5 FACTS ABOUT JILL PISCITELLO
1. Like my sleuth Maeve, I am a chronic nail polish picker. A fresh coat of paint disappears
in less than 48 hours. There are few actions more satisfying than peeling off a large
swatch in one fell swoop. However, there are also few habits more damaging to nails.
Thanks to this unpleasant compulsion, my fingertips remain bare unless a special
occasion arises.
2. I find the entire laundry process oddly relaxing. There’s nothing quite like a mountain of
freshly cleaned clothing that needs folding while a Hallmark movie plays in the
background to reduce stress.
3. I live in New England but belong in a far warmer climate. Give me a 90-degree day
saturated with the scent of sunblock, and I’m one happy lady.
4. All of my books take shape in an old-school notebook long before I hit the keyboard.
5. Stalking online websites for clothing sales is one of my favorite pastimes. Sometimes, by
the time my price point arrives, the item no longer appeals to me. It’s almost as if the
dress, etc, sits in my cart the same way another hangs in my closet so long I tire of it.Blurb:
On the heels of a public, broken engagement, Maeve Cleary returns to her childhood home in
Hampton Beach, NH. When a dead body turns up behind her mother’s music school, three old
friends land on the suspect list. Licking her wounds soon takes a back seat to outrunning the
paparazzi who spin into a frenzy, casting her in a cloud of suspicion. Maeve juggles her high
school sweetheart, a cousin with a touch of clairvoyance, a no-nonsense detective, and an
apologetic, two-timing ex-fiancé. Will the negative publicity impact business at the Music Box— the very place she’d hoped to make a fresh start?
BLURB
On the heels of a public, broken engagement, Maeve Cleary returns to her childhood home in Hampton Beach, NH. When a dead body turns up behind her mother's music school, three old friends land on the suspect list. Licking her wounds soon takes a back seat to outrunning the paparazzi who spin into a frenzy, casting her in a cloud of suspicion. Maeve juggles her high school sweetheart, a cousin with a touch of clairvoyance, a no-nonsense detective, and an apologetic, two-timing ex-fiancé. Will the negative publicity impact business at the Music Box- the very place she'd hoped to make a fresh start?
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EXCERPT:
With his mouth set in a grim line, he waited.
If anyone else had enough nerve to presume she owed them an explanation, she would respond with a solid mind your own business. Instead, the seventeen-year-old still inside her refused to tell him to get lost. “He was hiding money in his office.”
This was one of those times when learning how to wait a few beats before blurting out inflammatory information would come in handy. Each second of passing silence decreased her ability to breathe in the confined space. She turned the ignition and switched on the air conditioner.
“How do you know?” His volume just above a whisper, each dragged-out word hung in the air.
“I found it.”
“When were you in his office?” He swiped at a bead of sweat trickling down the side of his face, then positioned a vent toward him.
“Last night.” When would she learn to bite her tongue?
Finn’s switch from rapid-fire scolding to slow, deliberate questioning left her unable to swallow over the sandpaper lump in her throat. “Where was Vic?”
She stared at the back of the building, wishing she’d kept her mouth shut. “He’d left for the
night.”
If she averted her gaze, she could pretend his eyeballs weren’t bugging out of his head,
and his jaw didn’t need a crane to haul it off his chest.
“You were at the town hall after hours? Did anyone see you?”
“A custodian opened his door for me.” She snuck a glance. Sure enough, features contorted in
shock and horror replaced his boy-next-door good looks.
About the Author:
Jill Piscitello is a teacher, author, and an avid fan of multiple literary genres. Although she divides her reading hours among several books at a time, a lighthearted story offering an escape
from the real world can always be found on her nightstand.
A native of New England, Jill lives with her family and three well-loved cats. When not planning lessons or reading and writing, she can be found spending time with her family, trying out new restaurants, traveling, and going on light hikes.