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Christmas is coming!
Faster than I am ready for, but there’s no slowing it. I wrote this short story for my Spotlight Sleuth series as Christmas comes to Arbordale. If you missed it then, it’s back now. You can read it for FREE on Bookfunnel. You can also sign up on my mailing list if you wish. Completely optional; you still get the story. Click on the link below:
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A Harvest Moon Murder is available NOW on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.
What people are saying:
… From the setting to the protagonist, the mystery and the suspects, this book nails it. A thoroughly enjoyable who-done-it that drops plenty of crumbs, but keeps you guessing til the end. …
… Anyone who likes a mystery, even if you normally wouldn’t read paranormal! The characters are engaging and fun and kept me turning the pages …
Isla is a great character with a sharp wit. The plot is engaging and the writing excellent.
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A Drowning in the Maze, a Halloween murder mystery is releasing on October 22nd. It is on Preorder now. On October 23rd, the price will drop to 99-cents for one day for those who are willing to pay a buck for the eBook. (Deeply appreciated, I assure you.) Then on October 24th to 26th, it will be FREE for those three days. I hope you will pick up a copy, read it, and leave a review at Amazon and/or Good Reads!
If you have a question or want to send me a message, contact me at RPAverett@gmail.com
IN OTHER NEWS…
I am working on a new cozy mystery series set in Pembroke, Wales.
Looking for Rene’s cookbooks or children’s books? Links coming soon!
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Hi! I am a multi-genre writer who loves creating all kinds of stories. However, this website is primarily for my mystery stories. At this time, I have three released novels and one coming on October 22nd. A Fatal Sweetness, A Harvest Moon Murder, and A Drowning at the Maze are available on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited. The paperback for A Drowning at the Maze will be out in November. I am currently writing the fourth book in the series: A Masque of Shadows. Look for it in May, 2026
Let me introduce you to the Spotlight Sleuth, Isla Reed and her support team. By the way, her name is pronounced I-la, as in island. The ‘s’ is silent.
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The ghost of a forgotten actor. A heroine who won’t back down. A tragedy that demands a final act.
Isla’s unexpected inheritance of the Playhouse Theatre comes with more than dusty seats and faded scripts—it comes with a ghost. She is quickly drawn into a plot as deep and dark as the trapdoor that once led to a famed actor’s untimely death. With each step into the theater’s haunted halls, Isla uncovers long-forgotten secrets and faces threats from those who wish to bury the truth along with the past.
As the anniversary of the tragedy approaches, Isla must piece together clues from the past to solve the mystery and end a soul’s suffering. Surrounded by shadows, secrets, and a secret society, Isla finds that some doors, even trapdoors, should never be opened.
Isla Reed
Theatre owner & Amateur Sleuth
Katie Beldon
Candy shop owner & Isla’s best friend
Henry Higgins
Theatre Cat
Daphne Chase
Isla’s Great Aunt & Ghost
