Welcome to some bookish fun today as we share Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader; and as we showcase The Friday 56 with Freda’s Voice.
To join in, just grab a book and share the opening lines…along with any thoughts you wish to give us; then turn to page 56 and excerpt anything on the page.
Then give us the title of the book, so others can add it to their lists!
If you have been wanting to participate, but haven’t yet tried, now is the time!
What better way to spend a Friday?
Wow! The week has flown by, and I haven’t done much blogging. So I’m happy to share from a book I’m reading: Twelve to Murder, by Lauren Carr. We’re back in Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, with Mac Faraday and friends.
Beginning: (Prologue)
Stillman Mansion on Deep Creek Lake, Maryland
“Austin is back this year,” Olivia said in rhythm with the pace she had set for her power walk.
Two paces behind his wife, Roland took note of the white stone mansion along the chilly lakeshore. The mansion looked all closed up. All was quiet, as it was with many of the estates along the lake in the early spring.
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56: The smile that had come to the corners of his lips disappeared. Sheriff Turow thrust a finger in the police chief’s direction as if to make his point. “You’ve screwed up things enough for one day, O’Callaghan.”
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Blurb: Two people are brutally murdered in their summer place on Deep Creek Lake. Suspected of the murders, former child star and one-time teenybopper idol Lenny Frost takes innocent bystanders hostage in a local pub and demands that Mac Faraday find the killer. Can Mac save the hostages and himself from the wrath of the enraged has-been by piecing together the clues in less than twelve hours, or will it be a fatal last call at the stroke of midnight?
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What do you think? Does it grab you? I know that I am always eager to find out more about Mac Faraday and the characters of Deep Creek Lake.
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I haven’t heard of this book, but it sounds interesting. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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Thanks for stopping by, Sheri…I’ve been a fan of this author since the very first book in the Mac Faraday series.
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Sounds like a gripping read. Enjoy! Thanks for visiting my blog.
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Glad you could stop by, Catherine…enjoy your weekend!
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This sounds like a series I’d enjoy reading. As usual, you’ve added another book to my TBR list!
Here’s the link to my Friday post: THE MERMAIDS SINGING.
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Glad to oblige, Sandra…LOL. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy!
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WOW!!! First off, let me say how awesome it is that you’ve blended these two memes together. What a great way to draw readers in, because it definitely worked for me. I don’t know what this series is but I have to read it now!!!!
My 56
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Oh, I am glad you liked my feature, and thanks for stopping by, Page. Enjoy your weekend.
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The beginning reminded me of Downton Abbey. 🙂
Happy weekend!
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Oh, that’s interesting. Thanks for stopping by, Freda.
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Lauren Carr’s books are quite good. THANKS for sharing and for stopping by my blog.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My Book Beginnings
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I agree, Elizabeth…hope you enjoy this one when you read it. Thanks for stopping by!
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Sounds intense. Thanks for visiting.
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Yes, doesn’t it? Thanks for visiting, Jo, and enjoy your weekend.
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Of course it grabs me! I love a good whodunit! 🙂
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Good whodunits are never far from my nightstand. Thanks for stopping by, Aloi, and enjoy your weekend.
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It sounds interesting. Have you read all the books in this series?
Linking from Freda’s Voice,
Ricki Jill
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Yes, I have, Ricki Jill…and the author has other series books that I’ve been enjoying, too: the Lovers in Crime series and the Joshua Thornton Mysteries. I haven’t read all of the books in those series, however. Thanks for stopping by.
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