Doubletake

When death sneaks into the sleepy town of Twin Lakes, Texas, the entire community is shaken to its roots

Doubletake, the first mystery I wrote a number of years ago with a collaborator, Margaret Sutton, has found new life. The revised and updated version is now available with a terrific new cover by Dany Russell. The book had a very short life some years ago with a small publisher who let it languish, and I am happy to have it available again.

When first written, Margaret and I used a pen name, Sutton Miller, and reviewers thought the book had been written by a man. I guess we got the hard edges right.

** 2015 Best Mystery by the Texas Association of Authors **

** Semi-Finalist in the East Texas Writer’s Guild First Chapter Contest **

TxAssociation of Authors Award badge for Doubletake
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You can get a copy for  Kindle and  Paperback at Amazon.

Also available for Kobo, iBooks, Scibd, Nook, Page Foundry, and Tolino via Draft2Digital ** Audio edition at Apple

And, of course, I have copies here that I would be happy to autograph and ship within the continental United States if you would like to buy one as a gift to yourself or someone else. I love an autographed book as a birthday present. 🙂 E-mail me at maryann @ maryannwrites.com for pricing information.

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BLURB

Death sneaks in the back door of the peaceful town of Twin Lakes, Texas and nothing is ever the same again.

Homicide detective, Barbara Hobkins, is thrust headlong into the investigation. A product of the ‘new direction’ in law enforcement, her strength comes from a degree in psychology and an intuition that has served her well.

But will that be enough when she’s up against a sadistic killer?

Her partner, Keith Reeves wants nothing more than to solve this case so he can have one normal night at home with his family. He fights the pressure to nail somebody, any ‘somebody’, to satisfy the powers above.

The suspect, Royce Wertco, is a teenage punk; capable of the numerous petty crimes he’s been convicted of in the past, but not murder. Barbara knows this with every fiber of her being, but can she prove it?

Convinced the real killer is also responsible for a series of murders in Dallas, Hobkins tracks him to his seedy hidey-hole. There, her investigation turns into a chilling race for her life and she almost becomes a victim of Doubletake.

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REVIEWS

“You’ll hate to put this one down until you have read that last word. Highly recommended by a satisfied reader and I’m looking forward to the next book by this author. Enjoy.” Anne K. Edwards

“The book is well plotted and it is obvious that the author is an experienced writer.”   Martha Grimes for Reviewing the Evidence.

“Wow – so much packed into this story. And then such a surprise ending! Seriously well paced. I am pleased to recommend this to my mystery reading friends. The main character was up to the task and the dialogue snappy. More please.” Five-star review on Amazon

“This book was well written and hard to put down. I can’t wait to read more from Maryann Miller.” Pamela at Amazon – 5 Stars.

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