HIJACK IN ABSTRACT Goodreads Giveaway, Cherry Tucker #3

Starting August 27 through September 24, you can sign up to win one of ten signed advanced reader copies of Hijack in Abstract, A Cherry Tucker Mystery #3. Hijack in Abstract (Henery Press) releases November 5, 2013, so be one of the first to read the next in the Cherry Tucker Mystery Series!

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Hijack in Abstract

by Larissa Reinhart

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"Larissa Reinhart has a unique knack of putting her lead character, Cherry Tucker, through a series of obstacles, increasing the pressure until I'm on the edge of my seat. I find myself not only rooting for this sassy heroine to solve the mystery, but to figure out her deliciously complicated personal life. Cherry Tucker mysteries just keep getting better and better. I can't wait for the next installment!" --Terri L. Austin, author of the best selling Rose Strickland mysteries.

With a classical series sold and a portrait commissioned, Cherry Tucker’s art career is in Georgia overdrive. But when the sheriff asks Cherry to draw a composite sketch of a hijacker, her life takes a hairpin as the composite leads to a related murder, her local card-sharking buddy Max Avtaikin becomes bear bait and her nemesis labels the classical series “pervert art.”

Cherry’s jamming gears between trailer parks, Atlanta mansions, and trucker bars searching for the hijacker who left a widow and orphan destitute. While she seeks to help the misfortunate and save her local reputation, Cherry’s hammer down attitude has her facing the headlights of an oncoming killer.

Cover Reveal: STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW

I'm very pleased to present the cover for the upcoming May release of my second Cherry Tucker mystery, STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW (Henery Press).

Cherry Tucker’s in a stew. Art commissions dried up after her nemesis became president of the County Arts Council. Desperate and broke, Cherry and her friend, Eloise, spend a sultry summer weekend hawking their art at the Sidewinder Annual Brunswick Stew Cook-Off. When a bad case of food poisoning breaks out and Eloise dies, the police brush off her death as accidental. However, Cherry suspects someone spiked the stew and killed her friend. As Cherry calls on cook-off competitors, bitter rivals, and crooked judges, the police get steamed while the killer prepares to cook Cherry’s goose.

A big thank you out to my publisher Henery Press and my editor, Kendel Flaum. She peeked at my Still Life Pinterest board and look what I got! She's amazing.

Look for STILL LIFE out May 21, but stay tuned for various giveaways starting in March. 

What do you think of the cover? 

Tag, You're It: STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW, A Cherry Tucker Mystery

I was tagged by Judy Alter, author of the Kelly O'Connell mysteries and other novels. Her TROUBLE IN BIG BOX released about the same time as my mystery, and I had the pleasure of "meeting" Judy online to talk about her newest Kelly O'Connell mystery. Check out Judy's books at her website: JudyAlter.com. 

She tagged me to answer these questions about my newest Cherry Tucker mystery, STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW, which comes out in May.

What is the working title of your book? 

STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW.

Where did the idea come from for the book?

The second time we lived in Japan, there had been a major poisoning incident the previous year. Because there's so little crime in Japan, particularly this kind of murder, the posioning made headlines far into the next year as the trial went underway. I was intrigued by the curry poisoning incident and gave me an idea for a murder mystery. 

What genre does your book fall under?

Mystery, specifically amateur detective, although some call it a cozy mystery.

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

This time, I'm choosing actors from the Cast of Game of Thrones. I'd like to see them do Southern accents. 

Cherry: Emilia Clarke, who plays the ethereal mother of dragons, Daenerys Targaryen.

Luke: Kitt Harington, who plays Night Watch soldier Jon Snow.

Todd: Nikolaj Coster-Waldeu who plays bad boy Jamie Lanister.

Max: Sean Bean, who played Ned Stark.

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

Cherry Tucker is in a stew when her friend is poisoned and her cop boyfriend tries to prevent Cherry from serving the killer a hot bowl of justice.

Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

STILL LIFE is published by Henery Press, the publisher of all the Cherry Tucker mysteries.

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

I wrote some scenes during NaNoWriMo last year, but it was a different manuscript. In total about three months.

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

Nancy Martin's Blackbird Sisters mysteries, if they were Southern and trashier. Some readers compared the first Cherry Tucker, PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY, with the Stephanie Plum novels.

Who or What inspired you to write this book?

Cherry Tucker, my main character from the first book in the series. She's very demanding.

What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

There's more goats, hot men, and dead bodies than in PORTRAIT. I'm a giver.

Thanks Judy for tagging me! 
And tag you're it--
Connie Gillam. Check out her books at http://www.constancegillam.com/books.html. Her newest, a young adult paranormal THE 5th REALM has just been published!

LynDee Walker, whose FRONT PAGE FATALITY comes to life in January! 

Kellie Kamryn, whose TUMBLING HEARTS, a gymnast's romance, is now available.