“My jewelry! It’s all gone!” exclaimed one woman.
“My cash, too!” said a man. The same sentiment was repeated by one guest after another after another.
“We’ve been robbed!”
“But how? When?” cried a woman.
Charlene couldn’t believe it. They had been robbed. But the woman was right. How? When?
“Someone call the police!” shouted a man with the face of an angry pit bull. He was so red, Charlene was afraid he would pass out.
When the operator answered her 911 call, she explained that all the attendees at the Annual Crystal Ball had been robbed. How many robbers? She had no clue. Had it been a stick up? No, there had been no gunmen. Pickpockets? Maybe. She just didn’t know.
“I have three hundred guests missing all the jewelry, money, and other valuables they came into this ballroom with three hours ago. I don’t know how it happened, when it happened, or who did it. Please send someone.” She was trembling, and her voice had gone up several octaves. She’d never felt so violated in her entire life. It wasn’t just that she’d been robbed. It was that someone had got their hands on everyone’s valuables without anyone noticing a thing.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alison Golden was born and raised in Bedfordshire, England. She writes cozy mysteries and suspense novels, along with the occasional witty blog post, all of which are designed to entertain, amuse, and calm. Her approach is to combine creative ideas with excellent writing and edit, edit, edit.
She is the creator of the Reverend Annabelle Dixon cozy mysteries, a charming, fun series featuring a female vicar ministering in the beautiful county of Cornwall, England. She also produces a Jersey-based detective series featuring Inspector David Graham and the Diana Hunter series, set in Vancouver.
Her books’ themes range from the humorous and sweet to harder hitting suspense. They are recommended for readers who like to relax and unwind with their books, who enjoy getting to know the characters, and who prefer the tougher side of life implied.
She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and twin sons. She splits her time traveling between London and San Francisco.
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SNATCHED
A Diana Hunter Mystery
What would you do if you discovered a dead body? Would you investigate? Try to solve the case before the police arrive?
Would you prattle on about theories regarding the murder, realizing you know almost too much about it? Would you put the handsome detective off balance so that he then accuses you of being the murderer? All before 9AM? No… surely no one would do that? Clearly, you haven’t met Diana Hunter.
When embarking on an early morning run, Diana notices a man sitting on the ground reading a book. When she returns, she finds he hasn’t moved a muscle since she left her house. She checks him over and discovers that he is stone cold. Once the emergency services arrive, all equipped with a very good-looking, but pompous detective, Peter Hopkinson, she has to continually prove to the detective why she is not the killer while trying to solve the murder herself.
Will Diana find the murderer before the detective does, or will they both discover that something a lot more sinister is going on at Royal Bay Beach?
“A book is a dream that you hold in your hand.”
Neil Gaiman
The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead is coincidental and not intended by the author.
Text copyright © 2016 Alison Golden
All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher.
Published by Mesa Verde Publishing
P.O. Box 1002
San Carlos, CA 94070
Edited by
Marjorie Kramer
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
DIANA HUNTER WILL RETURN…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
DIANA HUNTER WILL RETURN…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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