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May Day Super Sale

Next Chapter and yours truly is please to announce Kobo’s May Super Sale. From May 9^th to May 21^st—for a mere $0.99 cents—you can purchase the first three books in the Triple Threat Investigation Agency series.

https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/triple-threat-mysteries-books-1-3

And for those not familiar with the P.I. antics, er, adventures of JJ, Rey, and Linda…

The Connecticut Corpse Caper

The first in the series was intended to be a standalone, but JJ, Rey, and Linda had other ideas. Well, Rey did and having EF4 stamina, she convinced the other two to follow suit. Caper has JJ, Rey, and Linda attempting to solve murders during tempestuous weather at a haunted mansion. Seven potential inheritance recipients must remain seven days to collect. Unfortunately, one by one, they topple like storm-blown saplings. The trio slap on amateur sleuthing caps, determined to find the crazed culprit(s).

Can You Hula Like Hilo Hattie?

The gals did so well solving the mystery of the multiple murders in the haunted Connecticut mansion, they decide to go professional. Off to Oahu they fly and set up shop. The Triple Threat Investigation Agency accepts their first case: solving the secret of a millionaire’s pretty, young wife. Before they can discover said secret, however, the wife is found floating in the sapphire waters of the Pacific.

Coco’s Nuts

The newbie private eyes endeavor to prove their beautiful client did not murder two men. Not an easy feat when all the evidence is stacked against her, er, them, er … The one person who might shed some light is an odd little fellow named Coco. Too bad he’s gone MIA. The detecting travels of JJ, Rey, and Linda lead them along a few winding detours, such as the world of gambling and limb-breakers. Can they solve the case before more bodies drop—maybe theirs?

Perhaps you’d like to check them out …? 😊

Cuppa Java?

Who doesn’t love a cup o’ joe in the morning?

I all but fly into the kitchen as soon as I roll out of bed. Nothing better than a huge steaming mug of Kick Ass coffee with oat milk. Ahhhhhh. So-o go-ood.

This week’s post is about more merch (they don’t stop, LMAO) … and this week’s “feature” is, yup, coffee! You can find it for these three books in the Triple Threat Investigation Agency:

The Connecticut Corpse Caper

https://litmatter.com/products/the-connecticut-corpse-caper-broken-top-coffee-blend-medium-roast

Can You Hula like Hilo Hattie?

Can You Hula Like Hilo Hattie? – Broken Top Coffee Blend (Medium Roast | LitMatter

Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha

Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha – Broken Top Coffee Blend (Medium Roast) | LitMatter

For those unfamiliar with the books, here’s a quick rundown:

Caper is the first book in the series and has JJ, Rey, and Linda solving multiple murders at a haunted mansion. It was intended as a standalone, but the gals—pleased that they’d done so well as amateur sleuths—decided to carry on as professional private eyes.

Hilo has the trio solving their first paying case on Oahu, where they’ve set up the Triple Threat Investigation agency. They stumble over a few bodies as they attempt to discover what an elderly millionaire’s young wife is up to. But they’re far from deterred and determine to solve the case at all costs.

Ha-Ha has JJ, Rey, and Linda dealing with an ingenious serial killer whose goal is to challenge (vex) the P.I.s. Can they find out who he is before too many more victims fall prey …?

If you’re looking for a caffeine fix, or a fun read, maybe you’d be interested in checking out one of the above? 😉

The Needle’s Stuck in the Groove

At the risk of sounding like a broken record … a broken record … a broken record …

Three more items are avail for Disco’s Dead and so is Mo-Mo.

A stainless-steel water bottle (I’ll add that to the current collection of thirty-five):

https://litmatter.com/products/discos-dead-and-so-is-mo-mo-stainless-steel-water-bottle

A pint glass (if I decide to start drinking suds, I’ll get one):

https://litmatter.com/products/discos-dead-and-so-is-mo-mo-pint-glass

A corkwood coaster set (can’t have too many of those):

https://litmatter.com/products/discos-dead-and-so-is-mo-mo-corkwood-coaster-set

And just so you know what Mo-Mo’s about, here’s a blurb:

The mystery surrounding the disappearance of mobster Mo-Mo Martine in Canada during the days of disco and polyester is finally solved when his body is found in a drum off the sapphire waters of Oahu. Countless people—family, friends, foes—hated Mo-Mo. Anyone could have murdered him. Or was it a professional hit by the notorious, never-miss Death Angel? Is it possible!? The faceless, nameless assassin-for-hire is still plying his trade after all these years? As bodies drop, the P.I.s begin to believe answers won’t come from anyone they interview; they’ll be found in mysterious photos dating back to Mo-Mo’s disco days. They merely have to decipher what the people and backdrops in those photos are telling them—a tricky task indeed. Will they figure it out before more murders occur . . . perhaps theirs?

… Maybe I should consider a career change and become a hawker. 😉

More Merch & A Smile

As you know, every now and again (and sometimes more often than not), I post about new merchandise related to the Triple Threat Investigation Agency books. And then, once in that proverbial blue moon, I’m not adverse to sharing a bit about me.

