Title: Three Days to Forever
Author: Lauren Carr
Publisher: Acorn Book Services
Pages: 466
Genre: Mystery
Format: Paperback/Kindle
Author: Lauren Carr
Publisher: Acorn Book Services
Pages: 466
Genre: Mystery
Format: Paperback/Kindle
In this latest Mac Faraday Mystery from
best-selling mystery author Lauren Carr, readers will embark on a rollercoaster
adventure with old friends (including the Lovers in Crime team of Prosecutor
Joshua Thornton and Homicide Detective Cameron Gates), but also meet new ones
as Mac Faraday’s daughter Jessica Faraday and Joshua Thornton’s son Murphy
Thornton join the team in the race to get the love birds to the altar!
With three days left to the year, Deep Creek Lake Spencer
Inn
But droopy flowers and guests who failed to RSVP
are the least of Mac’s and Archie’s problems when a professional hit squad hits
Spencer Manor to send the groom, Joshua Thornton, Archie’s mother, and Gnarly
running for their lives.
With time running out to the big day, Mac Faraday
and Spencer’s small police force have to sort through the clues to figure out
not only who has been targeted for assassination, but also who is determined to
stop everything … FOREVER!
“Lauren Carr’s mystery novels are indeed one of my
go-tos when I’m looking for a good whodunit.” –Reviewer: Shana Benedict,
ABookVacation Book Reviews.
“Lauren Carr does a good job of moving the quirky
storyline along nicely with an abundance of witty dialogue. And you have no idea who the good guys are
and who the bad guys are until the end." - Reviewer: Every Free Chance
Book Reviews.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
- Three Days to Forever is available at Amazon.
- Watch the book trailer at YouTube.
- Discuss this book at PUYB Virtual Book Club
at Goodreads.
How many years have I lived
here, and I still don’t know where Archie puts the scissors?
After closing the drawer in the
nightstand on his side of the bed, Mac gave up and twisted around to grasp the
designer tag hanging from under his armpit. Hoping to not tear a hole in the
new blue sweater that his daughter, Jessica, had given him for Christmas, he
gave it a sharp tug.
The tag gave way, but the
plastic “do-hickey” that kept it attached to the sweater didn’t.
Rats!
From where he was sprawled out
in the center of the bed, Gnarly cocked his head at him.
“I don’t suppose you could bite
it off without putting a hole in this sweater, huh, Gnarly?”
Mac studied the label he had
torn off. Dolce & Gabbana.
Never heard of them. But if
Jessica bought it, it has to be expensive, and she’ll have a fit if I put a
hole in it. Mac went into the master bathroom in search of nail clippers.
Gnarly’s bark, and then his
jump between the bed and the door, prompted Mac to forget the do-hickey hanging
under his armpit. After grabbing his gun from the drawer in the nightstand, he
followed Gnarly down the stairs to the two-
story foyer, out the cut-glass
front door, and onto the front porch. Mac clutched his weapon behind his back.
When Gnarly, sitting at his side, uttered a low growl, Mac tightened his grip and
watched the sedan slowly make its way around the circular driveway before
coming to a halt at the bottom of the porch steps.
When the elderly driver stepped
out of the car, Mac placed her and the car.
Agnes Douglas. Archie’s mother.
No wonder Gnarly had growled.
He never had liked her very much ... and the feeling was mutual.
Shoving aside his fears about
the safety of Archie, his family, and their friends, Mac forced a wide grin
onto his face.
After shoving the gun into the
back waistband of his pants and covering it up with his sweater, he hurried
down the steps to take the white-haired woman into his arms. Like her only
daughter, she was petite. She fell two inches short of five feet tall, and Mac
had to bend over to hug her. In her heavy dark blue winter coat and thick snow
boots, she resembled a blue snow man.
Shouldn’t she be with Archie
and the bridesmaids getting their hair done at the salon? Oh well, Agnes goes
and does what she wants when she wants. Best not to question.
“Agnes, I’m so glad to see
you.” Mac clasped her arm, slipped his other arm around her waist, and guided
her across the slick ice, up the steps, and inside.
At the top of the steps, Gnarly
backed away. Agnes had made it quite clear to Gnarly that he was only allowed
to look at, but not touch, her.
“I told her that I had one of
my headaches.” At the top of the porch steps, she turned to Mac. She tilted her
head back to peer up at him from over the top of her glasses. She paused to
look him up and then down, and then she noticed that he was wearing only his
bedroom slippers without any socks. “What are you doing outside in two feet of
snow and ice without boots on?”
