LOUISVILLE, KY – The curtain rises
on a new murder mystery from award-winning author of Deadly Setup and Leisha’s
Song. Lynn Slaughter’s Missed Cue (Aug 8, 2023, Melange Books) finds Lieutenant
Cailtin O’Connor in a theatrical mess when a prima ballerina fails to awaken
during the final act of Romeo and Juliet. With multiple suspects, infidelity,
and a twisted plot of romantic entanglements while also dealing with Caitlin’s
personal love life, Missed Cue is a fast-paced Agatha Christie-style mystery
that twists and turns to the final act.
Winner of multiple awards including the Silver Falchion Book
Award, Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, Imadjinn Award and recognized by the
Agatha Christie awards and the CIBA awards, Slaughter is no stranger to
creating captivating narratives shrouded in mystery. Now she takes her
expertise in young adult writing reaching a new audience with her first mystery
novel for adults.
When star ballerina Lydia Miseau misses her cue during a
performance, Lieutenant Caitlin O’Connor encounters the most complicated case
of her career. The autopsy reveals no clear cause of death, so Caitlin must not
only figure out who killed the ballerina, but how the killer did it. Her
investigation uncovers an intricate web of betrayal, infidelity, and revenge.
When the medical examination reveals that Lydia was a few weeks pregnant with a
child who could not have been her husband’s, Caitlin discovers painful
parallels between Lydia’s life and her own illicit involvement with a married
man.
For fans of Lori Robbins’ “On Pointe” Mystery Series and Girl
Most Likely by Max Allan Collins, readers will love spinning through Caitlin’s
thrilling mystery as she seeks the true murderer and the truth about her own
illicit romance.
“Missed Cue”
Lynn Slaughter | August 8, 2023
Melange Books | Police Procedural/murder mystery
Paperback | 979-8-88653-153-4 | $16.99
Ebook | 979-8-88653-154-1 | $5.99
Lynn Slaughter is addicted to chocolate, the arts, and her
husband’s cooking. Her family tree is peppered with musicians, and like
Caitlin, she’s a huge jazz fan. Music has always made her want to move, and she
ended up becoming a professional dancer and dance educator. When injury meant
it was time to find a new dream, she earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction
from Seton Hill University. Her previous young adult novels include: Deadly
Setup, published by Fire and Ice/Melange Books, which was a Moonbeam Children’s
Book Awards silver medalist, a Chanticleer International Awards finalist, and
an Imadjinn Award finalist; Leisha’s Song, also published by Fire and
Ice/Melange Books and an Agatha nominee, Moonbeam bronze medalist, Imadjinn
Award winner, and Silver Falchion Award winner; It Should Have Been You, a
Silver Falchion finalist; and While I Danced, an EPIC finalist. The
ridiculously proud mother of two sons and grandmother of five, she lives in
Louisville, Kentucky where she is at work on her next novel and is an active
member and former president of Derby Rotten Scoundrels, her local Sisters in
Crime chapter. She loves hearing from readers and hopes you’ll visit her
website,
https://lynnslaughter.com
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