The Precious Pachyderm
by Karen
Christino
GENRE: Cozy
Mystery
BLURB:
Manhattan,
1926. A wealthy businessman found dead. A priceless elephant figurine from an
extravagant Indian prince gone missing. And famous astrologer Evangeline Adams
is a primary suspect. To save their
jobs, Adams’ assistants Mary Adler and Clara Cosentino investigate the
astrologer’s classy clients, oddball employees and offbeat associates to help
discover who really committed the crime.
And Evangeline solves her first case with the help of astrology in this
funny, fast-paced whodunit.
Excerpt:
Clara
Cosentino rushed excitedly into the room. “Mary, Jesse just said, while I was
walking past, ‘How much do you think she weighs? Add twenty pounds for that
butt alone.’ He’s getting completely
carried away; he’ll say anything. I know it was about me! Not that my butt is
that big, that’s just his style. He likes to make these comments when people
are right there. It’s a perverse thing, as if he wants them to hear him and
wonder if it’s about them. Or like a kid, to slip one over on you. Richard
laughs at them. I guess he has to, since Jesse’s his supervisor. Jesse just
wants to attract attention any way he can. Always talking about what hot stuff
he is! Mary, I can’t take it anymore!”
Mary
took her friend by the arm. “Calm down. Sit here, next to me. Let me get you
some water.” As Mary went to the water cooler and brought her back a drink, Mr.
Jordan purposefully strode into the room.
“Clara,
I’m here to speak with Miss Adams, but I really wanted to talk to you. I don’t
like to bring up this delicate subject, but now I have no alternative. Perhaps
Mary should excuse us.”
“No,
I prefer it if she stayed.” Clara sat down in the chair next to Mary’s desk;
her olive skin was flushed.
“Very
well, have it your way.”
Mr.
Jordan was forty-ish, tall, slim, and bespectacled, with dark hair slicked back
from a center part and a sallow complexion. And try as he might, Mary knew he
was no authority figure. He was in fact a real pill, but he was still in charge
of the outer office where Clara worked.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Karen
Christino is an astrologer and author.
She was a consulting astrologer for over 20 years, and wrote horoscope
columns for Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Modern Bride magazines, among many
others. Karen has also written six books
on astrology, three of which feature the famous American astrologer Evangeline
Adams.
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5 comments:
Thank you for hosting, Nancy! This is the end of my tour and the last day to join the giveaway.
This excerpt is from the beginning of the book, we meet Mary and Clara, who are working in an astrology office. They have some issues with their male supervisors (even more common in the 1920s than today). Ultimately, though, the quixotic astrologer Evangeline Adams is in charge, and it's a comedy, despite the murder!
Thanks, Rita, I hope you may enjoy it! I tried to add some humor, bring the 1920s to life and present an engaging plot and characters while also including a little something about astrology.
Happy Friday! I've really enjoyed following the tour for The Precious Pachyderm and reading all of the excerpts along the way, i'm looking forward to checking it out! Thanks for sharing the great post :)
Thank you for following, Victoria, and I hope you can check out my book!
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