The Queen of Swords
A Tarot Card Murder Mystery
by Connie L. Cook

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When Jennifer’s best friend Deslyn vanishes after a date with an online stranger, her world is thrown into chaos. As a seasoned ER nurse, Jennifer thrives under pressure, but this time it’s personal—and she refuses to sit idly by. Meanwhile, Detective Joe Moretti from the Boston PD is hot on a similar case: three women dead, all linked through the same online dating site Deslyn was using before her disappearance. The trail has gone cold, until a chilling new discovery points north to Port Credit, Ontario, where a recent victim pulled from the lake matches the killer’s MO. But this time, there’s a twist: the victim is still alive. Arriving in Canada, Joe meets Jennifer, the ER nurse assigned to the latest victim. Sparks fly between the sharp-witted nurse and the determined detective, each holding pieces of a puzzle that could stop a killer. But Jennifer has a secret weapon—her mother Portia, the town witch and psychic, who might be able to tip the scales in their favor. In a race against time, they'll need every advantage they can get. As danger escalates, Jennifer and Joe must navigate a tangled web of deceit and trust, their quest symbolized by the tarot cards that guide their path. Can they expose the killer and locate Deslyn before it's too late? Will Portia’s magic help uncover the truth? Intuition meets investigation in this gripping thriller, where the power of the otherworldly may hold the key to solving the case and saving lives.

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Connie L. Cook is a retired Registered Nurse with a rich background in writing, making her mark through various publications. She penned a weekly children’s fiction column for The Guelph Mercury newspaper for a year and she has contributed short stories to renowned platforms like Chicken Soup for the Soul, Pacific Magazines in Australia, Modern Cat Magazine, Commuterlit.com, Feminine Collective, and more. Connie published her first novel, Follow the Money: A Diana Darling Private Investigator Novel, with FriesenPress in 2021. She now resides in Westville, Nova Scotia with her beloved seventeen-year-old black cat Isis, who enjoys editing her work by walking across the keyboard.

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