The
Illustrious Client
by
Sandra de Helen
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BLURB:
Book
Two of the Shirley Combs and Dr. Mary Watson series, THE ILLUSTRIOUS
CLIENT, shows us the private investigator and her sidekick sharing an
office, and introduces their receptionist, Lix. They are hired to
influence a young international pop star, Oceane Charles, to pry her
away from her older, richer, player of a girlfriend. The cast is made
up of people with various ethnicities and backgrounds, and of course
the job soon includes solving a murder mystery. Along the way, Mary
discovers her latent lesbianism. Set in Portland, Oregon on a
superyacht, in a hospital VIP room, at Rose Festival, and other fun
places.
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EXCERPTS
Excerpt
One:
Oceane
was moaning with desire and ready for more when Zaro suddenly stopped
what she was doing and sat up.
“What
is it?” Oceane asked.
“Shh.”
There
was a sound outside the bedroom window. They both heard it this time.
Zaro jumped up, threw back the drapes, opened the window and climbed
out.
“Come
back here, you!” She was actually chasing someone.
“Zaro,
wait! Let me call the police. See, I’m calling them now.” Oceane
was dialing 911 on her cell phone when she heard Zaro scream. She
climbed out the window, pulling at her robe with one hand, still
holding the phone in the other. Khalil came running from somewhere,
yelling “Stop her! Stop her!”
Khalil
and Oceane reached Zaro at nearly the same minute. Zaro was screaming
and writhing in pain. She couldn’t tell them what had happened, but
it was clear she’d been attacked. Khalil took the phone from Oceane
and spoke with the emergency dispatcher asking for both police and an
ambulance.
“It
looks like acid.”
AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Sandra
de Helen’s books as well as short stories are available at
bookstores, libraries, and online. Her poetry and plays are published
in several journals. Samples of her works are on her website
SandradeHelen.com. Even though she says she isn't a "joiner,"
de Helen is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Oregon Writers Colony,
the Golden Crown Literary Society, and International Centre for Women
Playwrights. Like her at FaceBook.com/drmarywatson, follow her on
Twitter @dehelen, and read her blog at RedCrested.com. She lives with
her cat Stanton in Portland, Oregon where they both type.
Website:
http://www.sandradehelen.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/drmarywatson
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