The Spiricom
An Early Mystery Book 2
by Roslyn Reid
Genre: Paranormal Mystery
Tall, handsome Dr. Spencer Py was a well-respected environmental scientist…until a limo crash killed his new bride Melanie and left him in a wheelchair. He is racked with despair over his failure to save her until the fateful night he discovers plans on the internet for the Spiricom, Thomas Edison’s electronic device for communicating with the departed. Determined to be united with his beloved Melanie, he builds the device—never imagining his unexpected results would draw an unsuspecting James Early into the scariest case of the Maine detective’s life.
Melanie
giggled again. “I love you, Sweety. You can have all of me, but save room for
the wedding cake.”
Spenser
giggled too, enjoying his beautiful bride on their perfect wedding day. Could
life get any better? He felt giddy. He felt as if he were floating on air.
He
was.
What
happened next has been debated around the town of Finderne ever since. Some say
Frank Peabo was driving too fast for road conditions. Others claimed it was the
fault of black ice, a danger impossible to see. And then there were the more
sinister theories . . .
Whatever
the cause, the limo slid into a tight curve which curled around like a giant
snake, skidding sideways. Frank cursed and fought for control, pumping the
brakes and whipping the steering wheel back and forth. His efforts were
fruitless—they were heading for a cliff.
There
was no guard rail to stop the limo. It teetered on the meager gravel shoulder
for a nanosecond, then broke loose and plunged over the drop-off, snap-flipping
down the brush-covered hillside, pieces flying everywhere and windows blowing
out.
To
limo passengers, seat belts don’t exist. Even if they did, Spenser and Melanie
never thought of using them. The newlyweds screamed, tossed around like
ragdolls in the back seat of the big car on its wild tumble into the ravine.
The
limo slammed against a huge mountain pine hard enough to snap the tree in half.
Its roof crushed, the vehicle collapsed upside down among the ferns and
ladyslippers, its violent plunge ending in a smoking wreck impaled on the tree’s
jagged stump.
Moments
after Spenser was knocked unconscious he awakened in a daze. He turned to find
an imprint of his cheek on the privacy partition.
“What
happened?” he groaned. “My head—my whole body aches. And what’s that stuff
dripping onto my hand . . . ”
He
raised his hand. It was covered with blood. “Where the hell is this coming
from?” Groggy, he scrutinized his hands, arms, and face but found no cuts. Only
then did he realize the blood wasn’t his.
“Melanie?”
He rose up on his elbows and looked around. “Melanie! Melanie!”
No
answer. He looked up to see a huge stark white cloud above him. “What is that?
I can’t be in heaven.” He wiped his eyes and realized it was a mass of white
fabric. A large red stain was spreading across it.
A Scandal at Crystalline
An Early Mystery Book 1
Chandler Hammond’s wife says he and his hot Iraqi girlfriend skipped out of their Maine town of Finderne with his company’s millions. But his sister thinks his wife murdered him and hires detective James Early and his teenage son Tikki to find the truth. A Scandal at Crystalline follows them through an intriguing maze of unexpected encounters: financial shenanigans, two beautiful women who were sleeping with each other (and with Chandler Hammond), a police psychic, and a runaway kid in a remote mountain cabin. But things turn dark when their investigation forces them to consider the unimaginable—the sinister side of raku pottery.
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Amazon best-selling author Roslyn Reid's first mystery, A Scandal at Crystalline, debuted to almost a dozen five-star reviews on Amazon. It reveals the sinister side of raku pottery and kicks off a series of quirky mysteries set in Maine, featuring Black private detective James Early and his teenage son Tikki. The Spiricom, second book in the series, debuts in September 2021.
Reid lives with her corgi, Great Pyrenees, and husband in Downeast Maine, where she gardens, lifts weights, and hikes. A former model, she contributed to Llewellyn's annual almanacs for several decades and has written for a few of the local newspapers. She is a member of the Author's Guild, has a blog on Goodreads, an author page on allauthor.com, a LinkedIn account, and several boards on Pinterest. You can follow her on Bookbub, or on Twitter as @the_moonshadow.
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