Kill and Run by Lauren Carr A Thorny Rose Mystery by Lauren Carr Book Tour, Review and Giveaway

Book Description for Kill and Run:

Five
women with seemingly nothing in common are found brutally murdered in a
townhome outside Washington, DC. Among the many questions surrounding
the massacre is what had brought these apparent strangers together only
to be killed.

Taking
on his first official murder case, Lieutenant Murphy Thornton, USN,
believes that if he can uncover the thread connecting the victims, then
he can find their murderer.

The
case takes an unexpected turn when Murphy discovers that one of the
victims has a connection to his stepmother, Homicide Detective Cameron
Gates. One wintry night, over a dozen years before, her first husband, a
Pennsylvania State trooper, had been run down while working a night
shift on the turnpike.

In
this first installment of the Thorny Rose Mysteries, the Lovers in
Crime join newlyweds Lieutenant Murphy Thornton and Jessica Faraday to
sift through a web of lies and cover-ups. Together, can the detectives
of the Thorny Rose uncover the truth without falling victim to a cunning
killer?

Book Description for Three Days Forever (A Mac Faraday Mystery):

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 is hopping with holiday
vacationers and wedding guests pouring into the Spencer Inn for Mac
Faraday and Archie Monday’s huge wedding ceremony which is being touted
as the social event of the year.

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!

Author's Bio:

Lauren
Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday
Mysteries, which takes place in Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. Open Season
for Murder is the tenth installment in the Mac Faraday Mystery series.

In
addition to her series set on Deep Creek Lake, Lauren Carr has also
written the Lovers in Crime Mysteries, which features prosecutor Joshua
Thornton with homicide detective Cameron Gates, who were introduced in
Shades of Murder, the third book in the Mac Faraday Mysteries. They also
make an appearance in The Lady Who Cried Murder.

Three
Days to Forever introduced Lauren Carr’s latest series detectives,
Murphy Thornton and Jessica Faraday in the Thorny Rose Mysteries. Look
for Kill and Run, the first installment in this series, to be released
September 1, 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. Visit Acorn Book Services’ website for more
information.

Lauren
is a popular speaker who has made appearances 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.

Connect with the author:   Website  ~  Twitter  ~   Facebook

My review;

"Kill and Run" by Lauren Carr is the first book in her series called  A Thorny Rose Mystery series. In this book about Lieutenant Murphy Thornton's USN first murder we learn how he tries to solve the murder of five women who are found together. No one can figure out why someone wanted these women, all different ages, with no apparent ties dead. But, it becomes clear that somehow they have to have a connection of some kind. Lieutenant Thornton figures that if he can figure out how they are connected he will find the one who committed this horrible crime. The story is a twisty one full of surprise even bringing in some family connections. He has to work very fast to solve this murder or he might, along with his new bride, find themselves in real danger. I give this book a 4/5. I was given this book for the purpose of a review and all opinions are my own.

Prizes: ​

1. Win an ebook copy of Kill and Run with a $15 Amazon gift card (open internationally - 5 winners)

2. Win a print copy of Kill and Run (USA only - 4 winners)

3. Win a print copy of both Three Days to Forever and Kill and Run with a $25 Amazon gift card (USA only)

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