E. J. Dancer
ASIN: B06XJ8GWT2
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 164
This is a ‘cozy’ mystery (no graphic violence) with a light romance subplot. The first book finds the amateur detective Sapphire (Fire) Rae-who makes her living as a watercolor artist and lives in the small town of Jewel Park close to San Diego-being on the spot when a murder victim is found. Her insatiable curiosity leads her to investigate the murder, to the consternation of one of the town’s police officers, Jake Brownley (who happens to be the other part of the romance subplot).Getting help from her best friend, Emma, and her Grandpa Duncan (who’s eighty and runs marathons), she comes up with her list of suspects and scours the town and Southern California for answers. Fire finds herself in a dangerous predicament when she uncovers the identity of the murderer. Will she be able to get out of his clutches so she and Jake can have a chance at romance? Will she help to keep her beloved ...