The Empty Chair: Murder in the Caribbean

by Penny Goetjen

Overview

o A steamy Caribbean island

o A missing female photographer

o A daughter's relentless search and her entanglement in the island's twisted subculture

Don't expect an umbrella in your drink when you escape to the Virgin Islands in this heart-pounding suspense novel as young Olivia Benning desperately searches for her photographer mother who has gone missing during a covert assignment. Racing against time, Olivia gets caught up in the same criminal element that may have murdered her mother and finds herself on the run for her own life. Can she evade them long enough to find her mother alive? Or will she be their next victim?

See why critics and readers alike are raving about the suspense novels of multi national award-winning storyteller Penny Goetjen.

"Not even the sultry Caribbean sun can burn off the dark clouds that seem to follow Olivia Benning. Penny Goetjen uses the idyllic setting and island culture so effectively, the reader is tempted to savor ocean views from The Empty Chair, but don't pause too long-danger is never far away." -Kathryn Orzech, Author of Premonition of Terror, a paranormal thriller, and Asylum, a dark suspense saga

Awarded SILVER in the prestigious Mom's Choice Awards

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997623505
Publisher:	Secret Harbor Press, LLC
Publication date:	11/15/2016
Series:	Olivia Benning Mystery , #1
Pages:	372
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.77(d)

About the Author

National award-winning author Penny Goetjen writes murder mysteries where the milieus play as prominent a role as the engaging characters. A self-proclaimed eccentric known for writing late into the night, transfixed by the allure of flickering candlelight, Ms. Goetjen embraces the writing process, unaware what will confront her at the next turn. She rides the journey with her characters, often as surprised as her readers to see how the story unfolds. Fascinated with the paranormal, she usually weaves a subtle, unexpected twist into her stories. When her husband is asked how he feels about his wife writing murder mysteries, he answers with a wink, "I sleep with one eye open."

Editorial Reviews

Not even the sultry Caribbean sun can burn off the dark clouds that seem to follow Olivia Benning. Returning to an island home to settle affairs, she has no information about her mother's sudden and suspicious death, no resources and little money, she's alone and unsure who to trust. Penny Goetjen uses the idyllic setting and island culture so effectively, the reader is tempted to savor ocean views from The Empty Chair, but don't pause too long-danger is never far away. Kathy Orzech, Author of Premonition of Terror, a paranormal thriller, and Asylum, a dark suspense saga.

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