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| Guppy Book of the Month |
Welcome to the next 'Guppy Book of the Month' post! I'm very excited about highlighting the books that I'll be receiving as part of my special Live Auction win at Malice Domestic 30. Each time I receive a book, I'll tell a bit about it and also a bit about the author. No promises as to when I'll get it read and my thoughts shared, but if it looks great to you, check it out at your local library or bookstore. Some of these books will be debuts and some will be from authors already established.
1st Jesse Damon Crime Novel
After serving nearly 20 years in prison on a murder conviction, Jesse Damon has been released, a home detention monitor strapped to his ankle. Determined to make it and mindful of his parole restrictions, he struggles with life outside prison. He finds a basement apartment, a job on the overnight shift at a steel fabrication plant and a few people who treat him like anybody else. Especially Kelly, a woman who works in the shipping department. He seems to be making it. Until Mitch, forklift driver on the shift, is found murdered in the warehouse. Investigating detective doesn’t want to look any further than Jesse to close the case He’s not fussy about the methods he uses to gather evidence. If Jesse isn’t going down for this, he will have to be the one to figure out who killed Mitch—and why.
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Info from the author's website:
KM Rockwood draws on a varied background for stories, among them working as a laborer in a steel fabrication plant, operating glass melters and related equipment in a fiberglass manufacturing facility, and supervising an inmate work crew in a large medium security state prison. These jobs, as well as work as a special education teacher in an alternative high school and a GED teacher in county detention facilities, provide most of the background for novels and short stories.
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I was delighted to receive yet another book this month. Steeled For Murder seems a little outside my usual type of book, but I'm game for sure. I will freely admit that I know nothing about steel fabrication or the fiberglass industry. This author does and I've seen some great reviews of this series. And this is the first book of six (to date). I'm curious about the protagonist - was he wrongly accused? In any case, this author also has other books and short stories. Can't wait to try them! Thanks so much, K.M.!
Sounds good, and hopefully you won't have to know too much about fibreglass! 😉
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm hoping that knowledge of steel and fiberglass are not needed either. I suspect they won't be. Ha!
DeleteSounds like the start of a good series. I'll be interested in reading your comments once you've read it.
ReplyDeleteAs I said, you might have a bit of a wait, but one never knows. Ha!
DeleteI'm so curious about the murder conviction for which Jesse Damon served time. I'm interested in this series.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's what I'm thinking too. Guess I better read this sooner rather than later.
DeleteThis actually sounds like a good read to me (actually because it's not a sub-genre I dip into often). Thanks for telling us about it!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Mary. Yes, it would be a little outside your normal, but you never know what might suit you.
DeleteLooks like you really had the winning bid in the auction! What fun to receive surprise books regularly for a year. Like Jenclair above, I'm sure the backstory on protagonist Jesse Damon is interesting.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, Teresa, I definitely did have a 'winner'. Plus, I got to support a really great cause. It was perfect. And I never know what might show up in my mailbox. LOL
DeleteThis sounds really good and really different. What a fun group of books you won!
ReplyDeleteI know! I'm having such a great time anticipating and then finding out what new books will show up!
DeleteSounds interesting. Sort of an amateur sleuth mystery but not.
ReplyDeleteIn a way, yes. I'm very curious about the setting and how it plays a part.
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