My name is Rachel Roberts, and I’m just an ordinary computer coder who lives in a beach house on Lake Huron, Michigan with my cat Hemy. I’m single—and like to keep it that way—and an introvert by nature. Large crowds are not my thing. People in general are not my thing. Pretty ordinary existence, right?
Except…there’s this one thing. I am also the #1 best-selling novelist in the world, and no one except for my agent, the glamorous and powerful Topaz Kennedy, knows that. Under the pen name of Riley Cannon, I write thrillers about my heroine, super-spy-butt-kicking-assassin Adrienne Astra. She’s my alter ego and a very good friend—I can’t spend too much time away from her or else my day doesn’t feel right.
Except. . .over a decade ago, I lost my father—my rock and my champion—unexpectedly. My mom ran out on us when I was two years old, so Dad was all that I had. When he died, I had just completed book three in my planned six-book Adrienne Astra ‘Round the Clock Series. Long story short: My muse left me, and I could not write about Adrienne—couldn’t write about anything, for that matter.
Well, fast-forward ten years, and I felt the call to catch up with Adrienne again. The book’s title, Dark After Midnight, was announced to the world, and I started to write…
Then, I got writer’s block, and my publisher threatened to take back the record-breaking advance I had received. I was in trouble. Deep trouble. Had I forgotten how to write?
Then, a 35-year-old man named Kaj Reynard emerged from Lake Huron one night and collapsed on my beach—with a knife in his back.
When I got word that legendary Hampstead P.I. Obadiah Ben-David was assigned to the case, I made a bold move. I told Topaz that I would pay Mr. Ben-David to tag along as he investigated the case in an attempt to find an idea for my new Adrienne Astra novel. She said, “Wonderful, darling. I don’t want to lose the dough either!” The publication date countdown clock was ticking…could I rescue my book and help catch the killer?
Well, you’ll have to read Huron Breeze to find out how all that worked out…or didn’t work out.
Anyway, it’s a year later now, and I’m working on a new book. Labor Day Weekend is here—one last taste of summer and all that—and it’s time to refill my wine glass on this gorgeous Saturday evening.
Wait a minute.
Are those headlights turning into my driveway?
I’m not expecting anyone.
The lemon-colored beams grow brighter as the vehicle rolls toward my house.
Who could this be?
The answer lies in Huron Nights. For when the final days of summer arrive, the temperatures begin to cool…and the Huron nights heat up.
Huron Nights, A Sunrise-Side Mystery #2
Genre: Traditional
Release: December 2022
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Labor Day Weekend—one last taste of summer.
In the quiet, sunrise-side town of Hampstead, Michigan, Rachel Roberts descends the stairs in her beach house, ready to sit on the back deck, have a glass of wine, and feel the Huron breezes come in from the water as the stars start to glow in the night sky above.
But everything changes when she sees headlights coming down her driveway. As the vehicle approaches, she becomes both excited and puzzled. Excited, because the vehicle belongs to her friend, retired Hampstead P.I. Obadiah Ben-David. Puzzled, because she has no idea why he is paying her an evening visit.
She soon learns that death has returned to Hampstead.
There has been an apparent murder-suicide involving the dazzling, socialite couple Artie and Misty Jensen in their mansion located in the posh, gated, beach-side neighborhood of Falcon Crest, and Ben-David has been asked to lend a hand as Hampstead’s new P.I. has been called away to deal with a family emergency. Ben-David is confident that it will be a quick visit to Falcon Crest. Whereas the murder case last summer was mystifying and treacherous, this one seems to be straightforward. Nevertheless, he would like for Rachel to be a second set of eyes for him when he examines the crime scene.
She accepts.
She shouldn’t have.
For when the final days of summer arrive, the temperatures begin to cool…and the Huron nights heat up.
If you are a fan of James Patterson, Janet Evanovich, Robert B. Parker, Louise Penny, Michael Connelly, Nora Roberts, John D. MacDonald, Lisa Gardner, John Grisham’s Camino series, or the TV series Castle, you’ll enjoy Huron Nights, Landon Beach’s Great Lakes Saga, and Landon Beach’s stand-alone psychological thriller, Narrator.
Meet the author
Landon was born and raised in Michigan but now lives in the Sunshine State with his wife, two children, and their golden retriever. He previously served as a Naval Officer and was an educator for fifteen years before becoming a full-time writer. Find out more at landonbeachbooks.com. The BestThrillers.com Book Awards named Huron Breeze as the Best Mystery of the Year (2022).
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