Welcome to Cypresswood, South Carolina
1918
COUNTERFEITS: Murder, Lies, and a Reporter
A college reporter chases leads to solve a murder before she’s the next headline
A scarlet fever heart won’t dash Annie’s dream of hunting down stories. She seizes her chance when a beloved grocer goes missing and a passenger turns up dead aboard the local train.
Annie follows the clues to a secret network of enemy agents undermining the war effort. Caught in the undertow of war and influenza, Annie must choose who she’s willing to risk for a story.
“In the style of Harper Lee, very enjoyable!“
“This charming novel… has a very nostalgic style to it. It’s a mystery/detective story of several young friends trying to figure out a local murder while worried about being shipped off to war or catching the Spanish Flu which was ravishing the country at the time. It has the feel of To Kill a Mockingbird and the southern colloquialisms lend it authenticity.” T.Howlett
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Meet Ruth
As a military brat, I moved almost every two to three years. As I slipped into the new-kid-at-school routine, books saved me. Clutching my library card stamped with the latest town, I scooped up adventures, biographies, and mysteries. I wielded that card like a superpower. As long as there were books, I had friends no moving van could take away.
Presently living in the Arizona desert, when not stuck in a research rabbit hole or tethered to my keyboard, I can be found reading other authors, hiking, swimming, catching up with family and friends, and traveling. Captivating reads and engrossing film dramas attract me like catnip, while chocolate is my kryptonite.
Humbled and over the moon to have my book at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Old Town Scottsdale, AZ
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Reach out: ruth@ruthjordanwrites.com