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- Publisher: Intrigue Press (1996)
- ASIN: B000GRLG8M
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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...Every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day, somewhere in the world, someone downloads a Connie Shelton mystery...
A personal Thank You to all my readers who make this little statistic possible. Having fun with my writing, and connecting with readers--that's what being a mystery writer means to me. And I LOVE what I do!
It began in 1985 when I started writing my first novel, without much clue how to go about it. Two years and 500 pages later, when I finally typed 'The End,' I felt a huge rush of excitement. That book took third place in the Southwest Writers competition and began making the rounds of publishers. I simply started writing my second, and then my third books.
After publishing ten of my Charlie Parker mysteries, I decided to branch out with a second series and I created the character of Samantha Sweet. One of the ways in which I earned a little extra pocket money during my high school years was to bake and decorate cakes--hence, a career for Samantha based on my own experiences.
In 2009 I switched publishers and was off on a new adventure, seeing all of my books made available for Kindle and the other ebook devices that were just beginning to take off in the book world. It's been an exciting time in publishing and I'm loving the new formats and the ability to personally connect with readers all over the world via my newsletter and my website at connieshelton.com.
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Besides writing the Charlie Parker and Samantha Sweet mysteries, Connie is an award-winning essayist. Her work has been published in both small and major anthologies, like Chicken Soup For the Writer's Soul, and her short stories have won several prizes. She has also been a commercial hot air balloon pilot and holds the women's world altitude record for size AX-4 balloons. She has been featured in Who's Who and The World Who's Who of Women. She and her husband live in northern New Mexico.
A personal Thank You to all my readers who make this little statistic possible. Having fun with my writing, and connecting with readers--that's what being a mystery writer means to me. And I LOVE what I do!
It began in 1985 when I started writing my first novel, without much clue how to go about it. Two years and 500 pages later, when I finally typed 'The End,' I felt a huge rush of excitement. That book took third place in the Southwest Writers competition and began making the rounds of publishers. I simply started writing my second, and then my third books.
After publishing ten of my Charlie Parker mysteries, I decided to branch out with a second series and I created the character of Samantha Sweet. One of the ways in which I earned a little extra pocket money during my high school years was to bake and decorate cakes--hence, a career for Samantha based on my own experiences.
In 2009 I switched publishers and was off on a new adventure, seeing all of my books made available for Kindle and the other ebook devices that were just beginning to take off in the book world. It's been an exciting time in publishing and I'm loving the new formats and the ability to personally connect with readers all over the world via my newsletter and my website at connieshelton.com.
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Besides writing the Charlie Parker and Samantha Sweet mysteries, Connie is an award-winning essayist. Her work has been published in both small and major anthologies, like Chicken Soup For the Writer's Soul, and her short stories have won several prizes. She has also been a commercial hot air balloon pilot and holds the women's world altitude record for size AX-4 balloons. She has been featured in Who's Who and The World Who's Who of Women. She and her husband live in northern New Mexico.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hawaiian adventure,
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This review is from: Vacations Can be Murder: The Second Charlie Parker Mystery (Charlie Parker Mysteries) (Paperback)
After a taxing investigation (no pun intended) CPA and part-time investigator Charlie Parker decides to take a vacation to Kauai. She takes a scenic helicopter ride with Drake Langston, but gets more than she bargains for when they come across a dead body in a remote place. Drake's fellow pilot, Mack, is in the wrong place at the wrong time and he is accused of the murder. Drake asks Charlie to help with the investigation, since local law enforcement officers seem reluctant to look for any further suspects. Charlie obliges and, as a result, her relationship with Drake begins to blossom. She pursues the investigation with fervor (how many people would be willing to interrupt their Hawaiian vacation for a side-trip to California?) and eventually finds herself confronted by the killer. Except for a few awkward moments, this is a well-written mystery which has enough red herrings to make it interesting and it keeps the reader guessing until the very end.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Vacations Can be Murder,
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This review is from: Vacations Can Be Murder: The Second Charlie Parker Mystery (The Charlie Parker Mysteries) (Kindle Edition)
I am hooked! I love the Charlie Parker Mysteries! Just downloaded the first one to my Kindle about a week and a half ago and am now on the eighth book! Love the Characters, the settings and everything about these books. I even had to make chicken enchiladas and have a margarita because the descriptions in each book of Pedro's makes you want to go there and induldge!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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2nd in series,
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This review is from: Vacations Can Be Murder: The Second Charlie Parker Mystery (The Charlie Parker Mysteries) (Kindle Edition)
This was a fun, fast read. I have spent time in Hawaii/the islands, so could relate to a lot of what the author wrote. The plot certainly held my interest and I will be going on to Connie Shelton's next book...#3 in the series. And no...I didn't know 'who did it'...had to read to end to find out. The clues were there, I just didn't pick up on them. Had my sight set on...ohhh never mind, don't want to do a spoiler here. Suffice to say, author led us to believe it could of been any one of suspects...all who had the motives.
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