THE ONLY WITNESS: A Mystery/Suspense Novel [Kindle Edition]

Pamela Beason (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 14, 2011

A novel of mystery and suspense from Daphne Award Winning Author Pamela Beason

KIDNAPPING…OR MURDER?

A MISSING BABY
Seventeen-year-old Brittany Morgan dashed into the store for just a minute, leaving her sleeping baby in the car. Now Ivy’s gone and half the town believes Brittany murdered her daughter.

A HAUNTED DETECTIVE
Detective Matthew Finn, a big-city fish out of water in small-town Evansburg, Washington, struggles with his wife’s betrayal as he investigates Ivy Morgan's disappearance. The clock is ticking and he can't find any witnesses.

AN UNUSUAL RESEARCH SUBJECT
Imaginative, manipulative, and volatile, with the intelligence of a five-year-old child, Neema cannot speak, but she knows enough sign language to invent jokes and insults. She can also hurl a grown man across the room. Neema is a gorilla.

A DISTRESSED SCIENTIST
After a psycho murdered one of her “talking” gorillas in Seattle, Dr. Grace McKenna relocated to the Evansburg area. Now with the economy on the rocks and her funding cut, her beloved gorillas Neema and Gumu are in jeopardy. When Neema repeats a story of a crying baby, a cucumber car, and a snake, Grace realizes her gorilla is the only witness to whatever happened to baby Ivy.

Does Grace dare go public with Neema’s sketchy clues? Can she afford not to?

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

This book was inspired by my fascination with animal intelligence and my work as a private investigator. I have worked on various cases where the testimony of small children was crucial. If a five-year-old child can testify in a criminal case, could a signing gorilla?

About the Author

Pamela Beason lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she writes novels and screenplays and works as a private investigator. When she's not on the job, she explores the natural world on foot or cross-country skis, in her kayak, and underwater as a scuba diver.

Pam is a recipient of the Daphne du Maurier Award. Her writing has been featured as Recommended Reading by Suspense magazine. Her new Summer Westin outdoor mystery series from Berkley Prime Crime began  with the publication of ENDANGERED in December 2011.

Product Details

• File Size: 417 KB
• Print Length: 318 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: WildWing Press (April 14, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004WOX12O
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,254 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #34 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Genre Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals
  • #34 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Police Procedurals
  • #79 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Genre Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Thrillers > Suspense

More About the Author

Pamela Beason lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she writes novels and screenplays and works as a private investigator. When she's not on the job, she explores the natural world on foot, in cross-country skis, in her kayak, or underwater scuba diving.

Beason is the author of four full-length fiction works; The Only Witness, Shaken, Call of the Jaguar, and Endangered, as well as the non-fiction title, SAVE Your Money, Your Sanity, and Our Planet. Pamela's writing tackles difficult themes while maintaining a satisfying and enjoyable story, and has earned her multiple prizes, including the Daphne du Maurier Award.

As an avid outdoorswoman and animal lover, Beason challenges the human assumption that we are the superior species. Engaging and touching, each of Beason's titles takes readers on an adventure while reminding us that drifting through life is not enough; you have to live it.

Pamela blogs and tweets about writing, outdoor adventures, and the value of being present in the moment. She looks forward to connecting with readers on her Twitter, Goodreads Page or Blog.