A campaign turns deadly when stolen signs lead to murder.When two investigators, Cameron Chandler and Yuri Webster, discover a body next to a pile of stolen signs, what began as a prank becomes a murder investigation. The local candidate for the U.S. Congressional seat gets all of the endorsements, but he cant compete with the unlimited resources of his opponent. Funded by an east coast family in the oil business, the out-of-state candidate takes the state by storm, marrying the daughter of a local prestigious family and flooding the airwaves with ads, many of them negative.
Cameron and Yuri soon find themselves targets in a battle between the local candidate, big oil interests, and anti-big oil activists. Can they uncover the truth before the campaignand their livesare permanently derailed? Perfect for readers who enjoy political intrigue, small-town mysteries, and strong female leads.
"Political campaigns can be brutal, and deadly. When a prank goes awry and a corpse turns up,Campaigning Can be Deadly, the second installment on the “discount detective” series, is off and running and will lead the reader down a quirky, twisted pathway. Colorful characters, nimble dialog, and a fun story. Don’t miss it." —D.P. Lyle, MD, Award-winning Author of the Jake Longly and Cain/Harper Thriller Series
"This is a tale of good folks involved in others' bad behavior, and how it turns out just might surprise you." —Joe Kilgore, The US Review
In a world filled with uncertainty and too little chocolate, Charlotte Stuart has always anchored herself in writing. As an academic with a Ph.D. in communications, she wrote serious articles on obscure topics with titles that included phrases such as “summational anecdote” and “a rhetorical perspective.” As a commercial fisher in Alaska, she turned to writing humorous articles on boating and fishl3,
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