SMFS list member Diana Deverell sends
word this morning that in addition to her new interview at The
Big Thrill where she discusses the backstory to her Derringer nominated short story
and her book, Lay
Bare The Lie, she has published a short story published previously
by AHMM. Her short story, Opening Day, 1954: A
Short Story, came out back in July in digital
format and can be picked up at Amazon.
Amazon Synopsis:
Working undercover, the
newest police department recruit in this southern California town is the only
cop available to stop a mad bomber hellbent on wrecking a theme park’s grand
opening.
All other law enforcement officers in town—and the California Highway Patrol—are outside trying to unsnarl the traffic jamming every road into this spanking new concept in family entertainment.
The bomber is hiding somewhere inside the 150-acre park. Youthful Secretary-Matron Peggy Murphy has to find him before he blows up twenty-two thousand guests, broadcast live on national TV.
Can Peggy stop him from turning the happiest kingdom on earth into the saddest?
A Derringer and Macavity Award finalist acclaimed for “sharp storytelling” (Publishers Weekly), Diana Deverell brings you a thrilling short mystery with a twist. Buy “Opening Day, 1954: A Short Story” today and take a wild ride to the not-so-distant—and not-so-safe—past.
All other law enforcement officers in town—and the California Highway Patrol—are outside trying to unsnarl the traffic jamming every road into this spanking new concept in family entertainment.
The bomber is hiding somewhere inside the 150-acre park. Youthful Secretary-Matron Peggy Murphy has to find him before he blows up twenty-two thousand guests, broadcast live on national TV.
Can Peggy stop him from turning the happiest kingdom on earth into the saddest?
A Derringer and Macavity Award finalist acclaimed for “sharp storytelling” (Publishers Weekly), Diana Deverell brings you a thrilling short mystery with a twist. Buy “Opening Day, 1954: A Short Story” today and take a wild ride to the not-so-distant—and not-so-safe—past.
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