When the Carny Comes to Town
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Though she never wanted to sit on the plank above the dunk tank for the food pantry fundraiser, Jolie never dreamed what Scoobie saw would nearly kill him. His ex-con mother arrives and there's a murder to add to the mix. Even appraising real estate is complicated by home burglars. Jolie grudgingly seeks help from her nemesis, reporter George Winters, and tries to evade a kidnapper and murderer and take charge of her world again.
The police wish she'd butt out and Aunt Madge is furious that Jolie insists on talking to a couple shady characters on her own. Soon even the guests at Aunt Madge's Cozy Corner B&B are in the way. Can Jolie keep her friends safe, and will Scoobie recover enough to say what happened to him and plan another silly fundraiser? Â
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Elaine L. Orr is the Amazon bestselling author of "Trouble on the Doorstep" and other books in the Jolie Gentil cozy mystery series, which has eight books and a prequel. She also writes plays and novellas. "Behind the Walls" is a finalist for the 2014 Chanticleer Murder and Mayhem Awards. "Biding Time" was one of five finalists in the National Press Club's first fiction contest, in 1993. Nonfiction includes "Words to Write By: Getting Your Thoughts on Paper." She is a regular attendee at conferences such as Muncie's Midwest Writers Workshop and the Indianapolis Magna Cum Murder, and conducts presentations on electronic publishing and other writing-related topics. A member of Sisters in Crime, Elaine grew up in Maryland and moved to the Midwest in 1994.
