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Dead Of Wynter, May 2011
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Dead Of Wynter
Spencer Seidel

PublishingWorks
May 2011
On Sale: May 1, 2011
Featuring: Alice; Jackie Ruth Wynter
272 pages
ISBN: 1935557696
EAN: 9781935557692
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Suspense Spy

DEAD OF WYNTER begins with one of those dreaded midnight phone calls. Alice’s infamous father, Edward “Papa” Wynter, is dead from a gunshot wound. Leaving her distant husband in their New Jersey McMansion, Alice races back to Redding. What at first seems like a simple case of burying her past along with her cruel, alcoholic father turns into a double mystery. Papa Wynter wasn’t a victim of suicide as originally thought – it was murder, and Alice’s abused twin brother, Chris, is missing.

Memories begin to crack the surface as apparitions from the past appear. The winter when Chris ran wild with his bad-seed cousin, cruising from petty crimes to irreversible tragedy, is revealed. Could this be the catalyst that drove Chris to become a hard-core alcoholic like their father? And did their cousin Ray, a junior sociopath in the making, really die in a snowmobile accident?

Supervising Lieutenant Detective Don Lambert has his suspicions. Chris and Papa were last seen arguing in their favorite townie bar the night of the murder – and they were fighting about Ray; the same Ray who tortures Alice’s memories. Things grow more complicated when the murder weapon is found and her mother, Jackie Ruth, is brought in for questioning. What is she hiding? What dark secret from Alice’s past is about to be exposed?

This enthralling mystery leaves a chilling trail as family members come to grip with the harm they have done to one another and the tragedy of a life without love.

Comments

9 comments posted.

Re: Dead Of Wynter

Wow! can't wait to read what happens next, "love always" is on my list .
(Frances Namuth 6:04am June 6, 2011)

Golly! I found myself sitting on the edge of my chair just reading that synopsis!
Spencer Seidel certainly has an amazing way of grabbing the reader's attention. I
have to get that book to read.
Connie Fischer
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(Connie Fischer 9:11am June 6, 2011)

Humm that was depressing. Wish I had not read it at this time of day.
(Lisa Diel 9:16am June 6, 2011)

Sounds promising... :)
(May Pau 9:46am June 6, 2011)

I love a good suspense book and yours sounds first rate. Can't wait to read it. THanks for telling us about it.
(Robin McKay 10:30am June 6, 2011)

Oh my - very suspensful and of course I want to know what comes next???
(Jeanne Sheats 6:18pm June 6, 2011)

This book literally grabbed me by the throat!! If I read the blog right, and this is your debut, you are going to take the literary world by storm!! I can't wait to get my hands on your book, for several reasons!! The story line hit a nerve with me, and your background instantly made a connection with me. Best of luck with your book, although you won't need it, and I'm sure your career in writing will do very well!! You've got one fan right here!!
(Peggy Roberson 9:35pm June 6, 2011)

Chilling, the hair raised on my neck with this flash fiction.
(Alyson Widen 2:58pm June 7, 2011)

This powerful novel examines family dynamics and dysfunctions in the form of a murder mystery that will have you on the edge of your seat. A true who-dun-it!
(Sharon Galligar Chance 11:52pm November 30, 2011)