Bookaday: Take the Monkeys and Run by Karen Cantwell

Take the Monkeys and Run - Mystery

Film lover Barbara Marr is a typical suburban mom living the typical suburban life in her sleepy little town of Rustic Woods, Virginia. Typical, that is until she sets out to find the missing link between a bizarre monkey sighting in her yard and the bone chilling middle-of-the-night fright fest at the strangely vacant house next door. When Barb talks her two friends into some seemingly innocent Charlie’s Angels-like sleuthing, they stumble upon way more than they bargained for and uncover a piece of neighborhood history that certain people would kill to keep on the cutting room floor.

Enter sexy PI Colt Baron, Barb’s ex-boyfriend who would love to be cast as new leading man, filling the role just vacated by her recently estranged husband, Howard. When Colt flies in from out of town to help Barb, events careen out of control and suddenly this mini-van driving mother of three becomes a major player in a treacherous and potentially deadly FBI undercover operation. It’s up to her now. With little time to spare, she and she alone, must summon the inner strength necessary to become a true action heroine and save the lives of those she loves. The question is can she get them out alive before the credits roll?

Purchase Info
http://www.amazon.com/Monkeys-Barbara-Murder-Mystery-ebook/dp/B003SE7O40
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Take-the-Monkeys-and-Run/Karen-Cantwell/e/2940011802881/

Author Info
Karen has been writing plays and short stories for many years, some of which were published in various college literary magazines. More recently, her short story, "The Recollections of Rosabelle Raines," was published in the mystery anthology Chesapeake Crimes: They Had it Comin' (Wildside Press, 2010). A few years ago she became inspired to write her first novel, Take the Monkeys and Run, a comedy-mystery, inspired by a true monkey sighting in her own neighborhood. These days, Karen can be found conjuring a second Barbara Marr novel, Citizen Insane. Otherwise, she spends time hanging out with her kids before they hit those years where they pretend they don't know her.

Contact Info
www.karencantwell.com
http://fictionfordessert.blogspot.com