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Guaranteed to Bleed
The Country Club Murders #2
Setting – Missouri
Cozy Mystery
Paperback: 268 pages
Publisher: Henery Press (October 13, 2015)
ISBN-13: 978-1943390052
E-Book ASIN: B011PJCKP
Synopsis:
With his dying breath, Bobby Lowell begs Ellison Russell, “Tell her I love her.”
Unable to refuse, Ellison struggles to find the girl the murdered boy loved. Too bad an epically bad blind date, a vindictive graffiti artist, and multiple trips to the emergency room keep getting in the way.
Worse, a killer has Ellison in his sights, her newly-rebellious daughter is missing, and there’s yet another body in her hostas. Mother won’t be pleased.
Now Ellison must track down not one but two runaway teenagers, keep her promise to Bobby and elude the killer—all before her next charity gala committee meeting.
Dollycas’s Thoughts
Ellison Russell’s day was pretty normal until she drops her fancy lipstick under the bleachers at a football game. After that hold on tight because you won’t be able to put this book down.
Like the first story in the series, The Deep End
Trying to live a normal life just isn’t in the cards for Ellison after she finds a injured student. His last words before he died, “Tell her I love her.” That is all Ellison wants to do but she keeps finding herself drawn into the investigation. It doesn’t help her daughter has known the young man almost all her life and is now grieving him as well as her father. Homicide Detective Anarchey Jones isn’t happy about Ellison’s involvement but she seems to be able to reach people he can’t – like Alice Standish, a young girl that is crazy in love and just plain crazy. She gave me shivers.
Julie Mulhern has a gift for creating lifelike 3 dimensional characters that almost leap off the pages. It would be hard to choose a favorite. She has a way of drawing you into their story that makes the real world just fall away. I started reading this late at night thinking I would just read a chapter or two and the next thing I knew I was at the end and the sun would be rising soon. She made me laugh, she made me cry, she made me remember life in the 70’s when I was just a teenager. I would have been a high school freshman when this story took place. While none of my friends were murdered we did lose a few so the words and the actions of the teens were very genuine to me.
There was also a very important story within the story. I was so impressed by the way it was written, the way Ellison handled the situation, and blended into the main plot seamlessly.
An excellent read! I think we have just scratched the surface of Ellison Russell. I am anxious for the next installment.
About The Author –
Julie Mulhern is a Kansas City native who grew up on a steady diet of Agatha Christie. She spends her spare time whipping up gourmet meals for her family, working out at the gym and finding new ways to keep her house spotlessly clean–and she’s got an active imagination. Truth is—she’s an expert at calling for take-out, she grumbles about walking the dog and the dust bunnies under the bed have grown into dust lions.
Author Links –
Webpage – www.juliemulhern.com
Goodreads – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8573907.Julie_Mulhern
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/juliekmulhern?ref=hl
Twitter – https://twitter.com/JulieKMulhern
You can get The Deep End today for just 99 cents!!
TOUR PARTICIPANTS
October 12 – Queen of All She Reads – Review, Guest Post
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October 14 – A Blue Million Books – Interview
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October 16 – StoreyBook Reviews – Guest Post
October 17 – Griperang’s Bookmarks – Spotlight
October 18 – Cozy Up With Kathy – Interview
October 19 – Back Porchervations – Review
October 20 – Frankie Bow – Spotlight
October 21 – 3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, & Sissy, Too! – Spotlight
October 22 – Jane Reads – Review, Guest Post
October 23 – Lori’s Reading Corner – Guest Post
October 24 – Brooke Blogs – Spotlight
October 25 – Book Babble – Review
October 26 – Natural Bri – Review
October 27 – Girl with Book Lungs – Review
October 28 – A Fold in the Spine – Review
October 29 – Socrates’ Book Reviews – Review
October 30 – OmnimysteryNews – Guest Post
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Thank you for stopping by!
Thank you so much for allowing me to tour with you and for the lovely review!
When you start a new book, do you have all the characters in place and an ending planned, or does it come to you as you write?
A little bit of both. I write to plot points, Peggy. So, even though I’m wandering through the mist, I have a general idea of where I’m going.
Loved Julie’s other books! Can’t wait to read this one…
Thanks so much, Kari!!!!
New author for me to read.
I hope you’ll give Guaranteed to Bleed a try! Book one, The Deep End, is currently on sale for just 99 cents. Thanks so much for stopping by and taking time to comment!
Thank you for this opportunity! Good luck Julie!
Thank you, thank you, for stopping by and for taking time to comment! As for luck–I need all the good luck you can send me. TY!
It sounds like there is a lot going on. But that makes it so much fun.
Hope you’ll give it a try, Linda. There’s a lot going on and it is fun!
You have great blog posts and such wonderful authors.
I just finished this one and liked it a lot, it was great to revisit Ellison again. She’s a riot, and her trips to the country club are always interesting! Looking forward to the next one, hope it continues.
I love the premise for this series. Thanks for the giveaway.
I like the title. It piques my curiosity.
Another great mystery to add to my tbr list. Thanks for sharing.