Without a Word

It's been a long time between drinks for our merlot-swilling ghostwriter Roxy Parker, but she's back, this time in the belly of her mates and on a 20-year-old missing person's case. Roxy's client-PR princess Phoebe Fisher-was just a child when her entire family vanished. She wants Roxy to tell her story now; Roxy's more interested in the past.Why did young Phoebe's family vanish?How could they do it in just one night?And what's the 'dark and sinister event' that triggered the whole thing?As Roxy sorts fact from fiction, detective friend Gilda has a shocking case of her own-a woman has baked to death in a sizzling hot car. They're calling it 'suicide by sunbaking' but is that even possible or could it be something more macabre?From the best-selling author of the AGATHA CHRISTIE BOOK CLUB comes the much-anticipated seventh instalment of the Ghostwriter Mysteries, a fun, fast-paced series for those who love a humorous whodunit with contemporary characters you can fall in love with. This time, Roxy's got a Border Collie by her side and a secret so scary she's terrified to tell her mum (let alone Max!).GENRE: Cozy, crime, humour, amateur sleuth, international adventureNOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: This book is contains some Australian slang and a little adult language-all part of the Aussie vernacular. No offence is intended. Christina (C.A.) Larmer tried writing a romance at the age of 13 but pretty soon she'd slaughtered the hero and planted it on the heroine. It was the beginning of a beautiful love affair that has now resulted in four crime series, including the Murder Mystery Book Club, the Sleuths of Last Resort, the Ghostwriter mysteries, the Posthumous Mystery series, a domestic suspense novel, and a stand-alone mystery masquerading as a family saga (she's fooling nobody).Born and bred in Papua New Guinea, Christina has lived and worked around the world from New York and Los Angeles to London and Sydney. A journalist, editor, teacher and mentor, she now runs an indie publishing business from the east coast of Australia, where she lives with her musician husband, two sons, a devilish 'Bluey' and countless koalas and snakes, none of which come close to the villains in her books. Well, maybe just the Bluey...Sign up for news, views, discounts and giveaways: calarmer.comGet in touch: christina@calarmer.com As a professional ghostwriter, Roxy Parker digs deep into other people's lives to tell their stories for them. That's usually when they turn up dead! Follow the feisty amateur sleuth and her motley collection of merlot-swilling mates as they stumble from one mystery to the next. A fun, contemporary series.