Series: A Mac Faraday Mystery, Book 9
Publisher: Acorn Book Services (January 16,
2015)
Genre: Mystery
ISBN-10: 0692353844
ISBN-13: 978-0692353844
ASIN: B00R2803RI
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In this latest Mac Faraday Mystery from best-selling mystery author Lauren Carr, readers will embark on a rollercoaster adventure with old friends (including the Lovers in Crime team of Prosecutor Joshua Thornton and Homicide Detective Cameron Gates), but also meet new ones as Mac Faraday’s daughter Jessica Faraday and Joshua Thornton’s son Murphy Thornton join the team in the race to get the love birds to the altar!
With three days left to the year, Deep Creek Lake is hopping with holiday vacationers and wedding guests pouring into the Spencer Inn for Mac Faraday and Archie Monday’s huge wedding ceremony which is being touted as the social event of the year.
But droopy flowers and guests who failed to RSVP are the least of Mac’s and Archie’s problems when a professional hit squad hits Spencer Manor to send the groom, Joshua Thornton, Archie’s mother, and Gnarly running for their lives.
With time running out to the big day, Mac Faraday and Spencer’s small police force have to sort through the clues to figure out not only who has been targeted for assassination, but also who is determined to stop everything … FOREVER!
ASIN: B00R2803RI
Buy: Amazon, Kindle, IndieBound, The Book Depository
In this latest Mac Faraday Mystery from best-selling mystery author Lauren Carr, readers will embark on a rollercoaster adventure with old friends (including the Lovers in Crime team of Prosecutor Joshua Thornton and Homicide Detective Cameron Gates), but also meet new ones as Mac Faraday’s daughter Jessica Faraday and Joshua Thornton’s son Murphy Thornton join the team in the race to get the love birds to the altar!
With three days left to the year, Deep Creek Lake is hopping with holiday vacationers and wedding guests pouring into the Spencer Inn for Mac Faraday and Archie Monday’s huge wedding ceremony which is being touted as the social event of the year.
But droopy flowers and guests who failed to RSVP are the least of Mac’s and Archie’s problems when a professional hit squad hits Spencer Manor to send the groom, Joshua Thornton, Archie’s mother, and Gnarly running for their lives.
With time running out to the big day, Mac Faraday and Spencer’s small police force have to sort through the clues to figure out not only who has been targeted for assassination, but also who is determined to stop everything … FOREVER!
My Impressions
I have not read a Lauren Car book yet that I have not fallen in love with. They are all so fabulous . Three Days to Forever is filled with mystery, intrigue, murder, action, romance, tons of drama, and a unexpected wedding!
Throughout this book we see old characters show up from previous Mac Faraday Mysteries and also from the Lovers in Crime series. Plus, there is always the loveable, mischievous Gnarly. Plus, we finally get introduced to Mac's daughters.
With three days to go before the social event of the year Mac's house is attacked by a highly organized, trained team of assassins just as Mac and best man Joshua Thorton are about to head out for tux fittings. Sadly, for Mac the hit squad invades his home just as his mother-in-law, Agnes, shows up on his doorstep.
Agnes is a great character. She is feisty, stubborn and blunt-just like her daughter Archie. The type of woman you love to hate and hate to love. You really get a deeper appreciation for Archie after getting to know her mother and family better.
There is so much going on in this book its hard to put it all down. There are twists, turns and just when you think you might have things figured out, you get taken on another ride leaving you stupefied. I really enjoyed getting to know more of David and seeing him put his past military training into action. Then we have the Thorton boys. The boys are a hoot. Navy Lieutenant and master computer geek are always a fun combination.
What was the most frightful thing though was how closely tied this book was to current political hot buttons and debates. I do not doubt for an instance that these types of situations have already happened and currently are happening. But that is a different review :)
About the Author
Lauren Carr is the best-selling author
of the Mac Faraday Mysteries, which takes place in Deep Creek Lake,
Maryland. Twelve to Murder is the seventh installment in the
Mac Faraday Mystery series.
In
addition to her series set on Deep Creek Lake, Lauren Carr has also written the
Lovers in Crime Mysteries, which features prosecutor Joshua Thornton with
homicide detective Cameron Gates, who were introduced in Shades of
Murder, the third book in the Mac Faraday Mysteries. They also make an
appearance in The Lady Who Cried Murder. Dead on Ice (A
Lovers in Crime Mystery) was released September 2012. The second
installment, Real Murder will be out in 2014.
The
owner of Acorn Book Services, Lauren is also a publishing manager, consultant,
editor, cover and layout designer, and marketing agent for independent authors.
This year, several books, over a variety of genre, written by independent
authors will be released through the management of Acorn Book Services, which
is currently accepting submissions. Visit Acorn Book Services website for more
information.
Lauren
is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on
author panels at conventions. She also passes on what she has learned in her
years of writing and publishing by conducting workshops and teaching in
community education classes.
She
lives with her husband, son, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.
Excerpt
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How
many years have I lived here, and I still don’t know where Archie puts the
scissors?
After
closing the drawer in the nightstand on his side of the bed, Mac gave up and
twisted around to grasp the designer tag hanging from under his armpit. Hoping
to not tear a hole in the new blue sweater that his daughter, Jessica, had
given him for Christmas, he gave it a sharp tug.
