When my first Malone mystery, "Mixed Messages," was accepted for publication, I was ecstatic! Finally, after many, many years, my "baby" was going to be "born." And, when I held a copy in my hands for the first time, I remember cradling it to my chest, as if it were a real baby. With each new book, my excitement returns.
Although Ann Malone Kern is the main character in the first four books, her sister, Marnie, plays an important part in Ann's life and in two of the books. At some point, I realized that Marnie deserved to have a leading role in a book. So, that's how "Marnie Malone" came about. Here's a preview:
Someone is stalking Marnie.
It’s Marnie’s last week at the law firm of Cliburn
& Reeves and she feels like she’s riding an emotional roller coaster. Up
when she wins the divorce and custody battle for Callie Jackson against her
abusive husband, Jed. And plummeting down when one witness after another
decides not to testify against Mark Hall, an attorney at another Charleston
firm and an “alleged” serial rapist.
Marnie receives one threat after another and she
constantly feels the need to look over her shoulder, convinced that someone is
stalking her. With Sam out of town on business, she’s alone in the big, old
farmhouse and strange things are happening. Noises in the attic, creaking
floorboards and someone watching her from the woods.
As she tries to determine the identity of the stalker,
the list of men who have grudges against her grows longer each day. In her line
of work she’s made enemies. Is the stalker someone from the past or one of the
men on her list? And, how far will he go?
