A Veil Removed
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Thanks, too, to my web master and newsletter guru, Yolanda Facio, who continues to help me, despite moving on to bigger and better things. Thanks for still keeping me on; I’d be lost without you, and that’s a fact. Your speed and efficiency, not to mention your friendship, is much appreciated.
And what would an acknowledgments section be without a big thank you (again!) to my poor beta readers who slog through the mud for me and read sub-standard versions of what eventually ends up on a shelf somewhere, all sparkly and shiny. Thank you for your careful reading of the sludge—for your suggestions, your advice, and for patiently answering the million questions I pose to you about the plot, the characters and any number of little details. You help to shape these books, and that is no small thing. So, without further ado, I’d like to thank Margaret, Liz, Otto, Rebecca, Marcy, Susan, Phil, Kari, Wally, Paul, and Carmi for picking through the rubbish to find the gems.
And, again, thanks to my neglected family and in particular, my husband, Phil, who has taken on more household tasks than ever before and has sadly learned to live with others not getting done at all, or if nothing else then in a very untimely manner. But more importantly, you’ve been my constant support, my biggest fan, and my closet friend, and for this I truly thank you, my love.
About the Author
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Michelle Cox holds a BA in English literature from Mundelein College, Chicago, and is the author of the award-winning Henrietta and Inspector Howard series, as well as the weekly Novel Notes of Local Lore, a blog dedicated to Chicago’s forgotten residents. Cox lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and three children and is currently hard at work on the fifth book of this series. In her vast free time, she sits on the board of the prestigious Society of Midland Authors and is a reviewer for the New York Journal of Books.
SELECTED TITLES FROM SHE WRITES PRESS
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A Girl Like You: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel by Michelle Cox. $16.95, 978-1-63152-016-7 When the floor matron at the dance hall where Henrietta works as a taxi dancer turns up dead, aloof Inspector Clive Howard appears on the scene—and convinces Henrietta to go undercover for him, plunging her into Chicago’s gritty underworld.
A Ring of Truth: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel by Michelle Cox. $16.95, 978-1-63152-196-6 The next exciting installment of the Henrietta and Inspector Clive series, in which Clive reveals that he is actually the heir of the Howard estate and fortune, Henrietta discovers she may not be who she thought she was—and both must decide if they are really meant for each other.
A Promise Given: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel by Michelle Cox. $16.95, 978-1-63152-373-1 Just after Clive and Henrietta begin their honeymoon at Castle Linley, the Howards’ ancestral estate in England, a man is murdered in the nearby village on the night of a house party at the Castle. When Clive’s mysterious cousin Wallace comes under suspicion, Clive and Henrietta are reluctantly drawn into the case.
The Great Bravura by Jill Dearman. $16.95, 978-1-63152-989-4 Who killed Susie—or did she actually disappear? The Great Bravura, a dashing lesbian magician living in a fantastical and noirish 1947 New York City, must solve this mystery—before she goes to the electric chair.
After Midnight by Diane Shute-Sepahpour. $16.95, 978-1-63152-913-9 When horse breeder Alix is forced to temporarily swap places with her estranged twin sister—the wife of an English lord—her forgotten past begins to resurface.
Cut: An Organ Transplant Murder Mystery by Amy S. Peele $16.95, 978-1631521843 When Sarah Golden, a well-respected transplant nurse, and her best friend, Jackie, get tangled up in the corrupt world of organ transplants, they find themselves on a sometimes fun, sometimes dangerous roller coaster ride through lifestyles of the rich and famous . . . one from which they may not escape with their lives.