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A DESPERATE PLACE

by Jennifer Greer

THREE SEPARATE HOMICIDES.

THREE UNRELATED VICTIMS.
ONE GRISLY SECRET.

hen the body of famous actress Niki Francis is unearthed from its shal-
Wlow grave, the small town of Medford, Oregon is alarmed. The kill
was targeted, premeditated, and it's about her celebrity. Or so they thought.
Whit McKenna works as a crime reporter for the Medford Daily Chronicle.
Fresh from a harrowing assignment for her previous post at the L. A. Times,
which cost her husband his life, Whit must pull herself together. She has hardly
begun to heal when she's assigned to Niki's murder, and teams up with her
best friend, medical examiner detective Katie Riggs, working quid pro quo.

Two more victims turn up with the same grisly detail. Rather than clarity, the
possible suspects and motives become scrambled. But time is running out, and
each front page article McKenna writes brings her closer to a killer who will
stop at nothing to realize a deadly vision.
Jennifer Greer began her writing career as a journalist and worked as a crime
reporter for the Fresno Bee. She traveled to Russia in the late 80s and lived in
London studying art and literature, plus back-packing across many countries.
After traveling to war regions of Croatia, she wrote an award-winning article
on women and children refugees. Once a Medford resident, Greer now lives
on the Oregon Coast with her husband and cat (Henry). This is her first novel.

Available at Amazon and www.JenniferGreer.net

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small details of daily life that reflect larger truths.
Themes include the power of nature, motherhood and parenting, issues of
social and economic justice, and the power of redemptive re-imagining of our
own experiences. The poems are diverse, connected by a common thread of
reflection on the power of choice. The collection is an invitation to respond
to the complexities of life with love, compassion, and a commitment to truth;
for the reader to take a clear look at their world and their connections to one
another.
Alvarez is an English professor at Southern Oregon University, focusing pri-
marily on U.S. Ethnic Literature. Wilson has taught creative writing to chil-
dren and teens through the Oregon Writing Project, the Academy program at
Southern Oregon University, and as a volunteer at local schools.
Available through Singing Bird Press and at Amazon
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