Press Release Summary = Double Dead, the debut murder mystery by Terry Hoover published by Gale/Five Star, has been called a "standout by any standard" by Mystery Scene Magazine.
Press Release Body = Double Dead, the debut murder mystery by Terry Hoover published by Gale/Five Star, has been called a "standout by any standard" by Mystery Scene Magazine.
"Terry Hoover is a newcomer to the mystery scene, but Double Dead, her first novel, does not read like the work of a novice," writes Lynne Maxwell for Mystery Scene Magazine's Winter 2007 edition. "A finalist in the Malice Domestic/St. Martin's Press Contest for Best First Traditional Mystery, Double Dead is a standout by any standard, featuring intricate plotting, electrifying courtroom scenes and a genuinely likeable protagonist.
"Count me in as a charter member of the Terry Hoover fan club!"
Double Dead has received a thumbs up from The American Library Association's Booklist, as well as advance praise from award-winning mystery authors Charles Todd, Judy Clemens and Cathy Pickens.
Five Star Publishing - an imprint of Thomson Gale - publishes about 150 books per year in the mystery, western and romance genres. It focuses on the library market, where more than half of its books are sold on standing order.
Double Dead, a finalist in the Malice Domestic St. Martin's Press contest for Best First Traditional Mystery, is the first book in the Steve Harlan series. Terry Hoover, a native of Charlotte, NC, where Double Dead is set, now lives just outside the city, with her husband, a public relations consultant. Hoover can be found online at www.hoovermysteries.com.
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