Synopsis:
In Gale Martin’s newest novel, Ellie Overton is a 28-year-old rest home receptionist with a pussycat nose who also happens to be gaga for the pop singer Tom Jones. Regrettably single, she is desperate to have a white-hot love relationship, like those she’s read about in romance novels. Following an astrological hunch, she attends a Tom Jones Festival and meets an available young impersonator with more looks and personality than talent. Though he’s knocked out of the contest, he’s still in the running to become Ellie’s blue-eyed soul mate–until he’s accused of killing off the competition. It’s not unusual that the handsome police detective working the case is spending more time pursuing Ellie than collaring suspects. So, she enlists some wily and witty rest home residents to help find the real murderer. Will Ellie crack the case? Must she forfeit her best chance for lasting love to solve the crime?
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Praise for Who Killed ‘Tom Jones’?
“In Who Killed ‘Tom Jones’?, Gale Martin has perfectly captured the world of tribute artists and, also, the universe of Tom Jones fans.”–Ellen Sterling, moderator of TomJonesInternational.com, the world’s largest fan website
“Martin’s original voice, masterful storytelling, and distinctive characters had me snorting in laughter on the NYC subway one minute and biting my nails wondering ‘who done it’ the next.”– — Meredith Schorr, author of Just Friends with Benefits, A State of Jane, and Blogger Girl
“This book stirred several emotions [in] me; while I read it I was shocked, I laughed in some situations, I cried in another one . . . this book is well done and there is something for each reader.” –Books Are My Life
“Who Killed ‘Tom Jones’? evokes laughter at every turn as twenty-something Ellie Overton winds her way through murder, mayhem, madness, and tribute artists in this action-packed comedy. A priceless read.” — Ginger Marcinkowski, author of 2013 Kindle Book Review Award Finalist Run, River Currents and The Button Legacy.
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From the Author:
I have been a devoted and often enthralled fan of Sir Tom Jones since age 11 while watching the TV show “This is Tom Jones” in my flannel pajamas. I’ve channeled my lifelong affection for Tom Jones’ music and my amazement with the popularity of celebrity impersonators into a suspenseful, wildly entertaining (if I must say so myself) novel laced with romantic elements called WHO KILLED ‘TOM JONES’?
Steve McCoy’s very fetching likeness is also featured on the cover. The photo was taken in Las Vegas in 1995 while he was performing with “Legends in Concert.”
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About the Author:
Gale Martin is an award-winning writer of contemporary fiction who plied her childhood penchant for telling tall tales into a legitimate literary pursuit once she hit midlife. She began writing her first novel at age eleven, finishing it three and a half decades later.
Her first novel, DON JUAN IN HANKEY, PA, is a humorous homage to Don Giovanni, Mozart’s famous tragicomic opera about the last two days of Don Juan’s life. It was named a Finalist in the 2012 National Indie Excellence Awards for New Fiction. Her second novel GRACE UNEXPECTED is wryly witty women’s fiction featuring Grace Savage, a 30-something protagonist with a heart of gold, wrapped in lead.
Gale would commit a misdemeanor to score some Babybel cheese and goes weak-kneed for hummingbirds. She is a wife and mother of one and a communications director by profession.
She blogs about opera–the art form, not the platform and is an opera reviewer for Bachtrack, an online site featuring classical performance worldwide. She can name any aria in three notes. Okay, five notes, perfectly sung, with full orchestration.
She has a master of arts in creative writing from Wilkes University. She lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, which serves as a rich source of inspiration for her writing.
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Connect with Gale Martin:
Websites: http://galemartin.me AND http://whokilledtomjones.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Gale_Martin (@Gale_Martin)
Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/GaleMartinAuthor
Email: galemartin.writer@gmail.com
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