When Blood Lies

  • Pages:160
  • Publisher:Orca Book Publishers
  • Series: Nicole Charles Mystery
  • Themes:crime fiction, murder mystery, female sleuth, journalism, auctions
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  • Available:04/05/2016
  • Age Groups:Adult Fiction
  • Reading Level:4.2
  • Lexile:HL630L
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When Blood Lies is the second novel in a series of mysteries featuring rookie reporter Nicole Charles.

Vancouver Post gossip columnist Nicole Charles is only slightly put out when she discovers she’s been downsized. She figures she’s lucky to still have a job. It just means she needs to get a desk so she can work out of her apartment. But the desk she buys at auction proves to have more history than she’d anticipated, and the cache she finds in a secret compartment in that desk has links to a money-laundering ring, and an old school-mate. Will this be the story that lands Nicole a job on the news desk? Even while she struggles to solve the case, she wonders if she’ll ever get the recognition she figures she deserves.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for older teen readers and adults who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

"A fast-paced and entertaining tale with a twist near the end...When Blood Lies will not disappoint."
– Ottawa Review of Books
"A fast paced crime novel, complete with surprising twists...When Blood Lies hits the mark...Highly Recommended."
– CM Magazine
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) Pacific Northwest Book Awards   | 2017  |  Short-listed
The Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence - Best Crime Novella   | 2017  |  Short-listed

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