I'm very pleased to announce my newest book -- the seventh in my Double V Mysteries series: The Little Engine That Killed.On this adventure, Juliet and Elmer take on a case tracking an about-to-be-released prisoner to recover the money he stole and hid years before -- but as usual, nothing is as it seems, there are more questions than answers, and danger increases with every twist and turn. It's the Christmas season, 1951, and our intrepid duo, unlike Santa Claus, have a little trouble determining for sure who is naughty and who is nice.
Writing this book has been a special treat for me, because I chose the setting for this story in my own hometown -- Chicopee, Massachusetts. But there's a twist to that as well. The particular part of town where the story takes place is Chicopee Falls. In 1951, that village was completely different than it is now, because in the late 1960s and early 1970s, most of it was demolished in an urban renewal project. To write this book, I had to recreate not only a time, but a place that no longer exists. All of the books in this series are a form of time-travel. This one, The Little Engine That Killed, is especially so.
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Jacqueline T. Lynch is the author of Ann Blyth: Actress. Singer. Star. and Movies in Our Time - Hollywood Mirrors and Mimics the Twentieth Century and Hollywood Fights Fascism and Christmas in Classic Films. TO JOIN HER READERS' GROUP - follow this link for a free book as a thank-you for joining.









