It’s always a pleasure to share with
you when I know an intriguing new book is about to hit the bookstores.
Today I want to highlight THE WAGES OF SIN by Nancy Allen,
published by Witness Impulse. While this book became available in eBook (ISBN:
978-0062438751) yesterday, the print format (ISBN: 978-0062438768) doesn’t
release until June 14. This is the third installment in Nancy’s Ozarks
Mysteries series.
THE WAGES
OF SIN is another suspenseful
legal thriller set in the Ozark hills starring prosecutor Elsie Arnold, who’s
ready to deliver justice for a pregnant woman who was killed--with the only
witness her young daughter--but, arguing for capital punishment in a small
town, Elsie’s in for more than she bargained.
Here's a brief synopsis of the book …
In rural McCown County, Missouri, a young pregnant woman
is found beaten to death in a trailer park. The only witness to the murder is
Ivy, her six-year-old daughter, who points to her mom’s boyfriend—father of the
unborn child. County prosecutor Madeleine Thompson promises the community
justice, and in the Ozarks, that can only mean one thing: a death sentence.
When Madeleine’s first choice for co-counsel declines to
try a death penalty case, she is forced to turn to assistant prosecutor Elsie
Arnold. Elsie is reluctant to join forces with her frosty boss, but the road to
conviction seems smooth—until unexpected facts about the victim arise, and the
testimony of the lone eyewitness Ivy becomes increasingly crucial. Against
Elsie’s advice, Madeleine brings in the state attorney general’s office to
assist them, while cutthroat trial attorney Claire O’Hara joins the defense.
Elsie will not let the power of prosecution—of seeking
justice—be wrested from her without a fight. She wants to win the case, and to
avenge the death of the mother and her unborn child. But as the trial nears,
Elsie begins to harbor doubts about the death penalty itself. Meanwhile, the
child Ivy is in greater danger than anyone knows.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
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| Author Nancy Allen |
For more on Nancy and her writing, visit her at Goodreads.
Other books in the Ozarks Mysteries series included: THE
CODE OF THE HILLS (Book #1) and A KILLING AT THE CREEK (Book #2).
Thanks so much for stopping
by today. I hope I’ve enticed you to be on the lookout for this fascinating book.
Have you read the earlier books in this series? Does it matter if the prosecutor
is male or female in the stories you read?
