39 Winks by Kathleen Valenti is the second book in the “Maggie O’Malley” mystery series. Publisher: Henery Press, May 2018

Former pharmaceutical researcher Maggie O’Malley is losing sleep. Her boyfriend Constantine’s aunt is a multitasking sleepwalker who, in addition to wandering her stately home, prepares meals, folds laundry and, one winter night, stumbles across her husband with his throat slit.

It’s a rude and gruesome awakening that’s upsetting to Aunt Polly. And interesting to the police.

Maggie and Constantine work to uncover who killed the cosmetic surgery mogul and why. As they dig into the lives of those who knew him best, they discover that the truth is only skin deep and doctoring perception is a treatment with deadly side effects.

A gripping page-turner with more twists than a surgeon’s suture, 39 Winks is a tale of lies, betrayals and greed that will keep you up at night. And looking over your shoulder.

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When her boyfriend’s aunt becomes the prime suspect in her husband’s death, Maggie and Gus head to Hollow Pine to solve this puzzling case. This was a well-executed drama that pulled me in immediately, quickly becoming a page-turner. The multi-faceted mystery had all the elements I like in a story, a well-rounded mystery filled with suspense and intrigue, plenty of suspects, clues for me to dig in, a few twists and turns – one I did not see coming and the effects of one’s personal life playing a part in the sequences that kept me riveted in all that was happening. The author did a great job in keeping me engaged with every single turn of a page that netted in new information for me to process that moved the story along and play-by-play actions that added to how well this story was being told. This was an enjoyable story and I look forward to new exciting opportunities for Maggie and her friends.