    • Judy Penz Sheluk
      Judy Penz Sheluk on July 26, 2018 at 1:18 pm

      Thank you Rose. This book definitely blends past with present.

  5. Debra H. Goldstein
    Debra H. Goldstein on July 26, 2018 at 9:36 am

    Can’t wait for your fans to have a chance to read this new one!

    • Judy Penz Sheluk
      Judy Penz Sheluk on July 26, 2018 at 1:18 pm

      Thank you Debra, and thank you for providing a blurb for the book!