Title: Shadows in the Fog
Author: Greg Messel
Publisher: Sunbreaks Publishing
Pages: 353
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Format: Paperback/Kindle
The story begins on a stormy morning in February of
1959. The front page of the morning paper is dominated by news of the plane
crash which killed rock ’n roll stars Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie
Valens.
Private Eye Sam Slater is hired to perform what he
thinks is a routine two-day job as a favor for a friend. However, it all goes
terribly wrong when a young San
Francisco
The murder sets off a chain of events which will
pull Sam and his wife and partner, Amelia, into a dangerous web of intrigue in
the dark, shadowy alleys and back rooms of San Francisco Chinatown .
In the winter of 1959, Amelia resigns as a TWA
stewardess and is now Sam’s full time partner in the private eye
business.
Sam and Amelia inadvertently come in conflict with
the San Francisco Chinatown . Now a mysterious dark
car follows the Slaters every where they go. Sam and Amelia discover a hidden
world of corrupt cops, gambling parlors, brothels and human trafficking exists
right under their noses.
At the same time, a rising California
As Sam and Amelia pursue these cases, they discover
that all the clues lead them back to Chinatown .
The Slaters want to avoid taking on the San
Francisco Chinatown
to find her before it’s too late.
The reader will be drawn into fast moving events
which culminate in a harrowing conclusion as Sam Slater races against the clock
on a foggy night in Chinatown .
“Shadows In The Fog” is the fifth book in the the
award winning Sam Slater Mysteries Series but is a stand-alone thriller in the
tradition of great whodunits.
Book Excerpt:
The heavy blanket of clouds that had hung on the
city all day was especially thick in the Ocean Beach
When Amelia arrived at her car, which she had
parked in a side lot by the Funhouse, she opened the door before removing her
trench coat and tossing it on the front seat. She had been overdressed in
Cassandra’s parlor, leaving on her coat over her gray wool dress.
As she stood by her car, a slow moving large blue
car caught her eye. She froze. There were two lines of parked cars in the
lot. Amelia noticed that the driver of the car seemed to be watching her
as he slowly drove through the parking lot.
She watched the man suspiciously and wondered if he
might be looking for a parking spot. Maybe the man in the blue car was waiting
for her to vacate her spot. Amelia continue to watch him and thought if he
tried something she could always turn and run into the Funhouse.
The large blue car then stopped as it entered the
row where Amelia was parked.
Amelia leaned in to place her purse on the seat and
thought of taking the handgun out of her purse. It was then that the blue car
suddenly accelerated and then slammed on it’s brakes with a screech right
behind Amelia’s car.
Amelia had been concentrating on the slow-moving
car and never saw the second man rapidly approaching her from behind. The
assailant put a black hood over Amelia’s head and grabbed her arm, painfully
twisting it behind her before pushing her into the back seat of the blue car.
The swiftness of the attack was so unexpected that Amelia had no chance to cry
out before she felt herself being held down on the back seat by the large
powerful man.
She heard the car door slam. “Let’s get outta
here!” the man said to his partner and the car began to drive away.
Book
Trailer:
About the Author
Greg Messel has spent most of his adult life interested in
writing, including a career in the newspaper business. He won a Wyoming Press
Association Award as a columnist and has contributed articles to various
magazines. Greg retired from the corporate world and now lives in South Jordan , Utah
Greg has written eight novels. His latest is "Shadows
In The Fog" which is the fifth in a series of mysteries set in 1959 San Francisco Fog City
Greg is currently working on his ninth novel--the sixth in the
mystery series--"Cable Car Mystery"--which will be published in late
2015.
For
More Information
- Visit Greg Messel’s website.
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- Find out more about Greg at Goodreads.
- More books by Greg Messel.
- Contact
Greg.
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My review;
I just finished reading "Shadows in the Fog" by Greg Messel and I really thought it was interesting. The novel had a great storyline and the characters were great. This is a good addition to the mystery series that take place in San Francisco. Private Eye Sam Slater and his wife/ partner are a good pair. This is a mystery that is full of twists and turns. I cannot wait for the next mystery in this series. I give this book a 4/5. I was given this book for the purpose of a review and all opinions are my own.
I just finished reading "Shadows in the Fog" by Greg Messel and I really thought it was interesting. The novel had a great storyline and the characters were great. This is a good addition to the mystery series that take place in San Francisco. Private Eye Sam Slater and his wife/ partner are a good pair. This is a mystery that is full of twists and turns. I cannot wait for the next mystery in this series. I give this book a 4/5. I was given this book for the purpose of a review and all opinions are my own.
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