The
tag gave way, but the plastic “do-hickey” that kept it attached to the sweater
didn’t.
Rats!
From
where he was sprawled out in the center of the bed, Gnarly cocked his head at
him.
“I
don’t suppose you could bite it off without putting a hole in this sweater,
huh, Gnarly?”
Mac
studied the label he had torn off. Dolce & Gabbana.
Never
heard of them. But if Jessica bought it, it has to be expensive, and she’ll
have a fit if I put a hole in it. Mac went into the master bathroom in search
of nail clippers.
Gnarly’s
bark, and then his jump between the bed and the door, prompted Mac to forget
the do-hickey hanging under his armpit. After grabbing his gun from the drawer
in the nightstand, he followed Gnarly down the stairs to the two-
story
foyer, out the cut-glass front door, and onto the front porch. Mac clutched his
weapon behind his back. When Gnarly, sitting at his side, uttered a low growl,
Mac tightened his grip and watched the sedan slowly make its way around the
circular driveway before coming to a halt at the bottom of the porch steps.
When
the elderly driver stepped out of the car, Mac placed her and the car.
Agnes
Douglas. Archie’s mother.
No
wonder Gnarly had growled. He never had liked her very much … and the feeling
was mutual.
Shoving
aside his fears about the safety of Archie, his family, and their friends, Mac
forced a wide grin onto his face.
After
shoving the gun into the back waistband of his pants and covering it up with
his sweater, he hurried down the steps to take the white-haired woman into his
arms. Like her only daughter, she was petite. She fell two inches short of five
feet tall, and Mac had to bend over to hug her. In her heavy dark blue winter
coat and thick snow boots, she resembled a blue snow man.
Shouldn’t
she be with Archie and the bridesmaids getting their hair done at the salon? Oh
well, Agnes goes and does what she wants when she wants. Best not to question.
“Agnes,
I’m so glad to see you.” Mac clasped her arm, slipped his other arm around her
waist, and guided her across the slick ice, up the steps, and inside.
At
the top of the steps, Gnarly backed away. Agnes had made it quite clear to
Gnarly that he was only allowed to look at, but not touch, her.
“I
told her that I had one of my headaches.” At the top of the porch steps, she
turned to Mac. She tilted her head back to peer up at him from over the top of
her glasses. She paused to look him up and then down, and then she noticed that
he was wearing only his bedroom slippers without any socks.
“What are you doing
outside in two feet of snow and ice without boots on?”
“I
heard you coming and didn’t want you to slip on the ice.”
Agnes’
head bobbed up and down while she chastised him. “Do I look like I need your
help? I haven’t broken a hip yet. Archie depends on you. What good are you
going to do her dropping dead from pneumonia?”
Unable
to come up with an answer, Mac shrugged.
Willing
Gnarly out of her way, she opened the front door.
“I
hope you have the tea ready.” Grabbing him by the elbow, she ushered him
inside. Gnarly was barely able to slip inside before she slammed the door.
“Actually,”
Mac said as gently as possible, “I was on my way out.”
Her
head snapped up to glare at him. “What do you mean you were on your way out?”
“One
of my groomsmen and I have an appointment with the tailor.” Mac looked down at
the tiny elderly woman who stood before him in the middle of the living room.
She clasped her handbag with both hands in front of her.
Like
a referee at a boxing match, Gnarly sat between them, looking from one to the
other.
“Did
I do something to upset you, Agnes?”
“I
think it’s best if we lay out our ground rules before you marry Archie,” she
said.
Sensing
a battle, Mac folded his arms across his chest. He was physically setting up a
barrier. “Okay, Agnes. Shoot.”
“To
be blunt,” Agnes said in a tone devoid of emotion,
“I’m
giving this marriage five years. Archie refuses to tell me how much you’re
paying for this huge three-ring circus, but I hope you’ll think it’s worth it
when you only get five years on your investment.”
“Five
years? Investment?” Mac chuckled. “With all due respect—”
Agnes’
hand shot up. She shook her head. “Don’t give me that all-due-respect crap.
I’ve had seven children, six boys.
Archie’s
daddy keeled over with a heart attack when she was only five years old. Since
that time, I’ve been ’round the block so much that I wore a rut in it and”—she
shook her finger at him—“I learned ages ago that when someone says to me ‘with
all due respect,’ they’re not giving me an ounce of it.”
“I
don’t consider Archie to be an investment,” Mac said through gritted teeth.
“And to be blunt, I don’t think you know enough about our relationship to be in
a position to make any sort of prediction about the success or lack of success
of our marriage.”
“Archie
has spent the last dozen years of her life hiding out in this mansion, taking
care of your mother,” Agnes said.
“Then,
she’s spent the last few years in your bed. Now,” she glanced him up and down,
“you’re a very attractive man, and I’m sure Archie wouldn’t want to marry you
if you weren’t good in bed. I’m sure all of that money adds to your appeal, but
there’s more to lifelong happiness than sex and money. There’s character, and
marriage with a man who has no character—”
Mac
stepped toward her. “What gives you the right to comment on my character?”
As
if to voice his agreement, Gnarly barked.
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