Description
An explosion in the middle of the night plummets local muralist Josephine Stuart out of bed and down the street to determine which of her neighbors’ homes in sleepy Aromas, California, has been destroyed. When she discovers fire trucks and police vehicles surrounding the Hooley home, she fears that the elderly brother/sister residents have both been killed in the blast. That is, until the next morning when she discovers ninety-year-old Emmett Hooley asleep on her couch. Turns out, Emmett wasn’t at home when his house was blown to bits, he was in a secluded shack behind it where he built cuckoo clocks. The old man is disoriented, weak, and worried his sister Hilda is dead, so Josephine takes him under her wing. Slowly and patiently, Jo tries to find out what happened––to the Hooley house and to Emmett’s sister. When the police confirm Hilda’s demise and report evidence of arson, Jo and Emmett compile a list of possible suspects among Emmett’s friends and relatives, many of whom apparently have a strong motive for murder as Emmett is extremely wealthy. When Jo follows Emmett to a cuckoo clock convention, their adventures take a dangerous turn, and Jo’s attempts to find Hilda’s killer put both her and Emmett in grave danger.
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Author Biography
As a retired muralist and commercial artist, Joyce Oroz has an abundance of painting experiences she infuses into Josephine’s adeventures. Oroz say, “Writing is like painting a aseries of pictures without the messy paint.” She spends her time writing mysteries, a blog and monthly newspaper articles. She is happily settled in Aromas, California, with her husband, also a writer, and their Labrador retriever. CUCKOO CLOCK CAPER is her first mystery with Cozy Cat Press.
Cozy Cat Press
Cozy Cat Press is a small, independent publisher of cozy mysteries. At present, we have around 40 authors and about 100 titles. Most of our authors write their books as series. A cozy mystery is a light, gentle mystery with little or no violence or bloodshed, relatively clean language, and minimal sex. Most "cozies" follow an amateur sleuth who typically outwits the regular police using their unique job skills or knowledge.
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- Publisher Cozy Cat Press
- Publication Date 2013
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781939816108
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 14.95 USD
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Page size6 x 9
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