Bored and Bookish

Jenni Stand lives in Texas and is achieving her lifelong dream of becoming a published author. She was born and raised on Prince Edward Island in Canada, and she now lives in Texas with her husband, daughter, and slightly spastic dog. She has always wanted to be a writer, partially due to being surrounded by everything connected with Anne of Green Gables and Lucy Maud Montgomery and partially due to her love of reading. Growing up, she always had her nose in a mystery book, whether it was Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys or Trixie Belden. Plus, the eighties were the best decade for some of the best mystery series on television. Lately she’s been enjoying Agatha Christie. It’s fun getting to read her books for the very first time.

Jenni was one of the earliest students of Ellie Alexander’s Mystery Writing Masterclass. Since joining, Jenni wrote her first book, “Mad Money & Murder: A Pond Investigations Mystery”. She has already written the first draft of the second book in the series titled “Death is in the Cards”. Jenni has plotted book three of the series titled “Sage’s Bluff”.

If she doesn’t have a pen in her hand, it’s usually holding either a crochet hook or a knitting needle instead. Jenni is an Affiliate Member of the Mystery Writers of America.

Find out more about Jenni Stand at https://jennistand.com/.

Mad Money & Murder by Jenni Stand

Liz Pond is a private investigator with her own agency in historic San Antonio, Texas. Her specialty is proving that con artists are frauds, and Liz knows just how to spot a fake…by using her own secret psychic abilities.

However, after the failed rescue of a kidnapped woman, Liz has lost all faith in herself as a PI. She’s also lost her psychic abilities and doesn’t know if she’ll ever get them back.

While walking along the San Antonio River Walk during its annual draining, Liz finds a body weighted down at the bottom of the drained river. The victim’s roommate hires Liz to find the killer. Liz agrees to take this one last case because she can’t stand the idea of seeing a murderer escape justice. A romance with a local police detective is bubbling just below the surface, plus a reluctant friendship with an investigative reporter she’s afraid will discover her secret, will this end up being her last case? Or will Liz regain her abilities – as well as her confidence?