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Solomon Mysteries
The Payson
Pentalogy
Book
I: All the Blue-Eyed Angels
Investigative journalist Erin Solomon sets out to solve a mystery that's
haunted her since childhood: a fatal fire at the Payson Church of Tomorrow, the
isolated fundamentalist community where Erin lived with her father for the
first ten years of her life. When what was presumed to be cult suicide turns
out to be anything but, Erin returns to her hometown to find the truth behind
the tragedy. Now, isolated on the Maine coast with an old flame and a handsome
newcomer with his own dark past, Erin will risk everything to uncover the
secrets of Payson Isle - secrets someone will kill to keep buried.
A convicted murderer desperate to
prove his own innocence, and a serial killer with a list of victims dating back
to the 1970's. The only thing the two seem to have in common is their link to
investigative reporter Erin Solomon's own father. When she and fellow reporter
Daniel Diggins are forced into the northern Maine woods during their
investigation by someone intent on making them pawns in a diabolical game of
cat and mouse, it will take everything they have to get out alive, and finally
learn the truth about Erin's father's past -- and the trail of bodies in his
wake.
Diggs and Solomon travel to Kentucky to look into the bizarre ritual murder of one of Diggs' oldest friends. But that
single death is hardly the only bizarre occurrence in Justice: soon, power
outages, explosions, standoffs, and conspiracy rock the small town, and
fundamentalist preacher Jesup T. Barnel claims he knows the reason for the
madness: The end times are upon them, and judgment will be fast and furious as
the clock winds down.
Book IV: Before
the After
(To be Released August, 2013)
Special thanks to Daniel Schnopp-Wyatt,
who gave me background on the backwoods of Kentucky from the perspective of a
wild man and a poet; to Jan Grivois, who provided feedback, read last-minute
revisions, and cheered me on through the final pieces of this novel; to Missy
Staunton, whose critical eye and stellar editorial sensibilities ultimately
made this book shine; and to my mom, who provided critical feedback, stocked
the cupboards with chocolate when my morale was flagging, and generally signed
on to love Erin, Diggs, and Juarez nearly as much as I do.
Appreciation also goes out to Michelle
Hannan and Annette MacNair, who’ve provided such stellar canine models and
inspiration for Einstein and Grace, respectively.
And to those who have read, commented,
reviewed, and fallen in love with Erin Solomon, I offer my most profound thanks
for your support. I’ve loved hearing from each and every one of you, and look
forward to getting to know you all better as Erin, Einstein, Diggs, and Juarez
continue their journey.