“I heard you coming and didn’t
want you to slip on the ice.”
Agnes’ head bobbed up and down
while she chastised him. “Do I look like I need your help? I haven’t broken a
hip yet. Archie depends on you. What good are you going to do her dropping dead
from pneumonia?”
Unable to come up with an
answer, Mac shrugged.
Willing Gnarly out of her way,
she opened the front door.
“I hope you have the tea
ready.” Grabbing him by the elbow, she ushered him inside. Gnarly was barely
able to slip inside before she slammed the door.
“Actually,” Mac said as gently
as possible, “I was on my way out.”
Her head snapped up to glare at
him. “What do you mean you were on your way out?”
“One of my groomsmen and I have
an appointment with the tailor.” Mac looked down at the tiny elderly woman who
stood before him in the middle of the living room. She clasped her handbag with
both hands in front of her.
Like a referee at a boxing
match, Gnarly sat between them, looking from one to the other.
“Did I do something to upset
you, Agnes?”
“I think it’s best if we lay
out our ground rules before you marry Archie,” she said.
Sensing a battle, Mac folded
his arms across his chest. He was physically setting up a barrier. “Okay,
Agnes. Shoot.”
“To be blunt,” Agnes said in a
tone devoid of emotion,
“I’m giving this marriage five
years. Archie refuses to tell me how much you’re paying for this huge
three-ring circus, but I hope you’ll think it’s worth it when you only get five
years on your investment.”
“Five years? Investment?” Mac
chuckled. “With all due respect—”
Agnes’ hand shot up. She shook
her head. “Don’t give me that all-due-respect crap. I’ve had seven children,
six boys.
Archie’s daddy keeled over with
a heart attack when she was only five years old. Since that time, I’ve been
’round the block so much that I wore a rut in it and”—she shook her finger at
him—“I learned ages ago that when someone says to me ‘with all due respect,’
they’re not giving me an ounce of it.”
“I don’t consider Archie to be
an investment,” Mac said through gritted teeth. “And to be blunt, I don’t think
you know enough about our relationship to be in a position to make any sort of
prediction about the success or lack of success of our marriage.”
“Archie has spent the last
dozen years of her life hiding out in this mansion, taking care of your
mother,” Agnes said.
“Then, she’s spent the last few
years in your bed. Now,” she glanced him up and down, “you’re a very attractive
man, and I’m sure Archie wouldn’t want to marry you if you weren’t good in bed.
I’m sure all of that money adds to your appeal, but there’s more to lifelong
happiness than sex and money. There’s character, and marriage with a man who
has no character—”
Mac stepped toward her. “What
gives you the right to comment on my character?”
As if to voice his agreement,
Gnarly barked.
About the Author
Lauren
Carr is the best-selling author of the Mac Faraday Mysteries, which takes place
in Deep Creek Lake , Maryland
In
addition to her series set on Deep
Creek Lake
Three
Days to Forever
introduces Lauren Carr’s latest series
detectives,
Murphy Thornton and Jessica Faraday in the Thorny Rose Mysteries. Look for the
first installment in this series in Spring 2015.
The
owner of Acorn Book Services, Lauren is also a publishing manager, consultant,
editor, cover and layout designer, and marketing agent for independent authors.
This year, several books, over a variety of genre, written by independent
authors will be released through the management of Acorn Book Services, which
is currently at schools, youth groups, and on
author panels at conventions. She also passes on what she has learned in her
years of writing and publishing by conducting workshops and teaching in community
education classes.
She
lives with her husband, son, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry , WV
For
More Information
- Visit Lauren Carr’s website.
- Connect with Lauren on Facebook and Twitter.
- Visit Lauren’s Goodreads
page to find out more about her books.
- Visit Lauren’s blog.
- Contact Lauren.
My Review:
I liked that this book was finally going to be about Mac's wedding. I have read other books in this series and I always thought that Mac and Archie were meant to be! When I was planning my wedding I was worried about being late, not being kit by a hit squad! What I like about this author is that her characters do get hurt, and they are not indestructible. Their love is sometimes silly, and that makes them more likable. I really liked the end with the dogs and that made me smile! This is the beginning of Jessica's character and I think that she is going to be as much trouble as her relatives. The mystery was really good, and I was guessing until the end. Especially this story because there were so many shady characters. The author did a great job with adding political drama to the plot as well. This is definitely a series to keep reading! I really liked that old characters had closure and new characters are only just beginning. I am giving this book a 5/5. I was given a copy to review, however all opinions are my own.
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