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Stalking Season (Seasons Mystery Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Maryann Miller (Author), Dany Russell (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
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In this second book of The Seasons Mystery Series, Homicide Detective Sarah Kinsgly and her partner, Angel Johnson, are pitted against another uncanny killer while still struggling to feel like real partners. Neither wanted the pairing in the first place, and it isn't getting any better.


A young girl is killed in a cheap motel. When her identity is discovered, an influential Dallas businessman brings the heat down on the department. It isn't easy working under the thumb of the mayor and the police commissioner, and it doesn't help that Lieutenant McGregor has his own issues with the brass.


The investigation takes the detectives inside an exclusive gentleman's club, a prestigious private school, and leads to a killer that surprises them all.


Stalking Season is a police procedural in the vein of the acclaimed 87th Precinct Series by Ed McBain, (Evan Hunter) and has been called "Lethal Weapon" with female leads set in Dallas.



** REVIEWS **

"Miller spins a tight tale that's a cut above the average police procedural…. Readers will want to see more of these engaging female cops." Publisher's Weekly.



“Detectives Sarah Kingsly and Angel Johnson are crisply drawn characters. The hard-edged story of racial tension in Dallas could be drawn from today’s headlines. Open Season is a smart, spirited page-turner.” Bruce Cook Tommy Gun Tango


STARRED Publishers Weekly Review

“ . . . gripping second mystery featuring Dallas, Tex., police detectives Sarah Kingsly and Angel Johnson. . . . The relationship between the women is just as absorbing as the search for the killer. Few readers will anticipate the closing twist.”
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STARRED Publishers Weekly Review 9/21/12
" . . . gripping second mystery featuring Dallas, Tex., police detectives Sarah Kingsly and Angel Johnson. . . . The relationship between the women is just as absorbing as the search for the killer. Few readers will anticipate the closing twist."
"Dallas detectives Sarah Kingsly and Angel Johnson (Open Season, 2011, etc.) return to confront a case almost as gnarly as their relationship. ...So deftly plotted and paced that, although it's certainly possible to grow impatient with the protagonists' unwarranted impatience toward each other, they're appealing enough to keep the pages turning." KIRKUS

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Sarah and Angel from Open Season are back with a new case and new issues between them. It was such fun to come up with a really challenging case for the detectives to solve, and I do hope you enjoy it. Happy reading!!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00IKSCKR0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MCM Enterprises (February 20, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 20, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 687 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 098642692X
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

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Maryann Miller

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Maryann Miller, an award-winning author, has been in love with story-telling since she was a child and used to scare her sister with stories of the monsters in the cellar. Those tales were never written down. They were always whispered in the dark, and when Maryann started writing stories, they were different types entirely.

As a young child, she didn't consider that she would grow up to be a writer. She fancied herself quite the singer and thought she would someday sing in front of crowds of thousands. Alas, that proved to be more dream than reality.

At another point in her childhood, she dreamed of being an actress, but it took many years before she was brave enough to give it a try. For fifteen years she was the Theatre Directer at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts where she directed shows for some time before getting brave enough to step on stage. It appears she was more suited to acting than singing, and she has since starred in several productions at various community theatres in East Texas.

A diverse writer of columns, feature stores, short fiction, novels, screenplays and stage plays, Maryann has won numerous awards including being a semi-finalist at the Sundance Institute for her screenplay, A Question Of Honor. She has also received the Page Edwards Short Story Award and the 2015 Best Mystery award for Doubletake.

Miller lives in a small town in NE Texas with one dog, and four cats. The cats rule! She has been writing all her life and plans to die at her computer.

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K.D. McNiven
5.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling crime novel
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2019
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Open Season by Maryann Miller is a fast-paced action thriller. Miller has an incredible handle on weaving tension into her story, I was gripped from the first page to the last. Her two main characters are homicide detectives working in Dallas. Tensions build becoming a rollercoaster of emotions as the two try to adapt as partners. Miller did an incredible job drawing the reader into the two women's intense and impassioned struggles.

