Gimlet, a Shaken, Not Stirred, Short Story
by Jada Ryker
Jada Ryker's collected short stories run the gamut from mystery to horror to science fiction. The stories include "Gimlet", "As the Crow Flies", "Cross to Bear", "An Alien Act of Honor", and "The Hand of Karma". In "Gimlet", Juneau and Coldwell pose as patients in a mental hospital to solve a paranormal mystery. Fellow patient Iris, notorious for both her séances and her police record, claims she's in touch with the spirits who have the answers to the puzzle. Will her supernatural connections help Juneau and Coldwell solve the mystery, or lead to a one-way trip to the morgue? In "As the Crow Flies", Fresna is a middle-aged nursing assistant toiling in a nursing home. She likes Mr. Corvis, an eccentric resident. When odd things happen to Fresna, Mr. Corvis is in the vicinity. Tina returns to her rural Kentucky home to attend her hard-living and hard-drinking brother's funeral in "A Cross to Bear". She reconnects with Chris, her childhood friend's handsome brother. Tina has to contend with her troubled relationship with her father, her feelings for Chris . . . and a malevolent watcher. Mae Rue is on the verge of arrest for her husband's brutal murder. An extraterrestrial family invades her grief, seeking to right an old wrong. Mae Rue learns there are many facets to honor, including "An Alien Act of Honor". In "The Hand of Karma", Jessamine, mourning her mother's sudden death, becomes trapped in a funeral home's cellar with a monster from her past.
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Author Biography
KINDLE SCOUT WINNER Jada Ryker snagged the Kindle Press publishing contract for her book, Take the Body and Run, through Amazon's Kindle Scout program. The contemporary mystery/romance is about a hunted woman hiding under a dead friend's identity, a handsome lawman, a fart machine-will travel doctor, and a cranky cat with a nose for crime. Jada is also the author of Die and the Family Stone, a Kirbie Stone mystery; Dog Days of Karma, the first Carr-Maah Consulting paranormal romance/mystery; A Pink Zombie, with a Mist, a Shaken, Not Stirred, mystery/horror adventure; and Murder Takes a Dare, the first book in the Takes a Dare mystery series. The books combine humor and murder in a total package of entertaining and fun southern adventures. Jada spent the first twenty-odd years of her life in rural Kentucky, many of those years without electricity or running water. In her writings, Jada draws upon her early years of deprivation. She now lives in central Kentucky with her wonderful husband and their cat, rescued from the animal shelter. In her day job, Jada works in higher education. She holds a master's degree in public administration. Jada's mystery adventures are available on Amazon in electronic and paperback formats. Jada loves feedback from readers, both one-on-one and through customer reviews on Amazon.com. Connect with Jada to share your thoughts about her books by emailing her at , Links: ryker.author Sign up for her newsletter to receive updates about once a month or so: Macey Malloy Mysteries with a Chick-Lit Twist Take the Body and Run (Kindle Scout Winner) Take a Walk on the Dead Side Take Her to the River Gone Cat and Other Stories (includes the prequel novelette, Two Tickets to Paradise) The Shaken, Not Stirred, Mystery/Horror Series A Pink Zombie, with a Mist Gimlet and Other Stories: The collected short stories run the gamut from mystery to horror to science fiction. The Takes a Dare Mystery Series Murder Takes a Dare Mayhem Takes a Dare Arson Takes a Dare Crime Takes a Dare (2018) The Carr-Maah Consulting Agency Paranormal Romance Series Dog Days of Karma Equinox of Karma Solstice of Karma (2018)
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