Rip Your Heart Out (A Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery, Book 4)

by Jeanne Glidewell

Overview

Seattle, WA: Philanthropist Murdered, Rapella Ripple Investigates in Rip Your Heart Out, a Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery by Jeanne Glidewell

While celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary on an Alaskan cruise, Rip experiences a serious cardiac event that results in a triple-bypass. Of course, the hospital is just the beginning; the Chartreuse Caboose isn't the best place to recuperate and heal. His cardiac care nurse, Sydney Combs, has the perfect solution: her recently deceased aunt's home.

The Ripples move into the ancient Victorian mansion free of charge for the next two months. Mabel Trumbo bequeathed the home to the heart center to be used as temporary housing for heart patients' families, but it's not quite up to snuff, which offers a great project to distract Rapella.
When an anonymous tip leads the police to suspect Sydney of murdering her aunt, Rapella's determined to exonerate Sydney. Despite several individuals with dubious intentions, a mouthy cockatoo and a huge St. Bernard to tend to, along with a house that seems possessed by evil spirits, Rapella can't help but get wrapped up in this newest mystery.

Don't miss Rapella's heart-healthy recipe, Garlic-Roasted Salmon & Brussels Sprouts along with a special dessert, featured at the end of the story. When you make the Salmon & Brussels Sprouts, be sure to heed the warning!

Publisher's Note: The Ripple Effect series will be enjoyed by fans of Joanne Fluke, Madison Johns, Ceecee James and readers of cozy mysteries who enjoy light-hearted, clean & wholesome, mysteries featuring female amateur sleuths and senior citizens.

REVIEWS
"In a world that views aging and senior citizens obsolete, it is refreshing to read A Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery series by Jeanne Glidewell." — Cindy Travis, Reviewer
"It is not often a book makes me laugh aloud but Jeanne Glidewell never disappoints..." — Yvonne P., Reviewer
"Being Rip and Rapella's age, I am happy to see them featured in adventures." —Anna, Reviewer

THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES
A Rip Roaring Good Time
Rip Tide
Ripped to Shreds
Rip Your Heart Out
Ripped Apart
No Big Rip
The Grim Ripper
Rip Chord

THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES
Leave No Stone Unturned
The Extinguished Guest
Haunted
With This Ring
Just Ducky
The Spirit of the Season
Cozy Camping
Marriage and Mayhem

Jeanne Glidewell lives with her husband, Bob, a Vietnam veteran, in the small coastal town of Rockport, Texas, where they enjoy life along Salt Lake, just off Copano Bay. When she isn't writing, Jeanne loves wildlife photography, fishing, and traveling—whether exploring the Irish countryside, hiking volcanic trails in the Galapagos Islands, or photographing wildlife closer to home. As a kidney and pancreas transplant recipient, Jeanne is a passionate advocate for organ and tissue donation, encouraging others to consider the life-saving gift of becoming a donor. Jeanne is the author of the Lexie Starr cozy mystery series, a New York Times best-seller that includes seven novels and a holiday novella, the Ripple Effect cozy mystery series, and a romance-suspense novel, Soul Survivor. Her mysteries combine humor, small-town charm, and page-turning suspense. You can learn more about her books at www.jeanneglidewell.com.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781947833418
Publisher:	ePublishing Works!
Publication date:	04/17/2018
Series:	A Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery , #4
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	283
File size:	803 KB

About the Author

Jeanne Glidewell lives with her husband, Bob, a Vietnam veteran, in the small coastal town of Rockport, Texas, where they enjoy life along Salt Lake, just off Copano Bay. When she isn't writing, Jeanne loves wildlife photography, fishing, and traveling—whether exploring the Irish countryside, hiking volcanic trails in the Galapagos Islands, or photographing wildlife closer to home. As a kidney and pancreas transplant recipient, Jeanne is a passionate advocate for organ and tissue donation, encouraging others to consider the life-saving gift of becoming a donor. Jeanne is the author of the Lexie Starr cozy mystery series, a New York Times best-seller that includes seven novels and a holiday novella, the Ripple Effect cozy mystery series, and a romance-suspense novel, Soul Survivor. Her mysteries combine humor, small-town charm, and page-turning suspense. You can learn more about her books at www.jeanneglidewell.com.

Besides writing and fishing, Jeanne enjoys wildlife photography and traveling both here and abroad. This year Jeanne and Bob traveled to Australia and New Zealand with friends, Sheila and Randy Davis, in February, and while Bob fished with friends in Canada, Jeanne and her friend, Janet Wright, enjoyed a Caribbean cruise in May. They look forward to returning to their newly rebuilt south Texas home in October 2018.
Jeanne and Bob owned and operated a large RV park in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for twelve years. It was that enjoyable period in her life that inspired her to write a mystery series involving a full-time RVing couple - The Ripple Effect series.
As a 2006 pancreas and kidney transplant recipient, Jeanne now volunteers as a mentor for the Gift of Life of KC program, helping future transplant recipients prepare mentally and emotionally for their upcoming transplants. Please consider the possibility of giving the gift of life by opting to be an organ donor.
Jeanne is the author of a romance/suspense novel, Soul Survivor, six novels and one novella in her NY Times best-selling Lexie Starr cozy mystery series, and four novels in her Ripple Effect cozy mystery series. She is currently writing Marriage and Mayhem, book seven in the Lexie Starr series, and hopes to have it released in the fall of 2018. Following that, she expects to release Ripple Effect book 5, Ripped Apart, in the early spring of 2019.