Derailed!
(Book 1)
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"Intelligent, tightly plotted, and satisfying. Kelly Pruett is a new PI on the scene and I’m eager for her next case."
-- Dianne Freeman, Agatha and Lefty award winning author of the Countess of Harleigh mysteries
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I write mystery and suspense stories, and in particular, about the adventures of my tenacious PI Kelly Pruett who has inherited her father’s agency. You can find out more about my books here. For years, I worked as a legal secretary, giving me a front row seat on the legal maneuverings that took place every …
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DERAILED, is Book 1 of my PI Kelly Pruett mystery series. (Book 2 will be coming in May 2021!) The book features a single mom who inherits her father’s PI business and sets out to prove that a young woman’s death by train is not an accident, putting her on a crash course with her …
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