The Fallen: A Clara Montague Mystery

The Fallen: A Clara Montague Mystery

Laurel S. Peterson, MA
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Publication Date: September 21st, 2021
Publisher:
Woodhall Press
ISBN:
9781949116380
Pages:
331
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Description

 

"Combines full-speed-ahead action with captivating characters and authentic dialogue...complete with gangs, drive-by shootings, a large hurricane, an almost ex-husband, and even some homestyle southern cooking." 

— Lynne Heinzmann, author of Frozen Voices and The Rose Island Lighthouse Series

Clara Montague is having dreams again, the kind that always lead her to trouble. She survives a drive-by shooting that takes the life of a cop, but complicates her new romantic relationship with police chief Kyle. Her conservative town isn't thrilled to have an African American chief, or have him dating one of their own. The hidden motives behind the shooting eventually lead Kyle and Clara to New Orleans. Will Clara's visions be enough to keep them safe from Kyle's past?

About the Author

Laurel S. Peterson is an English professor and served as the inaugural Poet Laureate of Norwalk, Connecticut, for three years. She edited the poetry collection Oysterville: Poems. and serves on the editorial board of the literary journal, Inkwell. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks, That’s the Way the Music Sounds and Talking to the Mirror and the full length poetry collection Do You Expect Your Art to Answer? She also co-edited a collection of essays on women’s justice titled (Re)Interpretations: The Shapes of Justice in Women’s Experience. Shadow Notes is book one of The Clara Montague Mystery series and it will be followed by The Fallen in fall of 2020. She and her husband live in Connecticut.

Praise for The Fallen: A Clara Montague Mystery

“I enjoyed reading Shadow Notes for a whole bunch of reasons, one of which is that it’s a great mystery novel. It’s an exciting story with some of my favorite elements: a complicated mother/daughter relationship, and a satisfyingly troubled and complex main character who returns to her home after a long time away and tries to fit back in. It’s such a fun read—a very satisfying mystery, and it offers the promise of another book in the series.” —Rebecca Hussey, Of Books & Bicycles review blog

“No relationship can remain the same after it's touched by murder. In The Fallen, Laurel S. Peterson uses solving a cop's murder to explore the many meanings of home and family and keeps you guessing until the end..." —James M. Jackson, author of the Seamus McCree series

“Combines full-speed-ahead action with captivating characters and authentic dialogue to tell the tale of a modern-day murder mystery complete with gangs, drive-by shootings, a large hurricane, an almost ex-husband, and even some homestyle southern cooking.” —Lynne Heinzmann, author of Frozen Voices and The Rose Island Lighthouse Series

“A vivid exploration of intersecting worlds: rich and poor, black and white, North and South, murder and landscape architecture. …a bit of romance, some psychic phenomena, and a mystery that kept me guessing. Conan Doyle would be jealous.” —Paull Goodchild, author of The Case of the Pale Ale

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