A Counsel of Death
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Detective Sam Chastain has been dreading his next case: he must investigate his father-in-lawâs role in a federal money-laundering scheme. When a grisly murder reframes the case, he must find answers before he loses another witness.Â
At the same time, new evidence sheds light on the decades-old drowning death of Ciciâs uncle. Sheâs one of the few tenuous threads that connects the two murders. And a brand-new one.
As Sam and Cici race to uncover the identity of the latest victim, they realize the killer never leaves loose endsâĻÂ Like Cici.
A Counsel for Death is the sixth book in the multi-award-winning Rev. Cici Gurule Mystery series. Buckle in for a thrill ride full of twists and page-turning action.
"An action-packed murder mystery with a touch of the paranormal, the sixth book in the Reverend Cici Gurule Mystery series puts newlywed Cici in a murdererâs crosshairs." The Booklife Prize
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J. J. Cagney is the mystery/thriller pen name of USA Today bestselling author Alexa Padgett. Her debut mystery, A Pilgrimage of Death, was named to Kirkus Reviewsâ 100 Best Books of 2018, 2019 National Indie Excellence Awards winner, and Goodreads Best Mysteries of the 2010s.Â
Cagney holds a bachelorâs in international marketing and spent part of her twenties as the marketing director for an elite sports management firm. And, yes, she did her requisite stint with a dotcom back in the early 2000s, first as a marketing coordinator and then as a content manager. Sheâs penned work for a variety of websites and magazines, and she worked as a literary agent for Irene Webb Literary.Â
She lives in northern New Mexico with her husband, children, about a million fish, and their Great Pyrenees, Ash. Kirkus Reviews called Cagney's An Artifact of Death, âAn exhilarating entry in a thoroughly enjoyable series.â
