4. Do you think Liz made the right choice in pursuing a relationship with Nate? Do you think there’s trouble ahead for them because they work together?
5. Liz is very organized and methodical. But, like most of us, she has a lot of distractions. Family is very important to her. Nate, on the other hand, is not close to his family. Do you see this as a potential problem for them?
6. Would you have done what Liz did on the ferry boat?
7. Liz has a strong sense of place and doesn’t intend to leave Stella Maris. Nate feels that he belongs in Greenville. How important is a sense of place to you? Do you see this as a problem for them?
8. Michael makes a strong case that he and Liz have shared roots in Stella Maris, and want the same things in life. But he has a real problem with her career. How would you respond to a man who wanted you to change careers because he feared for your safety?
9. Liz and Nate occasionally break the law in investigating their cases. Does this bother you, or does the end justify the means? Is it okay because they are trying to save a life?
10. What do you think drives people like Donna Clark aka Grace McKee? Do you think Gwen/Gladys Monroe was as much her victim as was Calista?
11. Who did you suspect all along was behind the strange gaslight incidents at Calista’s home? Did you believe her life was really in danger, or did you think she had emotional problems which made her believe this was the case?
12. Do you think it’s possible there are guardian spirits like Colleen at work here on earth? How about guardian angels?
About Susan M. Boyer
Susan loves three things best: her family, books, and beaches. She’s grateful to have been blessed with a vivid imagination, allowing her to write her own books centered around family, beaches, and solving puzzles wherein someone is murdered. Susan lives in Greenville, SC, and runs away to the coast as often as she can.
Her debut novel, Lowcountry Boil won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel, the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense, and was an RWA Golden Heart® finalist. Susan’s short fiction has appeared in moonShine Review, Spinetingler Magazine, and Relief Journal among others. Visit Susan at www.susanmboyerbooks.com.
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Private Investigator Liz Talbot is a modern Southern belle: she blesses hearts and takes names. She carries her Sig 9 in her Kate Spade handbag, and her golden retriever, Rhett, rides shotgun in her hybrid Escape. When her grandmother is murdered, Liz high-tails it back to her South Carolina island home to find the killer.
She’s fit to be tied when her police-chief brother shuts her out of the investigation, so she opens her own. Then her long-dead best friend pops in and things really get complicated. When more folks start turning up dead in this small seaside town, Liz must use more than just her wits and charm to keep her family safe, chase down clues from the hereafter, and catch a psychopath before he catches her.
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DOUBLE WHAMMY
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Buried under a mistaken identity, unable to seek help from her family, her hot streak runs cold until her landlord Bradley Cole steps in. Make that her landlord, lawyer, and love interest. With his help, Davis must win this high stakes game before her luck runs out.
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An Elliott Lisbon Mystery (#1)
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As a struggling waitress and part-time college student, Rose Strickland’s life is stalled in the slow lane. But when her close friend, Axton, disappears, Rose suddenly finds herself serving up more than hot coffee and flapjacks. Now she’s hashing it out with sexy bad guys and scrambling to find clues in a race to save Axton before his time runs out.
With her anime-loving bestie, her septuagenarian boss, and a pair of IT wise men along for the ride, Rose discovers political corrup-tion, illegal gambling, and shady corporations. She’s gone from zero to sixty and quickly learns when you’re speeding down the fast lane, it’s easy to crash and burn.
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From San Francisco to London to the Highlands of Scotland, Jaya must evade a shadowy stalker as she follows hints from the hastily scrawled note of her dead lover to a remote archaeological dig. Helping her decipher the cryptic clues are her magician best friend, a devastatingly handsome art historian with something to hide, and a charming archaeologist running for his life.
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As the clock ticks toward the deadline, Cherry faces more trouble than just a controversial subject. Between ex-boyfriends, her flaky family, an illegal gambling ring, and outwitting a killer on a spree, Cherry finds herself painted into a corner she’ll be lucky to survive.
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A Headlines in High Heels Mystery (#1)
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An Allison Campbell Mystery (#1)
Philadelphia image consultant Allison Campbell is not your typical detective. She’s more familiar with the rules of etiquette than the rules of evidence, prefers three-inch Manolos to comfy flats and relates to Dear Abby, not Judge Judy.
When Allison’s latest Main Line client, the fifteen-year-old Goth daughter of a White House hopeful, is accused of the ritualistic murder of a local divorce attorney, Allison fights to prove her cli-ent’s innocence when no one else will. But in a place where image is everything, the ability to distinguish the truth from the facade may be the only thing that keeps Allison alive.
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