Publishes March 4th

Book FIVE of the DISCOUNT DETECTIVE MYSTERY SERIES

A young boy witnesses a kidnapping in a homeless encampment and flees for his life.

After rescuing a young boy trying to escape from two men who are chasing him, private investigator and single mom Cameron Chandler is repeatedly told that \u201cyou can\u2019t save everyone.\u201d Nevertheless, she takes on several clients who want her and her partner Yuri at Penny-wise Investigations to find missing homeless relatives, including a three-month-old baby.

Challenged by an investigation that ventures into a complex world of camaraderie and hardships where no one is safe, Cameron finds solace in her quirky but supportive family, her partner\u2019s trivia rants, her dog\u2019s obsession with stuffed endangered species toys, and a handsome detective who may or may not be interested in more than a professional relationship.

Author Spotlight

About Charlotte Stuart

Charlotte earned her PhD by studying how values influence behavior. That interest in communication and relationships became a theme in her work life – first as an academic, later as an organization development consultant, and now as a mystery writer. It wasn’t particularly helpful during her time as a commercial salmon fisher in Alaska, but she enjoyed those years of physical labor and being away from everything except the ocean and the captivating Alaskan scenery and wildlife.

Her current passions include writing humorous mysteries set in the Pacific Northwest. She is also engaged with local writers and readers as past president of the Puget Sound chapter of Sisters in Crime.

Since 2019 she has published three Discount Detective mysteries with one more to due out in March, 2023, three Macavity & Me mysteries and the first Vashon Island Mystery.

Charlotte is also the author of a non-fiction book, DISASTROUS INTERVIEWS: THE COMIC, TRAGIC AND JUST PLAIN UGLY.

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