Thursday, June 30, 2016

Murder Mezzo Forte (Lamplighter Mysteries) by Donn Taylor [Giveaway]

He is a reclusive history professor with musical hallucinations, she a headstrong professor of religion, a converted Wiccan. Earlier, they solved a campus murder, but now police say they formed two-thirds of an illicit love triangle with a newly-murdered female colleague and they're probably guilty of her murder. A leak of the alleged scandal to the college administration threatens their jobs. Their desperate attempt to prove themselves innocent of the triangle and the murder plunges them into a tangle of unsavory corporate relationships among college trustees. And it puts their lives in danger from a mysterious criminal organization that seems to have tentacles everywhere.

Can this ill-matched pair's stumbling efforts succeed against the entrenched forces of the police, the college's incompetent administration, and that powerful but unseen criminal organization? If not, they may end up unemployed, in prison, or suffering a fate much worse . . .


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Meet the author: Donn Taylor is a novelist and poet of varied career. He led an Infantry rifle platoon in the Korean War, served with Army aviation in Vietnam, and worked with air reconnaissance in Europe and Asia. Afterwards, he earned a PhD in English literature (Renaissance) and for eighteen years taught literature at two liberal arts colleges. His fiction includes a light-hearted mystery, Rhapsody in Red, a historical, Lightning on a Quiet Night (a finalist for the Selah Awards), and two suspense novels, Deadly Addictive and The Lazarus File. He has also published a book of poetry, Dust and Diamond: Poems of Earth and Beyond. He is a frequent speaker at writers' groups and conferences. He lives near Houston, TX, where he continues to write fiction and poetry, as well as essays on writing, ethical issues, and U.S. foreign policy.

12 comments:

  1. I can't say the I have read any of Donn Taylor's books, but I may have to check them out because I do love a good mystery!

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  2. He led an Infantry rifle platoon in the Korean War, served with Army aviation in Vietnam, and worked with air reconnaissance in Europe and Asia and is a poet. He sounds like a very complex individual.

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  3. I have not yet read any of his books. I adore reading mysteries.

    Nancy
    allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

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  4. I found it interesting that after a varied military career, he earned a PhD in English Literature for the Renaissance era.

    Nancy
    allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

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  5. I admire his military career! Thank you, Donn!

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  6. I haven't read any of Donn Taylor's books. I do love to read a good mystery/suspense book. Thanks for this giveaway.

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  7. I find it interesting that after being in the military he chose to teach literature and then write books for us to enjoy.

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  8. I've never read any of Donn Taylor's books before. I know that I would enjoy them though. I love Mysteries!

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  9. I think it's neat that Donn Taylor has a PhD in English literature!

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  11. I haven't read any yet. I do like to read mysteries.

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  12. He had quite a military career...Korea and Vietnam wars. That must have been tough.

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