Today, it’s merch time … with two new items.

For the latest book in the series, Disco’s Dead and so is Mo-Mo (Triple Threat Mysteries Book 6), there’s a teddy bear. He’s rather cute, I must say (but then I adore cute and cuddly).

https://litmatter.com/products/discos-dead-and-so-is-mo-mo-teddy-bear

In Disco, JJ, Rey, and Linda are trying to solve a decades-old mystery. Who killed dime-store mobster Mo-Mo Martine (and curiously, how did his body end up in the sapphire waters of Hawaii, when he hailed from Quebec)?

The second item is a canvas wall-hanging for the first book The Connecticut Corpse Caper (Triple Threat Mysteries Book 1).

https://litmatter.com/products/the-connecticut-corpse-caper-canvas

In Caper, the trio dons amateur sleuthing caps as they try to determine who’s killing inheritance recipients at wacky Aunt Mat’s haunted mansion. After a few bumbles and stumbles (over bodies), they learn who’s been doing so … and that whets their appetite re becoming professional private eyes.

I was on Amazon this week to grab a link, so I looked at Caper … and saw that it had received almost 1000 reviews and 4 1/2 stars. That made my day, week, and month. I’ve had a miserable head cold for several days now and I’ve been rather crotchety. The frowning and grunting evolved into smiling and rejoicing.

Of all the wonderful reviews, my eye did focus on the not so favorable ones, but that’s okay; people are entitled to their opinions. They don’t know a good book if it bit them in the bum. <LOL> Just joking. Constructive unfavorable reviews can often provide valuable lessons, which can subsequently be applied to future endeavors. 😉 So it’s all very good.

More Merch!

This week’s [quick] post is [yet again] about [new] merch available for a couple of the Triple Threat Investigation Agency mysteries. Given Next Chapter emails me about them, I feel compelled to share. 😉

There’s a throw blanket for Disco’s Dead and so is Mo-Mo. I could always use another throw to deal with those -25C days. And not bad at $28.

https://litmatter.com/products/discos-dead-and-so-is-mo-mo-velveteen-plush-blanket

I must confess that I never liked the cover to my first book The Connecticut Corpse Caper (thought it cheesy, but arguing doesn’t always work). But you know, I actually rather like the latte mug they’ve just announced. Now, would I pay $18 for a mug? Hell, no. But for those who aren’t as frugal as myself, and are looking for a latte mug, well, perhaps it’s worth adding to the kitchen cupboard collection? 😊

https://litmatter.com/products/the-connecticut-corpse-caper-latte-mug

And if you’re not familiar with the books, here’s a quick rundown:

Caper: JJ, Rey, and Linda are invited to partake in a get-your-inheritance-if-you-last-the-week extravaganza. They’re not in the reputedly haunted mansion half-a-day when the first body drops. One by one, more fall. The gals don sleuthing caps and endeavor to finger the murderer(s). This is the first in the series and “inspires” the trio to become professional private eyes.

Disco’s Dead: The body of Mo-Mo Martine, a dime-store mobster, is found decades later off the shores of Oahu. How’d he get there all the way from Canada? JJ, Rey, and Linda embark on their most puzzling and challenging case yet as they determine who’s responsible for killing people who’d once known Mo-Mo. Could it be? Death Angel, a killer-for-hire in the 70s, is back and plying his trade?

The gals and I would love it if you checked out our tales of mis-adventurous mysteries.

Catch ya next week!

Holiday Hype, Also Known as a Self-Promo Push

Nothing wrong with ending the year pushing one’s product …

… so-o, here’s that final promotional-push post. 😉

Thanks to Next Chapter and Kobo, you can get the Triple Threat Mysteries—Books 1-3 for $0.99 from December 21^st through January 2^nd. A great stocking-stuffer price. 😊

LINK TO BOOK PAGE IN STORE:

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/triple-threat-mysteries-books-1-3

If you’d like to find out how JJ, Rey, and Linda became private investigators, the first book The Connecticut Corpse Caper will enlighten you. Something to do with figuring out who’s knocking off a sundry of inheritance recipients in a haunted mansion. Can You Hula Like Hilo Hattie and Coco’s Nuts have the trio, now the proud owners of the Triple Threat Investigation Agency in Hawaii, solving their first official paying cases. The former has them determining who killed the pretty trophy wife of an elderly millionaire while the latter has them attempting to prove their client is innocent of murder. All three provide a curious case of characters (also known as suspects) who truly give the gals a run for their money.

Perhaps you’d like to check us out? If you do, please let us know what you think. Truly, we’d love to hear from you.

Do You Hear What I Hear?

