9 Days: A Dee Rommel Mystery

Jule Selbo

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A powerful family will stop at nothing to protect its secrets...

Famous astrologist Agnes Sants-Mekler, a member of one of Maine's elite families, pleads guilty to murder. Her gifted, pre-teen son, Zar, says she's lying and he wants Dee Rommel to prove that - in nine days.

Former policewoman Dee Rommel, not yet thirty, is dealing with a permanent, life-changing injury sustained while part of Portland's police force. Her medical leave is up; she's made a contested decision to delay her return to the department and continue working with her godfather, PI Gordy Greer. Dee discovers the police are content with Agnes Sants-Melker's confession, but her intense curiosity - and need for justice - compels her to dig deeper to find the truth. As she sifts through the evidence, misdirections, and deceptions she finds that trusting the wrong person is unraveling a more devious plot - and leading to a life-threatening confrontation.

9 DAYS is the thrilling second installment in the award-winning Dee Rommel Mystery series.

Book Details

Publisher: Pandamoon Publishing
Publish Date: Sep 28th, 2022
Pages: 318
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.67in - 0.94lb
EAN: 9781950627530
Categories: • Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths

About the Author

Selbo, Jule: - "Jule Selbo spent a few decades working as a screenwriter in Los Angeles and then moved, four years ago, to Portland Maine to focus on writing novels. Five have been published so far - two historical fiction Dreams of Discovery, Life of Explorer John Cabot, and Breaking Barriers, Laura Bassi's Life (Goethe Award recognition) and a mystery romance Find Me In Florence (first place Chanticleer Award for Women's Fiction). Finally ready to tackle her favorite genre, crime/mystery, she wrote 10 DAYS: A Dee Rommel Mystery listed on the 2021 top-five list of Kirkus' best crime/mysteries, nominated for a Clue Award, Maine Literary Award, received a Foreword Review Honorable Mention and the 2022 Silver Falchion Award. 9 DAYS, A Dee Rommel Mystery is the next book in the ten-part series. https: //www.juleselbo.com"

Praise for this book

"9 Days is my favorite kind of crime novel, a riveting story driven by fascinating characters with rich and twisty relationships. And Dee Rommel is my favorite kind of character, a sympathetic and relatable combination of thinking and action. This excellent Maine-based series extends the PI genre with grace and grit and class." - Richard Cass, author of the prizewinning Elder Darrow Jazz Mystery Series

"A perfect vacation read: A thoroughly likable sleuth solving a sticky, satisfying, clue-strewn mystery while navigating the pitfalls of her own messy life." - Monica Wood, author of Oprah pick, When We Were Kennedys and My Only Story, finalist for the Kate Chopin Award.

"9 Days is a great read. Protagonist Dee Rommel pushes through every clue and, at the breathless conclusion, finds herself just a little bit closer to a new look at her own humanity." - Susan Merson, author of Dreaming in Daylight and Oh Good, Now This

"This installment in the series dives into the intricacies of astrology and martial arts, and introduces members of the Portland upper crust, most notably Dee's newest client, an eccentric tween named Zar. We read on to find out what happens - but we also read on for the characters, one of whom is the city itself. Selbo's Portland is no sleepy seaside town: it is worldly, alive, and full of delicious local flavor." - Anne Elliott, award-winning author of The ArtStars

...Rommel interacts with the richly layered city of Portland, Maine by delving into the past while trying desperately to get to the truth behind a murder... 9 DAYS is a watercolor from an artist of the highest caliber and should be appreciated, it's like having a drink with an old friend who you know much about but still have so much more to learn." - Matt Cost, author of the Clay Wolfe, Port Essex Mysteries and the Goff Langdon Mainely Mystery Trilogy

"Female investigator-wounded and vulnerable under her tough, don't-touch-me exterior, tenacious as hell in the pursuit of justice - is superb as the lead in this suspense-filled page turner. 9 Days has it all - a compelling mystery, a ticking clock, and a cast of well-developed characters to both love and hate. Highly recommended." - Kerry Anne King, bestselling author of Other People's Things.