Grand Jury Testimony by W. S. Gager, author of A Case of Volatile Deeds
Grand Jury Testimony. W.S. Gager, author, for the prosecution. Docket number 12-3-2012
for A CASE OF VOLATILE DEEDS. The launch date of this proceeding is February,
2013.
WSG: For
the record, please state your name.
PP: Patrenka Peterson.
WSG: Your occupation?
PP: I’ve been many things, a reporter, mistress,
cat burglar, take your pick.
WSG: Don’t you have a more official capacity in
this matter of an explosion at All Star Realty? Someone died in the blast.
Doesn’t that deserve a straight answer?
PP: I knew the dead woman. Gave her instruction
and tried to keep her safe. It didn’t work and she didn’t follow my advice.
WSG: Is it true that you helped her get the job
at All Star Realty?
PP: Yes.
But she didn’t follow the plan.
WSG: What plan?
PP: She was supposed to get the goods on her
boss. Instead she got herself killed.
WSG: You are not being very forthcoming with
information Ms. Peterson. Can you tell me about your relationship with Mitch
Malone, crime beat reporter for the Grand River Journal
PP: He
has some useful investigative skills and we have worked together on a previous
case.
WSG: But what do you think about him personally.
PP: What does this have to do with the
proceedings at hand?
WSG: I’ll ask the questions. You and Mitch Malone
appear pretty cozy at times.
PP: Your honor, I’d like to plead the fifth. Any
information might jeopardize and pending investigation.
WSG: Fine. Take your secrets. Readers will find out the real you.
They will just have to wait until A CASE
OF VOLATILE DEEDS comes out in February. Then we will see who has the last
word.
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Website: http://wsgager.com
Book Blurb:
“A Case of Hometown Blues” Synopsis
When Pulitzer-winning reporter Mitch Malone's
editor presses him for a favor, Malone breaks his vow to never return to his
hometown. It seemed simple enough--lead a seminar for Flatville, MI's
newspaper, keep a low profile and get back to the city post haste. But memories
of his parents' death swarm him, and, to avoid solitude, he stops for a beer.
In the crowded bar, Mitch is dismayed to see many of his former
classmates--including the still-lovely Homecoming Queen, Trudy. Once the object
of his teenage crush, Trudy joins Mitch. He quickly realizes she is upset and
inebriated. Always the gentleman, Mitch sees her safely home, and returns to
his B&B, still trying to shake memories of his parents' sad demise. The
next day, he is stunned to learn Trudy was murdered and he is the prime
suspect. The locals treat the murder charge as a slam dunk, and Mitch realizes
he must track down the real killer to keep his butt out of jail. As he
investigates, facts he thought he knew about his family unravel, and danger
ratchets up. Can Mitch discover the truth that will allow his parents to rest
in peace, or will he be resting with them?
Author Bio:
Award winning mystery author W.S. Gager has lived in Michigan for most of her life except when she was interviewing race car drivers or professional woman's golfers. She enjoyed the fast-paced life of a newspaper reporter until deciding to settle down and realized babies didn't adapt well to running down story details on deadline. Since then she honed her skills on other forms of writing before deciding to do what she always wanted with her life and that was to write mystery novels. Her main character is Mitch Malone who is an edgy crime-beat reporter always on the hunt for the next Pulitzer and won't let anyone stop him. Her third book, A CASE OF HOMETOWN BLUES, was a finalist in the 2012 Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense. A CASE OF VOLATILE DEEDS, her fourth in the Mitch series will be out this February.
Contest Info:
W.S. Gager will
be giving away a single copy of each of the first three books in the Mitch
Malone Mystery series: A CASE OF INFATUATION, A CASE OF ACCIDENTAL
INTERSECTION, and A CASE OF HOMETOWN BLUES from comments made on her blog: http://wsgager.blogspot.com or on her
guest blogs from the Murder We Write Mystery Tour.
Coming soon:
A CASE OF VOLATILE DEEDS
Book Blurb:
Mitch
finally scores a weekend dinner with a cute receptionist, but
true to his reporter instincts an explosion in a high rise office building
makes him stand up his date as he runs for an exclusive. When he investigates, he
learns his date is the only casualty in a botched robbery at a real estate
office. When femme fatale Patrenka Petersen returns, Mitch learns
that much of what he knows about his date and her work aren’t what they seem.
His world continues to twist when the police captain asks for his help and a
city hall informant is found floating in the river. Mitch must keep his
head down or a cute dog with a knack for finding dead bodies will be sniffing
out his corpse.
And just for fun, here's a photo of W. S. (Wendy) Gager and me together on a panel at a PSWA conference.
Comments
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I ordered "A Case of Infatuation" yesterday and I'm looking forward to reading it. Then, on to other Mitch Malone mysteries!
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