
If you’re thinking naturalist means something scientific and
stodgy, let me caution you that it means people with no clothes on. That very
lack of attire is a huge challenge for my amateur sleuth, reporter Molly
Darter, who is a dyed-in-the-wool Episcopalian. She doesn’t even like to look
at her own naked body in the mirror.
Ordinarily, she would say “no thanks” to this particular story
assignment, but she’s just kicked her cheating husband out the door, and her
boss is threatening replace her with a friend from college. Yikes! She swallows her
nerve and her pride to get the job done.
Except, the nudists claim their friend didn’t die of natural
causes. Instead, they insist she was murdered, and they pressure Molly to
investigate. She plans to ignore their claim, until some racy photographs
come her way. Soon she’s crawling in suspects.
Murder In The Buff was an absolute dream to write. I have
many favorite characters from the story who make me laugh: Molly of course,
desperate Hadley, too-smart-for-his-britches Jimbo, Goldie the lab who doubles
as a cabana boy, the nudists, and Joe Dog who gets bamboozled by females.
Thank you, Lea for taking a chance on this story and for
allowing me to share it with mystery lovers. And thanks to Muse cover artist, Nika Dixon, for the coolest cover ever.
Murder in the Buff is available now. Hot diggity dog! Use this link to access the Muse store, read the blurb, and read an excerpt: Muse
It Up Publishing
And if you're still in the browing mode, I'm at www.maggietoussaint.com and http://mudpiesandmudpies.blogspot.com/ I'm on Facebook and Twitter @MaggieToussaint
Happy Reading!
Maggie Toussaint
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The last of my blog post turned to the dark side and I don't know how to bring it back.
What I said there was that I'm on Facebook as MaggieToussaint and on Twitter as @MaggieToussaint. My website is www.maggietoussaint.com and my personal blog is http://mudpiesandmagnolias.blogspot.com
Maggie Toussaint
Blending romance and mystery into compelling fiction
Classic Maggie Toussaint. I read the excerpt on the other link--excellent. You do know how to write Southern, and you do know how to hook a reader. Congratulations, and many best wishes for its success!
Thanks for visiting, Celia! I'm hoping people around the country, heck, even around the world, fall in love with this story.
Well you hooked me, Maggie. Will rush off to Muse Bookstore right now to grab this one. My fellow Muse authors are sending me broke--
but what a way to go. :)
Great post Maggie.. sounds like a great read. The characters you describe are enough of a hook but the premise for this murder mystery has me chuckling. Another must read.
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