Saralyn Richard
Someone comes to the party with murder in his heart and poison in his pocket.
When old friends gather for a weekend retreat at a country mansion, no one anticipates how their lives will be changed—or that one of them will turn up dead. Remote and serene, the Campbells’ horse farm is the perfect setting for a lavish party. The guests, members of the country’s elite wealthiest one percent, several of them politically connected as well, indulge in delights befitting their station—gourmet food, fine wines, Cuban cigars—but greed, lust, and jealousy insinuate themselves into the party.
Playboy and former Secretary of the Treasury, Preston Phillips, brings his new trophy wife to the party, unaware that his first love, the woman he jilted at the altar years ago, will be there, enchanting him once more with her timeless beauty. A snowstorm, an accident, and an illicit rendezvous later, the dynamics crackle with tension.
When Detective Oliver Parrott is charged with solving the untimely killing of one of America’s leading financial wizards, he realizes this will be the case to make—or break—his career.
Murder in the One Percent offers relatable characters, memorable moments, surprising twists, and humorous insights. Dive into the world of the one percent, and you’ll come up intrigued and thoroughly entertained.
Amazon Black Opal
About Saralyn:
Mystery and children’s book author, Saralyn Richard, has been a teacher who wrote on the side, but now she is a writer who teaches on the side. Some of her poems and essays have won awards and contests from the time she was in high school. Her children’s picture book, Naughty Nana, has reached thousands of children in five countries.
Murder in the One Percent (©2018 Black Opal Books) pulls back the curtain on the privileged and powerful. Set on a gentleman’s farm in Pennsylvania and in the tony areas of New York, the book shows what happens when someone comes to a party with murder in his heart and poison in his pocket.
A member of International Thriller Writers and Mystery Writers of America, Saralyn is revising her second mystery. Visit her website for reviews, tour schedule, and more at www.saralynrichard.com.
3 comments:
Thank you for being on our blog. Your book sounds intriguing!
I love the idea of a horse-farm setting. This sounds really good. Thank you for joining us!
Thank you so much for having me. It is an honor to be a guest on The Write Way Cafe. And, yes, the setting of the party, in Brandywine Valley, is significant. The horse farm is tucked away in a remote, peaceful area--great for a weekend getaway with old friends, but once Death crashes the party, the scene becomes the site of a locked room mystery. Suddenly the farm isn't quite as bucolic as before.
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