MARLENE W POTTS
Palm Bay Author
Press Release
Romantic Mystery Unfolds Within Pages of M.W. Potts’ New Book
Murder leads small town detective to discover town’s dirty little secret in ‘Miller’s View’.
Palm Bay, Fla. (PRWEB) June 27, 2014
A classic “whodunnit” mystery with a romantic twist awaits readers in author M.W. Potts’ latest book, “Miller’s View” (published by Abbott Press).
Set in Hammond, Louisiana, “Miller’s View” starts with an unspeakable evil arriving in the quiet Southern town. When the cold-blooded murder of 27-year-old Daniel Edwards shocks the town, it is up to Detective Jonathan Miller to solve the case, but at first glance, there aren’t any clues.
Jonathan stumbles upon a seemingly ordinary item with extraordinary capabilities waiting for him in Daniel’s apartment. From there, he learns Callie St. Claire, the last person to see Daniel alive, is now missing. Fearing she may be the next victim, Jonathan races to uncover the secret lying deep within Hammond, a secret that Jonathan could never imagine.
An excerpt from “Miller’s View”:
“A search of the apartment yields no clues as to Edwards’ activities. No pictures of his life are found in any of the small rooms; it’s as if he’s just passing through. There’s no sign of a struggle in the apartment. It’s sparse, but clean. No dirty dishes have been left in the sink. The refrigerator is not only empty, but clean. There’s not even trash in the trash can.”
“Miller’s View”
By M.W. Potts
Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 116 pages | ISBN 9781458215901
Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 116 pages | ISBN 9781458215888
E-Book | 116 pages | ISBN 9781458215895
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Review of "Miller's View"
Richard Lang
Retired, Author, Book Reviewer
Mesquite, Nevada
This novelette is a murder mystery with a twist of fantasy. An anonymous 911 call reports a male body along Route 55 in Hammond, Louisiana; and Detective Miller is called to investigate. During the search for clues at the victim's apartment, Miller finds Daniel Edwards' glasses. These mysterious glasses provide the detective with clues that not only lead him to solve the crime, but also reveal family secrets. M. W. Potts delivers a short, but very enjoyable tale that is easily read in an afternoon. Does she suggest a sequel with her surprise ending? Maybe so.
"I loved it."
RED CITY REVIEW GIVES MILLER'S VIEW
FOUR STARS
10/27/2014
Miller’s View by M.W. Potts
When Detective Jonathan Miller put on a pair of rose-tinted glasses he found in a victim’s apartment, he never expected to see what unfolded before his eyes—and he never expected the images to draw his heart into the ensuing investigation. Miller’s View by M. W. Potts is a thoroughly intriguing story of murder, mystery, and magic that follows Miller as he tracks down a killer and searches for a beautiful young woman who’s captivated both his professional and personal interests, hoping that they are not one in the same. Aided by visions of the past, as delivered through the rose-tinted glasses, Miller slowly but surely discovers clues surrounding the murder of a private investigator on assignment in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, and is confounded by the feelings he has for the gorgeous woman the investigator was tracking. Miller’s murder investigation carries him deep into the underworld of Louisiana’s mystical river culture and eventually exposes a tangled web of dark secrets and deception that ensnares everyone he encounters, including those closest to him—and, at the center of the web is one woman, though she’s not exactly who Miller thinks she is.
A mixed-genre book if ever there was one, Miller’s View cleverly fuses elements of the classic whodunit together with just the right amount of romance and a touch of supernatural suspense. The incorporation of “magical glasses” into a murder mystery may, at first gloss, seem a little disjointed, but M. W. Potts smoothly incorporates this twist in a seamless fashion that only adds to the numinous aura created by the book’s setting and shadowy, intertwined characters. All told, Miller’s View is a compelling read—and a quick one, too. It’s a rather short novel with powerful momentum that’ll have you turning pages until the very end.