Sunday, September 28, 2014

LET'S GET COZY! LITERALLY MURDER: A PREVIEW AND GIVEAWAY

GIVEAWAY ENDED
 LITERALLY MURDER
A Black Cat Bookshop Mystery
BY ALI BRANDON
ABOUT THE BOOK:
From her Brooklyn bookstore, Darla Pettistone not only sells mysteries, but solves them, aided by her big-boned black cat, Hamlet—who has suddenly pounced into the spotlight after unleashing his fists of furry…

After a video of Darla and Hamlet performing at a martial arts tournament goes viral, the Florida chapter of the Feline Society of America invites the “Karate Kitty” to be the guest of honor at their championship cat show in Fort Lauderdale.

Upon arrival, Darla discovers that not everyone in the Sunshine State has a sunny disposition. Animal rights activists are on the march, and a cat show contestant stages his own angry protest when his special breed Minx—half Sphynx, half Manx—doesn’t win. Then Hamlet disappears—only to be found next a dead man’s body. Now it’s up to Darla and Hamlet to take best in show and collar the killer…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Pseudonym for Diane A. S. Stuckart.

Ali Brandon, author of the upcoming contemporary cozy series, The Black Cat Bookshop Mysteries from Berkley Prime Crime. Mix a bad-tempered black cat named Hamlet with an unwitting bookstore owner named Darla, add a dead body or two, and you have the kind of fast-paced murder mystery that will make you purr with satisfaction.

And, shhh! Don't tell, but Ali is also Diane A.S. Stuckart, author of the award-winning Leonardo da Vinci Mystery series. To learn more about Ali/Diane and the first Black Cat Bookshop Mystery, DOUBLE BOOKED FOR DEATH, go to www.dianestuckart.com.

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GIVEAWAY
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AT BERKLEY PRIME CRIME AND PENGUIN
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6 PM, EST, OCTOBER 14
  GOOD LUCK!

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  1. Hamlet, the big-boned cat--a great character for a cozy. This sounds like a funny one. Thanks for the giveaway.
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  2. I once had a a big boned black cat named Black Beauty but she wasn't athletic. I am interested in a cat who does karate!

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  74. I like the book store theme of this book :)
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