Why am I passionate about this?
I'm the author of two police procedural mysteries, a series that features a father/daughter detective team. I write in the traditional mystery genre for the simple reason that I'm a passionate reader of this genre, and always have been. I enjoy the structure of a whodunnitāthe pacing, red herrings, clues, plot twists, revealsāand love constructing a multi-layered mystery that is both engaging and suspenseful. Iām a big fan of the masters of this genre: Agatha Christie, PD James, Dick Francis, and Val McDermid. Iām also an avid watcher of police procedural television series, and Iām especially drawn to the darker investigative stories you find in programs like The Killing, Mare of Easttown, and The Wire.
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Why did Marcy love this book?
Dead Wind is the third book in Tessa Wegertās Shana Merchant series, and itās where I made my entry into the series. It works as a standalone, but I have every intention of going back to books 1 and 2 to fill in the backstory. In this installment, Detective Merchant is getting her sea legs back after a harrowing experience with a serial killer, while trying to solve the murder of a local woman, and sorting out her romantic feelings with her partner. Her complicated life provides another layer to the suspense and makes her an extremely relatable and likable character. Thereās a nice cat-and-mouse feel to this novel with a heart-racing denouement.
1 author picked Dead Wind as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
Senior Investigator Shana Merchant must dredge up dark secrets and old grudges if she's to solve the murder of a prominent local citizen in the Thousand Islands community she now calls home.
"Wegert nicely balances plot and characterization. Fans of Denise Mina's Alex Morrow will be pleased" - Publishers Weekly Starred Review
"Louise Penny meets Ruth Ware in this small town mystery that bubbles with secrets and intrigue" - Charlie Donlea, internationally bestselling author of Twenty Years Later
"An atmospheric, sophisticated thriller with layers upon layers of secrets" - Sarah Stewart Taylor, author of the Maggie D'arcy mysteries
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