Sharon Lynn and A Cotswold Crimes Mysteries Series

The Author Sharon Lynn was raised in Arizona but developed a heartfelt connection to the English countryside as a teenager while living in England. This affection for the English countryside has grown and matured with each visit she makes to the UK. The Cotswold area in particular won over her heart and that’s why the […]

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The Author

Sharon Lynn was raised in Arizona but developed a heartfelt connection to the English countryside as a teenager while living in England. This affection for the English countryside has grown and matured with each visit she makes to the UK. The Cotswold area in particular won over her heart and that’s why the books are set there and hence the title of the series. As a professor of theatre, film and writing, Sharon coaches and mentors aspiring artists. Her short stories can be found in anthologies from Malice Domestic and Desert Sleuths. Sharon is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Sister in Crime, International Thrillers Writers, and Blackbird Writers. Please sign up for her newsletter at www.sharonlwrites.com and www.blackbirdwriters.com

Sharon splits her time between Flagstaff, Arizona, and her boat in San Diego where she says the changing ocean tides and foggy mornings inspire her creative juices, as the keys on the keyboard almost type the storylines themselves. If only I say.

For me one of the most fascinating facts that I’ve learnt From Sharon about Flagstaff, is that it’s a designated International Dark City, due to its streetlights being kept to a bare minimum, thus allowing the Lowell Observatory to scan the night skies above following the stars as they shimmer into life. The nights are what Sharon refers to as ‘werewolf dark’ providing her with the perfect backdrop that sets up her creative mind as she hatches the next mystery and shadowy secret to the plots that adorn her books, with only her border collie mix by her feet for company. Her supportive husband must think to himself at times, where’s Sharon taking her readers now.

Well let’s find out by having a look at these books, below or at www.sharonlwrites.com

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The Books

Death Takes a Bath (Book One)

This is the first book in Sharon Lynn’s debut series A Cotswold Crimes Mysteries, forty glorious chapters of spine-tingling twists and turns with culprits and their motives splashed throughout the book set in the seemingly quaint old Roman Spa town (now designated a city) of Bath in the ceremonial county of Somerset in England. Maddie McGuire lands an archaeology internship at the Roman Baths there. A severed human ear placed on her doorstep kick starts the story, Maddie must get to the bottom of the significance of this ear, before she becomes the next victim or worse gets deported. Her relationship with the young constable Edward Bailey is interesting to say the least which is in stark contrast with her relationship with her aristocratic co-worker Simon Pacock whose sole purpose in the book is to subversively destroy her investigative findings. As the story unfolds Maddie encounters more danger as she discovers a body, with both ears intact. Who’s behind these macabre events and what’s their sinister intentions.  Hmm…

Death Takes a Fall (Book Two)

This follow on book is just as absorbing as the first, Maddie McGuire finds herself in a precarious position tumbling over a cliff edge while hiking The Cotswold Way. What she discovers in the ancient woodlands terrify hers, but what awaits her back at the Roman Baths is equally disturbing, a new character has appeared on the scene in the guise of aristocratic Gwendolyn De Valence who has rather taken centre stage at the Roman Baths site. Maddie’s now boy friend Constable Edward Bailey turns out to have his own ill-omened secrets from the past. All the events that are revealed in this cleverly constructed storyline cumulate in a dangerous path for Maddie, a path she might not emerge from.

I found both books engaging, gripping and masterly constructed, and for me those of you who love to follow the author Elly Griffiths and her books, well you might want to take a look at this author and make comparative opinions for yourself. Is Sharon Lynn a new author following in the footsteps of Elly Griffiths. Judge for yourselves is all I say.

Other Books by Sharon Lynn

Malice Domestic 16: Mystery Most Diabolical
Malice Domestic 15: Mystery Most Theatrical
Malice Domestic 14: Mystery Most Edible

SoWest; Killer Nights Desert Sleuths Anthology

Recipes to Kill For: Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Chapter Cookbook

Social Media Sites

Webpage: www.sharonlwrites.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sharonlwrites
Instagram: www.instragram.com/sharonlwrites
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/sharonlwrites/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/sharonlwrites
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/sharonlwrites
Bookbub: www.bookbub.com/authors/sharon-lynn
All Author: www.allauthor.com/author/sharonlwrites

The Podcast

This podcast is available to listen to on all major social podcast platforms, search Talking Books hosted by J T Crowley. The video is available on YouTube by searching Talking Books by J T Crowley and now on the Roku and Amazon Fire Stick streaming devices. Download the Experts and Authors app on your television or visit https://www.Expertsandauthors.tv online and click TALKING BOOKS.

Awards

The short story Carne Diem is included in the Anthony Award Winning Best Anthology: Mystery Most Edible.

Publisher

Level Best Books

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