Innocuous
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Published by: She Writes Press
Release Date: April 27, 2027
Pages: 256
ISBN13: 979-8896364689
Synopsis
For fans of Virgin River, Alex Cross, and Blue Bloods, a sixth installment in a contemporary crime thriller series set at a premier Pacific Northwest writing retreat that becomes ground zero for murder.
At Pines & Quill, a prestigious writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest, four resident authors—a best-selling crime thriller novelist desperate to steal a plot, a former nun hiding in silence, a comedian who’s lost her laugh, and a fiery human rights activist—converge. Each one is harboring secrets—and when their worlds collide, blood spills.
PI Sean McPherson joins forces with homicide detective Joe Bingham to investigate a missing wife and a husband who waited two weeks to report her disappearance. Soon, a woman’s torso surfaces in a nearby wetlands preserve, and her limbs are discovered afterward in a place meant for creativity and escape: the guest quarters at Pines & Quill.
Meanwhile, FBI Special Agent Rafferty is on assignment at Quantico and has left his wife, Ivy, at the writing retreat. Hoping to uncover the parents who abandoned her as an infant on a convent’s doorstep, she submits her DNA to a genealogy site. What she learns is a chilling revelation—one far more dangerous than she ever imagined possible.
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“Because of the complexity of this story, this may be Buchanan’s best effort. Her stories always remind me of Louise Penny’s Three Pines mysteries with her renowned detective Armand Gamache.”
—CHRIS NORBURY, author of the Matt Lanier mystery-thriller series
“The writing is crisp. The characters are larger than life. And the story moves along like gangbusters. It will keep you reading late into the night!”
—JEFFREY L. DIAMOND, author of the Ethan Benson thriller series
“Shot through with sensory details, delightful cuisine, murder, and mayhem, Innocuous takes the reader into another world and holds them there until the end.”
—MARGARET MIZUSHIMA, author of the Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries
“Innocuous is a compelling reminder that the most dangerous stories are often the ones we tell ourselves.”
—NICK CHIARKAS, author of Weepers and Nunzio’s Way
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