Dear Readers, Writers, and Precious Patrons,
Today, we bring you a spotlight with Susan Solomon, author of The Magic of Murder.
The Magic of Murder
When his partner is discovered in a frozen alley with eight bullets in his chest, Niagara Falls Police Detective Roger Frey swears vengeance. But Detective Chief Woodward has forbidden him or anyone else on the detective squad to work the case. Emlyn Good knows Roger will disobey his boss, which will cost him his job and his freedom. Because she cares for him more than she'll admit, she needs to stop him. Desperate, she can think of but one way.
Emlyn recently learned she's a direct descendant of a woman hanged as a witch in 1692. She has a book filled with arcane recipes and chants passed down through her family. Possessed of, or perhaps by a vivid imagination, she intends to use these to solve Jimmy's murder before Roger takes revenge on the killer. But she's new to this "witch thing," and needs help from her friend Rebecca Nurse, whose ancestor also took a short drop from a Salem tree. Also in the mix is a rather hefty albino cat (Elvira detests being called fat). Rebecca's not much better at deciphering the ancient directions, and while the women and the cat stumble over spell after spell, the number of possible killers grows. They'd better quickly come up with a workable spell: when Chief Woodward's wife is shot and a bottle bomb bursts through Emlyn's window, it becomes clear she's next on the killer's list.
What
people are saying
This
book pulled me right in. I think it must have been the fact that Susan Lynn
Solomon puts her characters first. The story revolves around the murder of a
Niagara Falls Police officer… The adventure that ensues is absolutely
entertaining and well-written. It is funny, exciting, and fast-paced. Every
character has depth and is…believable. The Magic of Murder is one fun read and
is definitely worthy of all 5 stars.
—Frederick Crook, author of Knight & Devil
Suspense,
humor, compelling characters, a dash of the supernatural dating back to Salem,
a powerful sense of place, and Emlyn Goode, a passionate and determined woman
new to witchcraft and murder. Susan Lynn Solomon captures both the city of
Niagara Falls and its quirkiest resident, an unusual sleuth. The Magic of
Murder is a winner ad, we hope, only the first appearance of Emlyn Goode.
—Gary Earl Ross, author of
Blackbird Rising and the Edgar Award—winning Matter of Intent
About the Author:
Formerly, a Manhattan entertainment attorney, and then a contributing editor to the quarterly art magazine SunStorm Fine Arts, Susan Lynn Solomon now lives in Niagara Falls, New York, where she is in charge of legal and financial affairs for a management consulting firm.
After moving to Niagara Falls, she became a member of Just Buffalo Literary Center's Writers Critique Group, and turned her attention to writing fiction. Since 2009, a number of her short stories have appeared in literary journals, including, Abigail Bender (awarded an Honorable Mention in a Writer's Journal short romance competition), Witches Gumbo, Ginger Man, The Memory Tree, Elvira, Second Hand, Sabbath (nominated for 2013 Best of the Net by the editor of Prick of the Spindle), and Kaddish.
Her latest short stories are, Yesterday's Wings, about a woman searching for the courage of her past, appears in the October 2015 edition of Imitation Fruit: Captive Soul, which is included in volume 1 of Solstice Publishing's Halloween anthology, Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep; and Going Home, which appears in the October 19 issues of Flash Fiction Press.
Her Solstice Publishing murder mystery novel, The Magic of Murder is now available on Amazon.
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