Eager Detective Breaks Out of Gendered Job Role to Catch a Killer In 1970s North Carolina
26 Julio 2024 - 8:21AM
Amanda Blackstone is good at a lot of things — but no one will give
her the chance to prove it. When her first job at her town’s local
daily newspaper is as their “society columnist,” she uses it to
search for any opportunity to take on a case and prove her skills
as an investigative reporter.
While covering the debutante reception for the daughter of one
of the town’s wealthiest men, Amanda overhears a veiled threat that
leads her to suspect that corporate embezzlement is behind a
suspicious suicide. She teams up with experienced fellow reporter,
Patrick Maguire, who does his best to rein in her impulsive
instincts. The two discover evidence of a shady offshore
account, blackmail, and a reprehensible family secret from a
generation ago that will end in murder. As her feelings for Pat
grow, Amanda realizes her rookie mistakes may have put both their
lives in danger.
Great for fans who appreciate a fiercely independent sleuth as a
main character, Blood Will Tell leads the reader on a harrowing
adventure set against the dynamic backdrop of journalism during the
turbulent 1970s.
Blood Will Tell is available for purchase online at Amazon.com
and Barnes and Noble.com. For more information about the author,
please visit any of her social media platforms.
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About the Author:
Anita Coffee Thomas grew up in northeast Florida and graduated
with a bachelor’s degree in English from Florida State University.
She married her childhood sweetheart but was widowed at age 27. She
briefly remarried and then subsequently spent twenty years in
Atlanta at her dream job in advertising. After growing tired of
Atlanta traffic and the lack of an ocean, she moved to Wilmington,
North Carolina in 2000. There she started her second dream job at
the local daily newspaper, the Star-News. Following her retirement
in 2014, she completed her first novel.
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