You Kill Me

by Holly LeRoy

 

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GENRE: Mystery/thriller

 

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BLURB:

 

LIEUTENANT EVE SHARPE should have seen the avalanche of trouble headed her way but events had dulled her edge and crumbled her foundation of toughness. With the press and politicians all coming for her, Eve begins to question whether she is really a cold blooded murderer or simply losing her mind. Was it an officer involved shooting gone wrong? An honest mistake? Or, something much, much worse?

 

There's one thing for sure, it has turned the Chicago Police Department upside down, and Lieutenant Eve Sharpe's life along with it.

 

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EXCERPT:

 

It only took a couple of minutes to get to the scene. The Chicago Grand Hotel sat half a block from the Mag Mile near the museum. Built in the 1890’s it was restored in 2001, covered in glitzy looking polished brass and white marble. Even though it usually gleamed in the daytime, the sleet sweeping in off the lake made it looked gray and blocky, more like a Soviet prison. In front, a garish, fully involved crime scene revealed itself in stark contrast.   Flashing blue lights, yellow tape, a couple of cruisers. Uniforms directing traffic. Battery operated lights blasted through the snow swirls, lighting up the scene like a movie set.

 

I headed over to the body while Walt went to talk to the first on the scene. The ME, a photographer, and a tech crouched over the dead girl while a couple of other uniforms erected a blue plastic tent in an effort to shelter the body from gawkers. I touched the ME on the shoulder and Harold Slezak glanced up at me. “One of yours?” he said and turned the girl’s face to the light.

 

I knelt and felt my stomach lurch as I looked down. A deep, bloody skull depression on her forehead, her arms were twisted around the wrong way and zip-tied at the wrist. Yellow bile stained her pink sweatshirt.

 

“Yes. It’s Debi Miller.”

 

Her blue eyes open, flecks of snow had begun to stick to her face. She was already starting to freeze.

 

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REVIEW

 

As far as a crime/mystery story goes this was a favorite of mine. Lt. Eve Sharpe is also an incredible character with so much integrity and fierceness. A good Lieutenant, however she has major trouble headed her way. Too many events lead to her questioning herself and her job. I thought the story was well written and you could tell how much love and devotion the author had into putting all the criminal aspect into the story. Each page was interesting, exciting, and intense only to leave you with wanting to know what happens next. I found the story to be amazing and while this is new author to me and also my first time really reading a thriller I say I was well pleased and look forward to reading more from the author and the genre. I highly recommend this one to anyone who loves a good thriller!                              

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

HOLLY LEROY has been an actor, amateur boxer, NASCAR journalist, expert witness, Santa County Substance Abuse Commissioner, and patrolled with the Drug Enforcement Unit of the San Jose Police Department.

He lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains with his wife, four cats and two dogs.

 

Holly LeRoy Amazon author page https://amzn.to/2OX4k4g

You Kill Me buy link https://cutit.org/r1y3O

Keep in touch with him on his blog, hlleroy.blogspot.com

Follow him on Twitter @hlleroy

And on Facebook.com/HollyLeRoyWriter

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19487324.Holly_LeRoy

 

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE

 

Holly LeRoy will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.