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It’s here! The cover for WIDOW’S WEEDS is ready for its big reveal!
This beautiful cover was designed by Jessica Bell Design, and I am absolutely in love with it! It captures the story’s setting so perfectly. I am so very proud of this book, and I cannot wait to send it out into the world! WIDOW’S WEEDS will be released on September 1st, 2020 in both ebook and paperback form!
Day 5: Blurb Intro
This is the blurb that will appear on the back cover of Widow’s Weeds:
Helen Motosu is in deep mourning after the death of her husband, private investigator Shigeru Motosu. Restricted to caring for her young children and keeping her brother-in-law from his self-destructive habits, Helen feels stagnant and unchallenged.
Until the charismatic Mitsuo Okabe requests the Motosus' help in solving the murder of his brother, an energy scientist working on a solar-powered bullet train. The main suspect is a Russian prostitute who was with Dr. Okabe the night he died. Mitsuo knows that his brother had enemies in the city, rivals in the development of new energy technologies. The Russian refuses to cooperate with the Japanese police, but perhaps another foreign woman can convince her to reveal what she witnessed that night.
Helen has never actively investigated anything on her own. To solve this rime, she must navigate Japan's scientific circles while maintaining her own precarious social position. Without her, an innocent woman could lose her life, and a violent murderer will be free to kill again.
Day 3: BOOK INTRO
The first book of my alternate history mystery series will release in September 2020. I haven't revealed the book cover yet, so I thought I'd give a little sneak peek!
WIDOW'S WEEDS is set in Japan in 1907, in a world in which technology has developed a bit further and faster. It's more a post-steampunk world, with solar power an up-and-coming alternative energy source. The book introduces widow Helen Motosu, who is coming out of deep mourning and wondering what the future holds for her. She doesn't expect to be drawn into the investigation of the murder of an engineer working on the development of a solar-powered bullet train.
Many thanks to Jessica Bell Designs for the amazing covers for this series! I can't wait to share them with you!