Monday, July 28, 2008

Double Dead - A Southern Murder Mystery

Double Dead, the debut Southern murder mystery by Terry Hoover, has been called a "standout by any standard" by Mystery Scene Magazine. I agree and so do the American Library Association's Booklist and several mystery authors.
"Terry Hoover is a newcomer to the mystery scene, but Double Dead, her first novel, does not read like the work of a novice," writes Lynne Maxwell for Mystery Scene Magazine. "A finalist in the Malice Domestic/St. Martin's Press Contest for Best First Traditional Mystery, Double Dead is a standout by any standard, featuring intricate plotting, electrifying courtroom scenes and a genuinely likeable protagonist. Count me in as a charter member of the Terry Hoover fan club!"
As the book begins, it's summer 1961 in Charlotte, NC. People are thinking about yo-yos, madras and the A-bomb. The heat picks up when wealthy banker John Lattimore is accused of murdering his mistress Delores Green.
After exposing a scandal among management that destroyed his career and his wife's, former newspaper reporter Steve Harlan is eking out a living as a private detective. The defense provide him a big break: a chance to work on the big case he has been praying for. His jubilation is tempered when he learns how heartlessly Lattimore has involved Delores's 13-year-old son.
Did Lattimore do it or was the bottle to blame for the death? Harlan must find out to save his client from a date with the gas chamber and his own family from someone who will do anything to keep the truth hidden.
Double Dead has received a thumbs up from The American Library Association's [http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb492277.htm ]Booklist, as well as praise from award-winning mystery authors Charles Todd, Judy Clemens and Cathy Pickens.
Double Dead, a finalist in the Malice Domestic St. Martin's Press contest for Best First Traditional Mystery, is the first book in the Steve Harlan series. Terry Hoover, a native of Charlotte, NC, where Double Dead is set, now lives just outside the city, with her husband - that would be me - a public relations consultant. Hoover can be found online at [http://www.hoovermysteries.com/]http://www.hoovermysteries.com.
Harry Hoover is a partner in [http://www.my-creativeteam.com/blog]My Creative Team. He has 30 years of experience in crafting and delivering bottom line messages that ensure success for serious businesses like Duke Energy, Levolor, National Gypsum, North Carolina Tourism, Nucor, Premier, Rubbermaid, Ty Boyd Executive Learning Systems, VELUX, and Verbatim.
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