...And Night Falls [Paperback]

Tommie Lyn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 27, 2009

Bullets and blackmail and beaches...a hit man and a hurricane and a high-stakes political campaign ...And Night Falls ramps up the action and suspense when Pensacola native Shelley Goodnight finds the body of a murder victim...but not just any victim. Dead man Farrell Gilbert worked at the desk next to Shelley's in her father's real estate office...an inconvenient fact the authorities can't ignore. Add a hitman, Hurricane Ivan, and conscientious Deputy Clay Cameron from Santa Rosa County to the mix, and the tension tightens like a corkscrew.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Tommie Lyn has made her home in the beautiful Florida panhandle for almost 35 years. Her husband of 47 years (and high school sweetheart) retired from the Navy after being transferred here from Okinawa in 1975. Three of her novels and some of her short stories are set in the panhandle. An avid reader since childhood, she began writing fiction four years ago and writes short stories and novels in a variety of genres: historical, mystery/suspense, supernatural thriller and mainstream fiction. Currently, a showcase of short stories is freely available for readers on her website. Four of her novels are available for purchase from Amazon.com. Encouraging other writers is important to her. In order to provide that encouragement, she maintains membership in writers' groups. She's been a member of the local Panhandle Writers Group for two years and is a member of online writers' groups as well.

Product Details

• Paperback: 340 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (February 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1441484302
• ISBN-13: 978-1441484307
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,067,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tommie Lyn has made her home in the beautiful Florida panhandle for over 35 years. Her husband of 49 years (who was her high school sweetheart) retired from the Navy after being transferred here from Okinawa in 1975. Three of her novels and some of her short stories are set in the panhandle.

An avid reader since childhood, she began writing fiction five years ago and writes short stories and novels in a variety of genres: historical, mystery/suspense, supernatural thriller and mainstream fiction. Currently, a showcase of short stories is freely available for readers on her website. Seven of her novels and one short story are available for purchase from Amazon.com.

Encouraging other writers is important to her. In order to provide that encouragement, she maintains membership in writers' groups. She's been a member of the local Panhandle Writers Group for four years and is a member of online writers' groups as well.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Will be Hooked from Page One!, August 1, 2009

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Lynnette Bonner "www.lynnettebonner.com" (Everett, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ...And Night Falls (Paperback)

Tommie Lyn is a great writer. This book kept me turning pages all the way to the end. The characters are well rounded. The romance was real. The suspense was thick. The danger was intense. I didn't know who the man behind the killer was until the very end!

As someone who has never been to the south-east, I appreciated the attention to detail given in description. You'll really feel like you are in the heat and humidity - not to mention hurricanes! :)

I'm looking forward to reading more from Tommie Lyn.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent first mystery offering, October 17, 2009

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Liberty Speidel (Kansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ...And Night Falls (Paperback)

Usually, it's books written by Vince Flynn or Kathy Reichs that can, will, and do keep me up until all hours of the night. Well, move over, Vince and Kathy! Tommie Lyn has won that coveted award too.

Being that I write mysteries, this particular offering from Tommie Lyn had me intrigued from the get-go. I was immediately asking questions as I read about Shelley Goodnight, her friends, family, and the Southern Charmer Sheriff's deputy, Clay Cameron. (This, by the way, is a good response to a mystery book!) I was trying to guess at everything--this person's relationship with that person, that person's ulterior motives, this person's honesty, etc.

I fell in love with Shelley and Clay. I wanted them to end up together. :) (Trying super-hard not to spoil it for others.) I loved how protective of her he became.

And of course the mystery was great too. It had everything I love in a good who-dunit: politics, ulterior motives, are-they-good-or-are-they-bad guys, twists, turns, love affairs. And, there was even a bit of a moral to parts of the story. (Not spoiling it, not spoiling it!)

If you enjoy a good murder mystery mated with a romance story, you'll enjoy '...And Night Falls'.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good read, April 28, 2009

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Keith Lee (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ...And Night Falls (Paperback)

This is a good book and well written,with plenty of charactures drawn together which cleverly masked the outcome. It is very atmospheric and draws the reader into the story. The authors discription of the area's and characters in the book are excellent. This is a really good read and we are looking forward to the next book.