by Annette SchifferPublish: Jan 02, 2019Series: Oak Grove ChroniclesCrime FictionRomantic Suspense
Book Overview
If you enjoy captivating stories with compelling characters, settle into a comfortable chair and immerse yourself in the latest happenings in the fictional county of Oak Grove, California. One night a huge arson fire levels controversial Reverend DeMente's mega-church. Sheriff Sydney Harding assigns her Senior Detective Alan Bluestein to tackle the arson case, but he is stymied because the number of potential suspects is enormous. In the meantime, rebuilding activities at the church site yield an unpleasant surprise--evidence of another crime! Dr. Laura Mancini, a forensic archaeologist at the university, collaborates with Bluestein on the new investigation. In a story filled with the authors' distinctive blend of serious and silly, the couple and criminalist Malique Johnson solve the crimes. Holy Smoke! also answers the question, "do Bluestein and Mancini abandon the pledge to keep their relationship strictly business?"
BIOGRAPHY While trying to figure out what she wanted to be when she grew up, Annette Schiffer found happiness and fulfillment in her personal life as a wife, mother, and now grandma, and in her professional "do gooder" life as a La Leche League Leader, wildlife rehabilitator, and college and career advisor in Tucson, Arizona, and Washington, D.C.
Now retired, Annette collaborates with husband Michael Brian Schiffer, and is channeling her vivid imagination and insights into human behavior through mystery novels.
The Schiffers' books appear in the series, The Oak Grove Chronicles. Book 1, A Buzz About Campus, Book 2, Holy Smoke!, and Book 3, A Tough Nut to Crack have been published and are available in paperback and ebook at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com. Book 4, Vintage Crimes, is now available in paperback, Kindle and Nook on amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com. Book 5, Family Loyalty, is now available in paperback and ebook! Book 6, All's Well That Ends Well?, is also available through amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com. It is the final book of this series.
Tightly plotted, the cozy mysteries are a warmhearted blend of serious and silly, delightful cozies.
Michael has branched out on his own (with lots of input from Annette) and has published Scoop of the Century, Down the Rabbit Hole, Diamonds Are Forever, and We Are the Aliens: An Archaeological Odyssey. These are all mysteries with interesting plots and characters, and in some, a touch of science fiction. We hope you'll enjoy them too!
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