Showing posts with label Suspense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suspense. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Book Spotlight: The Code by Sean Keefer


It should have been an otherwise uneventful Sunday morning for Charleston attorney Noah Parks. Perhaps a trip to the beach or a run with his new Australian Shepherd, Austin. But with a cryptic voicemail, everything changes. 


A client has vanished, leaving nothing behind as a clue to where he may be. Neither his family, friends, nor neighbors are able to provide help.”


Turning to his friend Emmett Gabriel, Charleston’s newest police detective, Parks can only watch as what started with a simple voicemail takes on a sinister life of its own.


Parks soon finds himself entangled in an affair that spans centuries, going back to the time of Charleston’s birth.


With a focus on learning his client’s fate, Parks will soon find himself facing a mystery that will not only be a test of his wits but leaves him challenged in ways he never imagined.


Facing down twists, turns, betrayals, and traditions of honor, will he break The Code? 


Book Excerpt:

He looked into my eyes with something that could only be described as desperation. Suddenly, his look of despair faded as if a veil was lifted from his face. He stopped speaking and stood straight. His hands stopped moving, and he looked at each of them, turning them over, back to palm, as he examined them. He raised his head back to my eyes. As he looked at me, in an instant, the fearful look drained from his face, replacing it, a blank, expressionless gaze took hold of his features. He moved his eyes to my hand on his bicep, then shifted his gaze back to my face. He slowly twisted his arm from my slight grasp. He spoke slowly and methodically.    

“No, Cash didn’t call. No one called. There was nothing from Cash.”

“But you just said...”

“I didn’t say anything. Nothing,” he said as he turned and faced the rear of the lot. 


Book Information

Release Date: October 7, 2022

Publisher: Rivers Turn Press

Soft Cover: 978-0998575575; 319 pages; $18.95

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3IETRpM  

Rivers Turn Press: https://bit.ly/3V9725u


Sean Keefer is the award winning author of three legal thrillers, The Trust, The Solicitor, and The Code, all set in and around coastal South Carolina. 


He is also the author of Mediation in the Family Courts of South Carolina, a legal treatise on family law mediation. 


He lives and writes in Charleston, South Carolina. 


In addition to his writing, Sean is a recording and performing guitarist/singer/songwriter of Americana and Alt-Country music. Watch him sing Carolina Sunset which was inspired by his latest book, The Code. Listen here


For more information about his writing and music, visit SeanKeefer.com and ADogNamedBear.com. 


Follow him on Facebook @theNoahParksMysterySeries and @SeanKeeferMusic. Follow him on Instagram @NoahParksMysteries and @1ADogNamedBear1 

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I've Mentioned on My Blog More Than Once

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.  

Here we are back at Tuesday again. Let's hope March comes in like a lamb, because I am pretty tired of snow. 

This week's Top Ten Tuesday is supposed to be about books I enjoyed, but have never mentioned on my blog. That rarely happens in my world since I like to tell everyone about good books. So, I opted to share books I've mentioned on my blog more than once. Here are my:

 Top Ten Books I've Mentioned on My Blog More Than Once














Have you read any of these? Looking forward to checking out what you shared today.

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Best Books I Read in 2021



Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

This week's topic is typical to round out the year. When I used to read more books than I have time for now, I actually gave out virtual awards. I might get back to that one day, but right now, I am just glad to have surpassed my Goodreads goal of 40 books. I know some people don't count children's books or books under a certain page count, but I always have, so I don't feel like I am cheating. I will finish at least one more book before year's end. 

Top Ten Best Books I Read in 2021













Probably no surprise that mysteries, suspense, police procedurals, and true crime make up a good portion of this list. Here are a few honorable mentions:






What are some of the great books you read this year? Do we share any of the same books?

Monday, May 6, 2019

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - May 6



It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.

Happy Monday! Hope you enjoyed the first weekend in May. The Lil' Princess had a dance show all weekend, plus I had work and church, so we had some things going on. Not as hectic as it has been, which is fine by me.

Had a chance to review this book on Friday.


I recently started this one.


Then here is the rest on my list. 








After that, I might dabble in some of the leadership books I bought recently.




What's on your list this week? Anything you're excited about reading?

Monday, April 29, 2019

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - April 29



It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.

Hard to believe that the end of April is here. We are heading into the busiest month of the year for us filled with two birthdays, three wedding anniversaries, a concert and a dance show, prom, graduation, and the end of school. Both my girls will be done with school by May 31. What the heck will they do with that extra month off?

As far as reading goes, it's been slow. I was sick and I've been working like a dog. I managed to finish these three books.





I've got several to review, including:









If I can control myself and not request any other books for review, I might even be able to choose what I want to read when we go on vacation. 

How is your TBR pile looking? Does vacation time mean catching up for you or do you bring books you want to read without the need to review them? What is a good book you've read lately?