Ink, Red, Dead by Joanna Campbell Slan

Dec 15, 2011 | My Musing

Ink, Red, Dead by Joanna Campbell Slan is the second short story in the “Kiki Lowenstein” mystery series. Publisher: Joanna Campbell Slan, December 2011

Things go from bad to worse when ace scrapbooker Kiki Lowenstein visits a customer’s home, and discovers she’s a cat hoarder. Not only is the place swarming with felines, but there is a corpse in the freezer. Kiki refuses to believe that the scrapbooker was involved with her neighbor’s murder, and now her biggest problem is who dunnit?

Also includes a free gift of A Crafty Murder, a short-story collaboration by the Killer Hobby bloggers, and two recipes.

Kiki finds out that a friend is a cat hoarder and it gets worse when a body part in found in her freezer. Believing that her friend is not a killer, Kiki searches for clues that will point to the real murderer. This was a good storyline that casts a light on cat hoarders without being preachy. The mystery was quite good and I enjoyed seeing Kiki and her friends in this delightful short story.

9 Comments

  1. Mare F
    Mare F on December 15, 2011 at 8:54 am

    I have this and it’s winking and waving at me. Soon…..

  2. Dru
    Dru on December 15, 2011 at 9:33 am

    Too many books, too little time. I think you’ll enjoy it.

  3. Bella
    Bella on December 15, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    I just got this one today, along with the rest of the books in the series. It looks good!

  4. Joanna Campbell Slan
    Joanna Campbell Slan on December 16, 2011 at 8:27 am

    Thanks so much, Dru! Glad you enjoyed it. Remember, I shall be adding a new short story every month at least until Ready, Scrap, Shoot is released in April!

    • Dru
      Dru on December 16, 2011 at 9:11 am

      Looking forward to it.

  5. Lori
    Lori on December 16, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    This book is currently FREE for your kindle if you are an amazon prime subscriber.
    I am LOVING it and will have to go back and read more books in the series.

  6. Sparkle Abbey
    Sparkle Abbey on December 16, 2011 at 4:35 pm

    Joanna,
    Loving these Kiki shorts!

  7. Jane R
    Jane R on December 18, 2011 at 11:13 am

    I have so enjoyed Kiki and her adventures. Maybe because I’m a scrapbooker too? Looking forward to the next book!

  8. Joanna Campbell Slan
    Joanna Campbell Slan on December 19, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    Thanks, Everyone! And Lori, thanks for letting me know that it was worthwhile to make it available for free to Amazon prime subscribers. You never know about your marketing decisions, it seems. So your comment was very helpful.

    Sparkle, it was just an idea, but it seems to be taking off.

    Jane, as one sister scrapper to another, I love Kiki’s world! The next book–Ready, Scrap, Shoot–will be available April 8, 2012.