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Milford Coal & Ice - Book Two in the Gwendolyn Strong Small Town Traditional Mystery Series

Milford Coal & Ice - Book Two in the Gwendolyn Strong Small Town Traditional Mystery Series

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Two dead bodies are found behind a fake wall in the basement of a pre-civil war era mansion. The grisly discover rocks the world of centenarian Emelina Bidwell who believes her nephew and his wife left small town Milford fifty years ago. Former kindergarten teacher Gwendolyn Strong agrees to help her mentor, but the sleuthing rules are changed by Emelina who made promises of secrecy to the dead all those decades ago.  Can Gwen solve the mysteries of their deaths with one arm tied behind her back? Who is protecting the killer a half-century later? Why does the town's power elite want to shut her down? Is she next to disappear? Can this amateur detective repeat her success In this second book of the small town mystery series 

Get book two in this traditional cozy mystery series directly from the author. 

Gwen Strong is a whip-smart heroine with a unique blend of warmth and determination, making her the perfect modern-day sleuth in the tradition of classic mystery novels. 
 There are no talking cats or recipes in these fair-play clean whodunnits. You'll love how Gwen stays one step ahead of the cops. 

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About the Author -John A. Hoda is an award-winning author and headline-making investigator. Readers applaud the realism and gritty dialogue he delivers from his work on the mean streets for the past five decades. He is the show runner of the My Favorite Detective Stories podcast. John is a former insurance fraud investigator, and police officer.Hoda graduated from Indiana Univ. of PA with a degree in Criminology. He moderates a writing craft study group and is an active member of the Fairfield Scribes, a critique group on steroids.  John was a judge in the Shamus awards in 2019. John has written the six-book FBI agent Marsha O’Shea police procedural series about a badass female agent trying to get her mojo back.Mr. Hoda released his Gwendolyn Strong four-book small town traditional cozy mystery series in the fall of 2022.He has written four how-2 books on the business side of running an investigations firm.The podcast is heard in 79 countries with over 50,000 downloads. He interviews best-selling and award winning authors about what make their flawed fictional detectives tick.John is starting a Kickstarter campaign for his Victorian Thriller, Hyde in 2024He can be reached at hodagen@gmail.com. 

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