This was the first book I had read by Miller and I was not disappointed. Her women characters are strong and believable. Her descriptive flare draws you right into the scenes and tugs at your emotions. I give a five-star applause to a well-written thriller and I'm looking forward to reading more of Miller's work.
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carl brookins
3.0 out of 5 stars Warring detectives stalk a killer
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2012
A surprising and not well explained killer is chased by two warring Dallas detectives. The killer, a religious fanatic, has a thing for young stripper-prostitutes. There are two themes in this story. Will the detectives solve the case and will they do it before they explode at each other?
I admit a certain entertaining level of interest in the two women and their personal conflicts, but too much of the novel is taken up with their families and their efforts to avoid letting personalities interfere with their investigation of the murder of a young stripper. There appear to be no well-balanced police officers in this fictional department and while abuse of alcohol is a recognized problem in law enforcement, as elsewhere in our society, it seems to be more of a focus in the novel, at times, than is the crime rate.
The book is well written, the characters are interestingly-drawn, but I think readers may be put off a bit by the frequent personality conflicts.
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Judith Davis
4.0 out of 5 stars I found Stalking more enjoyable than the first book in ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2015
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I found Stalking more enjoyable than the first book in Seasons. The story and its ending more complicated, less contrived.
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Brenda Morey
5.0 out of 5 stars Gave stalking seasons five stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2014
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I enjoyed the fast plot of the book and the continuation of the people from the fist book. Waiting fir book three!
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Pamela A Harbaugh
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2017
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Excellent book! Miller delivers!!!!
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AdamAuthor
4.0 out of 5 stars Look out Riggs and Murtaugh, Here comes Kingsley and Johnson!
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2014
I was worried with Stalking Season being the second book in the series, as frequently the reader has a lot of catch-up to do. I found myself struggling to remember characters for the first half of the book, but the story had piqued my interest enough to continue, and the issues between Sarah and Angel gave enough backstory to get me most of the way caught up.

Ms. Miller weaves a setting where you are immediately immersed - from the linoleum floors and cacophony of the Police Station to Sarah's apartment with Cat - I could see, hear (and smell) each of the locations the reader visits along with the Detectives.

The procedural parts of the book were realistic, and I found myself rooting more and more for Sarah and Angel as they worked through their history to forge a bond of trust.

The red herrings were believable, and the discovery of the killer threw me for a loop. I was cheering when the killer was caught, and Ms. Miller is adept at putting real human emotion in her characters.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a great mystery tale. A definite change to the usual fare, and I am eager to see what happens with Sarah Kingsley and Angel Johnson as they work out their differences and continue to catch the bad guy. Thank you for a good read.
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Vanessa
5.0 out of 5 stars Two committed cops in a prickly partnership, stalking a devious killer
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2014
Detective Sarah Kingsly's new partnership with Angel Johnson certainly isn't a match made in heaven, but the two homicide cops have no choice but to work together when the corpse of a young girl from an upper-class family is found in a sleazy motel. Sarah and Angel have just begun investigating when the killer strikes again, and the two women struggle with their own differences, trying to find a balance of trust for each other and nail the killer before someone else dies.

I read Maryann Miller's "Stalking Season" knowing it was the second book in a series, and wondering if I should read book one first. I needn't have worried, Stalking Season caught my interest from the first page. I loved the complex realism of the personal and family issues facing Angel, and Sarah's determination to come to terms with a past she can't change and a partner she doesn't understand.

High stakes, a difficult partnership, and a fight for justice - Stalking Season is an intriguing mystery with a satisfying conclusion, and a crime-fighting pair who achieve a realistic blend of conflict and mutual respect that should keep the series going. I'm looking forward to reading more.
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D. Greer
4.0 out of 5 stars A Police Procedural Women Will Enjoy
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2013
The ongoing personal issues between the two women partners, as well as the sexual misadventures of the young victims, probably make this novel more interesting to female readers. Much of the action is emotional on many levels, and certainly women will view the "gentlemen's" club setting in a markedly different way than most men who might shrug and think, "What's the big deal?" I found the themes particularly relevant to the modern world, where racism is often swept under the carpet, cheap sexual themes are ever-present in the media, and women are more objectified than ever. Each protagonist is likeable in her own way, although decidedly different and the development of the friendship between the two is well-crafted and heartening. It's probably my favorite part of Miller's writing, and makes me look forward to the next installment.
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