… so sang Bing Crosby. A lovely holiday song, but not at all related to this post. 😉

As part of Next Chapter’s 2023 marketing platform update, the team’s updated the Universal Book Link for The Connecticut Corpse Caper (Triple Threat Mysteries Book 1) to include links to my audiobook in Audible & Apple Audiobooks.

https://books2read.com/u/3R6olv

The Connecticut Corpse Caper has [future] private eyes JJ, Rey, and Linda donning sleuthing caps as they endeavor to discover who is killing the inheritance recipients gathered at their wacky aunt’s haunted mansion. They have their challenges besides the piling bodies: a curious cast of characters, hidden passageways, silly behind-the-walls sounds, and a few red herrings.

On a similar [and personally exciting] note—just received the notification—that Next Chapter is working on increasing our audiobook sales. They’re creating unique audiobook trailers! Mine isn’t ready yet, so I’ll wait with bated breath.

And then … there’s the Bounty Program. For each audiobook, there’s a unique link to each main Audible store (US, UK, France and Germany).

Here are the Bounty links for The Connecticut Corpse Caper:

UNITED STATES:
https://www.audible.com/pd/B07XQ3TTFV/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-163671&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_163671_rh_us

UNITED KINGDOM:
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B07XKZKP77/?source_code=AUKFrDlWS02231890H6-BK-ACX0-163671&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_163671_rh_uk

FRANCE:
https://www.audible.fr/pd/B07XL22PYJ/?source_code=FRAORWS022318903B-BK-ACX0-163671&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_163671_rh_fr

GERMANY:
https://www.audible.de/pd/B07XQ2Y34F/?source_code=EKAORWS0223189009-BK-ACX0-163671&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_163671_rh_de

We’d [really] love it if you checked us out. 😊

Kobo’s Black Friday Sale

Hey there. Just a quick “me” plug … Kobo’s Black Friday Sale (Nov 24^th thru Nov 27^th) is featuring Triple Threat Mysteries – Books 1-3 for $0.99.

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/triple-threat-mysteries-books-1-3

It features the first book The Connecticut Corpse Caper, which details the wacky adventures JJ, Rey, and Linda encounter at their equally wacky aunt’s rurally located haunted mansion. When several of the potential inheritance recipients start dropping dead, the trio dons sleuthing caps to determine the culprit.

The next two books, Can You Hula Like Hilo Hattie and Coco’s Nuts feature the now Hawaii-based—and official—private eyes solving their first paying cases. Hired by a wealthy elderly man to discover his trophy wife’s “secret” proves no easy feat … particularly when she is found floating in the Pacific. A beautiful truck driver is accused of murder in Coco, and the pretty P.I.s have to prove she’s innocent despite the overwhelming evidence that continually amasses.

Curious characters and circumstances make for diligent “detectiving” … if not treacherous times.

Given the price, Triple Threat Mysteries could just serve as a nice little [entertaining] stocking stuffer. As Rey said, they’d love to pop out of someone’s hosiery. (She has a unique sense of humor, but we all love her.) 😊

Mi-Mi-Mi … Me, Me, Me … Again!

I’m in a singing mood (fortunately for those folks within hearing distance, I did not inherit my mom’s tone deafness).

To start, the Triple Threat Mysteries Collection, featuring newbie private eyes JJ, Rey, and Linda, has been added to the Apple Sales channel as an ebook (Collection / Box Set). You can find it here:

https://books.apple.com/us/book/triple-threat-mysteries-collection/id6443052045

Apple’s the second largest ebook retail in the world, and their iPhones and iPods all have an app for reading ebooks. Accordingly, you can easily purchase and read a book in 1-2-3. (Sounds great to someone like me who has constant technical challenges.)

On a similar note, the first book in the series, The Connecticut Corpse Caper, which is set in a haunted Connecticut mansion and details how JJ, Rey, and Linda solve a multiple-murder case—and thus get the idea they’d actually like to become P.I.s—can be found at BookBeat.

https://www.bookbeat.co.uk/book/the-connecticut-corpse-caper-733120

BookBeat’s one of the leading ebook subscription services in Europe, operating in 30 countries, including Nordic and UK markets. It has an eReading app for both Android and iPhones. As an FYI, they offer a free 30-day trial to new customers.

If anyone’s read any of the trio’s adventures, perhaps you’d be so kind as to leave a review? 😊

Lastly, as posted recently, Next Chapter has established a relationship with library platforms—in this case, OverDrive, which has its own library app: Libby. It’s free for Androids and iPhones.

IPHONE:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/libby-by-overdrive-labs/id1076402606?pt=211483&ct=meetLibby&mt=8

ANDROID:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby&referrer=utm_source%3Dmeet_libby

Through Libby, readers can borrow ebooks from their local library for free by simply using, yes, their library card (remember those?) This provides publishers with a new approach to marketing.

To see which libraries are using Libby, here’s a link:

https://www.overdrive.com/libraries

And if you’d like to check out the first book—The Connecticut Corpse Caper (Triple Threat Mysteries Book 1)—the first of the series which has just been added, you can find it here:

https://www.overdrive.com/media/10102461/the-connecticut-corpse-caper

We’d love it if you’d pay us a visit. 😊

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