Showing posts with label Railroad Ties: the Marmion Grove Murders ; New Releases ; M. S. Spencer New Releases; Cozy Mystery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Railroad Ties: the Marmion Grove Murders ; New Releases ; M. S. Spencer New Releases; Cozy Mystery. Show all posts
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Five stars from NN Light for Railroad Ties
Five glorious golden stars for Railroad Ties: the MarmionGrove Murders from N. N. Light’s Book Heaven. Here’s a taste:
“The historical mystery investigation is detailed which
allows the reader to be totally immersed in the story. The descriptive
narration is lush, as I’ve come to expect from M.S. Spencer.”
Read the rest here:
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Sunday, June 22, 2025
New Excerpt from Railroad Ties: Another Assassination Attempt?
How about another excerpt from my brand new mystery, Railroad Ties: the Marmion
Grove Murders?
The hero of Railroad Ties: the
Marmion Grove Murders, Noah Pennyman, is into extreme
sports—scuba diving, cliff scaling, sky diving, mountain climbing among them.
He thinks it stands him in good stead in defending against the several attempts
on his life. Our heroine Sophie isn’t so sure.
Another Attempt
“Someone tried to kill you again?”
“You needn’t sound so skeptical. The perpetrator obviously hasn’t finished the job, so it makes sense he would take another stab at it.” Noah massaged his back. “I hope he’s not being paid for this. So far he’s proven to be pretty incompetent.”
“And you’d prefer he succeed?”
“Well, no, of course not. Still, his
attempts have hardly shown the level of professionalism one would expect from
an assassin.”
“Assassin! Who do you think you are,
the petty despot of a banana republic?”
He perked up. “Cool. Do I get a
throne? A personal army? Maybe a gem-encrusted crown?”
“How about a tinfoil cap?”
“Huh.” He looked at the refrigerator.
“Could you get me a beer?”
“It’s four o’clock in the morning!”
He shifted on the hard seat. “Least
you could do.”
“Tough.” Ignoring his grousing, Sophie
said firmly, “Out with it.”
“I was in the street and suddenly this
big black car tried to run me over.”
“Oh, really. Was that part of your
army training too? Standing in the middle of the street daring motorists to ram
you?” As her anxiety eased, the pique took over.
He shut his mouth.
“Well?”
“If you’re just going to make fun, I
won’t tell you.”
She sat, her attentive expression as
manifestly fake as she could make it.
“I heard noises outside.”
“Aha. That’s extraordinary right
there. A wild beast? Aliens? Ghosts? Or perhaps—gasp—nosey neighbors?”
Noah soldiered on. “I looked out the
window. There was a light moving down the driveway. It bobbled.”
“A UFO! Good show!”
“Someone was casing the joint.”
“Casing the joint? Sounds more like a
burglar than a murderer. Or maybe a man looking for a lost dog.” Sophie was
enjoying not helping him immensely.
He huffed. “With recent events in
mind, I thought it best to follow up.”
She nodded wisely. “You went to
investigate. Smart.”
“Yes. Well. By the time I got
downstairs, the light had reached the end of the driveway. It proceeded into
the street, but flicked out just as I reached the center of the lane. I stopped
and looked around for it, but everything was pitch black. Then all of a sudden
an engine started up, and before I could react, this car came out of nowhere.”
“Did it have its headlights on?”
“No.”
“So how did you know it was going to
hit you?”
“When it hit me. Duh.”
“All right, then how did you end up in
the bush instead of flattened like a pancake on the asphalt?” These
“accidents” are getting more and more outlandish. Could he be doing them to
himself? She regarded Noah. Could he be sleepwalking? “Noah, are you
sure—”
“If you’ll let me finish. I know you
disapprove of the exploits of my youth, but they stood me in good stead this
time. I rolled over the hood and launched myself into the yard.”
That got her attention. “That is
impressive. Did the car keep going? Did it circle back?”
“I’ve no idea. I decided to sit it out
for a while, hoping he hadn’t seen where I landed. After five minutes of
unrelenting discomfort, I felt reasonably sure he’d given up. I was trying to
break free of the bush when you arrived.” He plucked a leaf from his sleeve.
“Put pruning hedge on the To Do list, will you?”
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Latest Upcoming Blogs for Railroad Ties
Railroad Ties:
the Marmion Grove Murders is now on online bookshelves near you.
Here are the current buy links:
Books2Read
Amazon
ITunes
Barnes&Noble
Kobo
Walmart
Angus&Robertson
AmazonUK
AmazonCA
And read excerpts and stories about the book in these
upcoming blogs:
June 20 Brenda Whiteside Fearless Fridays: https://brendawhiteside.blogspot.com/2025/06/fearless-adventures-by-m-s-spencer.html
June 24 Jana Richards at
Friday, June 13, 2025
Upcoming Blogs for Railroad Ties
Railroad Ties:
the Marmion Grove Murders is now on online bookshelves near you.
Here are the current buy links:
Books2Read Amazon ITunes Barnes&Noble Kobo
Walmart Angus&Robertson AmazonUK AmazonCA
And read excerpts and stories about the book in these
upcoming blogs:
June 14 Alana Lorens: http://alana-lorens.com
June 16 Vicky Burkholder ) http://Vicky-burkholder.com
June 20 Brenda Whiteside Fearless Fridays: https://brendawhiteside.blogspot.com/2025/06/fearless-adventures-by-m-s-spencer.html
June 24 Jana Richards at https://www.janarichards.com
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Railroad Ties at Chelsea Ortega's Blog Today
For a brand new excerpt and introduction to my super new release Railroad Ties: the Marmion Grove Murders head to Chelsea Ortega’s beautiful blog. Find it here: https://chelseymortega.com/2025/06/11/new-release-railroad-ties-the-marmion-grove-murders-by-m-s-spencer/
Monday, February 17, 2025
Releasing June 11: Railroad Ties: the Marmion Grove Murders
RELEASING JUNE 11 FROM THE WILD ROSE PRESS
RAILROAD TIES: THE MARMION GROVE MURDERS
When Sophie Childress discovers a letter written in 1920 by the witness to a murder, she enlists Noah Pennyman—owner of the house where it took place—to investigate. Who was the victim? What did the killer do with the body—not to mention a carpetbag full of money? Together they expose a complex web of family ties and lies that has persisted through four generations in the historic village of Marmion Grove. When two more corpses are unearthed, Noah and Sophie are faced with too many victims and not enough murderers.
Contemporary cozy mystery; 390 pp. It will be available at all fine online book stores.
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