It’s that time again!
July 4th is when my latest Sean Colbeth mystery novel — Bewitched — hits store shelves. (Shameless plug: there’s still time to preorder your Kindle or hardcover if you’d like to get a copy right out of the gate.) As is now traditional, here’s the first set of tidbits to tease what’s to come for our intrepid investigator. (I promise no spoilers.)
This one is personal.
Perhaps more than some of the prior books in this series, the case that Sean finds himself mired in hits a bit too close to home for his tastes; awkward teenage memories he’d rather forget play a huge role in discovering what’s been hiding in a decrepit ice house at the edge of Windeport.
Wait — did you say ice house?
As a matter of fact, I did. If you’ve never heard of one, suffice it to say it’s a throwback to a time before refrigerators, part of an industry that was critical to Windeport’s fishing economy back in the day. (There are still a few of these interesting architectural marvels out there, the one I know about in Maine inspired the location for this particular story.)
Windeport has lousy cell coverage.
Well, that was kind of a given considering the rural county the village is located in. It doesn’t help that there are a number of hills (and valleys) that make reception trying even in the best of times.
Don’t tell me you’re going with the trite plot device of a cellphone that can’t make a call…
I wouldn’t dream of it.*
(* this is neither a confirmation nor a denial.)
Sean has a new number two.
It took three books to convince Sean he needed to replace Vasily. Those were hard conversations with him, but in the end, I think he’s satisfied with his latest hire at Windeport P.D. (I think you’ll like his choice, too.)
Charlie loves her cat as much as her children.
I suppose any pet owner worth their salt would agree with this viewpoint; I know I do and don’t blame her in the least for pressuring Sean into locating her missing feline at the beginning of the story.
Okay, that’s it for this edition. Stay tuned as I continue to count down to the release of Bewitched on July 4th over the next few posts.