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Beneath the Bleak New Moon (Casey Holland Mysteries Book 3) Kindle Edition

4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

The unthinkable happens while transit security officer, Casey Holland, is dealing with an unruly pair of teenage twin girls on the M7 bus. Street racers hit a jogger crossing an intersection on a busy Vancouver street. Casey tries to save the woman life but fails. A second hit-and-run causes public outrage when witnesses insist that the victims were deliberately run down.

Young journalist, Danielle Carpenter, is determined to identify the racers and asks for Casey’s help. But helping Danielle isn’t easy. She’s not only reckless but on a personal vendetta. When Danielle goes missing and a suspected racer is murdered, Casey is compelled to step up the search for answers.

The third installment in the Casey Holland Mysteries,
Beneath the Bleak New Moon, is a wild ride that will hold you in suspense until the end.
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Debra Purdy Kong is the author of the Alex Bellamy white-collar crime mysteries, Taxed to Death and Fatal Encryption. Her first Casey Holland transit security mystery, The Opposite of Dark, was released in 2011 and the second, Deadly Accusations, appeared in 2012. She has also published more than one hundred short stories, essays, and articles for publications such as Chicken Soup for the Brides Soul, BC Parent Magazine, the Vancouver Sun, Lynx Eye, Orchard Press Mysteries, Crimestalker Casebook, Futures Magazine, and Shred of Evidence. She lives in Port Moody, BC, with her family. Learn more about Debra at debrapurdykong.com, or follow her on Twitter at @DebraPurdyKong.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N9LV3V2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gypsy Moon Press; 2nd edition (December 26, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 26, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 789 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

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While studying criminology, raising a family, volunteering, and working at a variety of jobs, I haven't stopped writing in over thirty years. It's still my passion and keeps me reasonably sane, most of the time. I live near Vancouver, British Columbia, which is also where I set my novels.

I've published more than one hundred short stories, essays (including one in Chicken Soup for the Bride's Soul) and articles. In recent years, I've started writing book reviews and blogs.

Most of my time is spent writing contemporary mysteries. FATAL ENCRYPTION, is the story of 28-year-old Alex Bellamy, an unemployed accountant who's trying out what to do with his life. There's a fair bit of humor in the books, but what can you expect from a tax guy who tries his hand at solving a murder?

The second series features transit security cop Casey Holland. The first book, THE OPPOSITE OF DARK, focuses on her family, when the police show up to tell her that her dad was murdered, only she buried him 3 years earlier. Casey has to unravel the truth about her past and what she discovers changes things forever.

I've since published five more full-length novels in the series and have now released my first Casey Holland mystery novella, A GOLD SATIN MURDER. It's a light, fun story where Casey meets the charming Eduardo, who's been accused of fraud and murder and is desperate for her help.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2013
    *Disclosure* I know the author personally and I've had the privilege of beta reading some of her other work however, this is my honest opinion and I was not asked to write a review.

    The third novel in the Casey Holland series finds the heroine working one of the company's routes in downtown Vancouver when the unthinkable occurs: a car racing down the street strikes a pedestrian and takes off. Casey rushes to help but the woman tragically dies. This event leads Casey into investigating the growing issue of street racing in the city and resulting deaths when racers don't take pedestrians into concern. Even worse than the reckless racing, is the fact these deaths appeared deliberate.

    After attending the funeral for the woman Casey tries to help, she is approached by Danielle Carpenter, a young journalist trying to get to the bottom of this secret underground world. Danielle's impulsive nature drags both her and Casey into constant danger. If you haven't read the previous books you wouldn't know that Casey is hardwired to investigate mysteries and is almost compelled to help out people who ask her, even if it means throwing her life and that of her own family into danger.

    I love that along with the mystery we are given another group of entertaining characters, namely the obnoxious twins riding Casey's bus route and the reason she was present at the first death. The twins have their own issues and you can't help feel sorry for them but you also want to smack them on the head for being so awful. I also loved that Casey and Lou's relationship is progressing and it isn't a straightforward romance. Both parties have their own baggage and they need to continuously work on dealing with these issues. This relationship feels more realistic than the romance you might typically find.

    With each book, Debra's writing gets tighter and the suspense builds. I managed to read this in just a day, I was so engaged in the story. I can't wait to read book four!

    5 out of 5 stars
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2013
    First I must disclose that I'm a writer colleague of the author, Debra Purdy Kong, and I have followed her developing success as a mystery author for many years.

    Beneath the Bleak New Moon is the third novel in the Casey Holland Mystery series and will not be her last. Purdy Kong always identifies an issue of social concern that underpins each book; this one tackles street racing and those involved. It's complicated by a young journalist who puts herself in constant danger as she attempts to find the street racer who killed her brother.
    This backdrop to murder is intense and frightening, both for the protagonist, Casey, and the reader. The pace is unrelenting, the tension rises inexorably, until Casey discovers the killer. Along the way, the sub-plots of her relationship with Lou and the care of her legal ward roll the reader along and connect us to Casey's humanity.
    Purdy Kong's mysteries have caught the attention of Canada's Quill and Quire, and national newspapers, and rightly so. They are well-crafted thrillers that have you reading deep into the night.
    Try this one on for size but start it over the weekend when you don't have to go to work the next day!!
    Highly recommended if you love a good contemporary mystery.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2017
    I couldn't get into the story. There's a lot of errors such as dangling modifiers. The sentence structure needs work. From the beginning, the author seems to struggle with the simple rules of sentence structure such as the predicate, subject, and object. This is basic English. I thought the characters were one-dimensional, lacking depth and they were very superficial. The plot is weak and lacks progression. But how can a plot be strong when the characters have no substance or grit. It is apparent that the author didn't do her homework and as a result, it just didn't make the cut for me. If I'd been the author's teacher, I would've recommended that she do a rewrite. It is clear to me that this writer doesn't know the basic rules of English. I find the story dull, slow and unengaging. I gave it a one star because you are required to at least give one. If I could've rated it a zero, I would have.

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  • MysteryReader
    5.0 out of 5 stars I love a good mystery
    Reviewed in Canada on February 1, 2017
    As per all Debra Purdy Kong's novels, this one is great. Get a glimpse of live in Vancouver, Canada while getting captured in a murder mystery. Who knew the life of transit security could be so exciting. There's also a little love story in here!

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