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Mysterious attacks. Mischievous nieces. Can a clueless uncle catch a tech-savvy killer … and be home before bedtime?
When a freak accident hospitalizes Marty Golden’s sister and condemns him to babysitter duty, he thinks it’s just another case of hardwired bad luck in Silicon Valley. Until a suspicious murder suggests the mishap was no mere coincidence. Something must be done.
Too bad this quirky, fashion-backward uncle isn’t exactly hero material.
Convinced his sister is in mortal danger, this amateur sleuth follows clues to an oddball array of suspects. Armed with nothing but an eye for detail and powers of self-delusion, Marty tangles with gangsters, a cantankerous school secretary, and a perplexing woman he can’t help but fall for. Glitches in his investigation seem like a piece of cake compared to dinner-prep and bedtime stories with his two precocious, pre-teen nieces.
Can Marty catch the culprit, save his sister, and get his life back in order before he gets unplugged?
Uncle and Ants is the first novel in a refreshingly modern mystery series set in Silicon Valley. If you like clever humor, sassy side characters, and average Joes facing extraordinary circumstances, then you’ll love this twisty mystery.
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Dead friend. Free fall. Girl Scouts. Can Uncle Marty untangle the mystery before things really get out of control?
Juggling a budding relationship, demanding job, and mischievous nieces, Marty Golden struggled to keep his head above water — even before his friend’s death. Trying his best to be a good boyfriend and fun uncle, Marty had his own ideas for the weekend until his cunning sister tricked him again.
Convinced his friend’s death was no accident, Marty tries to summon superhero powers but merely manages to bumble along as an amateur sleuth. When Marty’s cousin shows up, she wreaks havoc with his plans and pulls him into yet another mystery.
As threats blossom, Marty doubles down now that his family’s involved. Besides, it’s poor manners to let your friend’s death go unsolved.
Can Marty figure out what happened before a killer, or his imagination, gets to him?
Chutes and Ladder is the second novel in a refreshingly modern mystery series set in Silicon Valley. If you like clever humor and wacky side characters, you’ll love this twisty mystery.
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Chutes and Ladder: A Silicon Valley Mystery
by Marc Jedel
Marty
Golden, protagonist in the Silicon Valley
Mystery series, is known for his outstanding attention to detail, but
sometimes his powers of self-delusion overwhelm even him. Get the first chapter
free for any of my novels by signing up for my mailing list at www.marcjedel.com.
Chutes
and Ladder is a fun, light story about a good guy, who wants
a nice, quiet life and to spend more time with his new girlfriend. When he
stumbles across his friend’s dead body, his life begins to spin out of control
as a misbehaving pup, a kooky cousin, and a maniacal ninja put his survival
skills to the test.
After a few minutes, I felt someone staring at me but
noticed no one nearby looking at me. I’ve never understood how you could feel a
stare. Was that some remnant of powers from long-ago human evolution that had
faded? What other superpowers had we lost? Were we ever able to fly? I got
excited about this possibility and almost mentioned it to Meghan until I felt
the stare again.
Wary,
I glanced to the side. A person painted all in gold was staring at me while he
stood like a statue outside a store named Southern Treasures. I stared back,
careful not to blink. Performers like him entertain the crowds by freezing long
enough for a new fool to walk by before scaring them with a sudden movement. I
was not going to be that fool. Not today, at least.
I
couldn’t hold it any longer. I blinked. This guy was good. He hadn’t moved or
blinked in over a minute, unless he timed his blink for right when I did.
“Why
are you staring at that mannequin?” Meghan leaned over me to get a better look.
Startled,
I double-checked that she was looking at the same thing. “Are you sure that’s a
mannequin? It looks like a real person painted in gold.”
Meghan scoffed. “It’s missing ears.”
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