The Dead of Winter
The man is nameless, faceless, and dead. Allegheny County’s new detective must find his killer to prove her doubters wrong.
The Dead of Winter is the first in a new series featuring Detective Lydia Barnwell, introduced in the Chief Novak trilogy.
Detective Lydia Barnwell is assigned to a seemingly accidental death.The unidentified body of a young man lies beneath a bridge, concealed by snow and debris. When the medical examiner determines he was murdered, Barnwell is faced with her first major case, but some in the department doubt her abilities. To prove herself, she dives into the investigation, but her pursuit leads to a dead end. In her search for the truth, she uncovers a web of lies, deception … and another murder. To solve both killings, Barnwell must retrace her steps and confront the fact she missed a crucial clue.
LATEST POSTS
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Nice review from a fellow writer
Author Karla Huebner has read my forthcoming The Dead of Winter and posted this nice review on Goodreads: In this first-in-series mystery, police detective Lydia Barnwell is finding it hard to make her mark in her new department, when a child walking the family dog discovers a body down an icy hill. Lydia is soon…
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Special deal on “Novak’s Mission”
I have a special promotion underway for Novak’s Mission, the first novel in the Chief Novak trilogy. For two weeks, the ebook edition is on sale for $.99. It introduces you to the series … and to Lydia Barnwell, who stars in a new series of her own debuting in mid-May. The ebook now contains…
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Meet me at the Festival of Books
I’m using this event to launch The Dead of Winter, the first in a new series centering on Detective Lydia Barnwell, a spin-off (or, perhaps, survivor) of my Chief Novak series. If you are in the area, please come join us. Details below. The event lasts from 9-5. The Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books returns…
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My writing journey
I’m posting a series on Medium aimed at showing writers of (ahem) a certain age how they, too, can write their stories. My second post went up this morning. I began the series last week. I welcome your thoughts and comments.
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A fine historical novel
And now for something completely a bit different. I’ve finished reading a fine historical novel by a former journalist now teaching at Arizona State University. I reviewed it for Reedsy Discovery. It’s a masterful tale of love, conflict, and revenge depicting a young man’s journey to adulthood in war torn Central Europe. It will be…
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First Lydia Barnwell mystery coming in May
On May 16, the first in a new series featuring Detective Lydia Barnwell will be published. The series continues characters featured in my Chief Novak police procedurals. Lydia has joined the Allegheny County Police Department. This fledgling detective is assigned to a seemingly accidental death.The unidentified body of a young man lies beneath a bridge,…
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