The Swap
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Nicole Graves mysteries volume 1.
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"Full of page-by-page surprises" –Kirkus Reviews
When Nicole Graves arranges a summer-long swap of her Los Angeles condo for a London couple's house, she thinks it's the perfect arrangement. She's always dreamed of seeing the real London; she's also hopeful the time away with her husband Brad will be good for their troubled marriage. But things don't turn out the way Nicole expects: The Londoners fail to arrive in L.A. and appear to be missing. Then people begin following Nicole and making threats, demanding information she doesn't have. Soon, Nicole realizes she's in serious trouble––but she can't get Brad or the police to believe her. When the confrontations turn deadly, Nicole must either solve the case or become the next victim.
Winner of the Eric Hoffer Award — Best Micro Press Book of the Year
"a hold-onto-the-bar roller coaster of a mystery" –RT Book Reviews
Nicole's evolution places her amongst the most intriguing leads in the genre. –Foreword Reviews describe her action as "expertly combining menace with bling, making the heroine's adventures both nightmarish and dreamy." .
The Nicole Graves Mysteries
1. The Swap
2. The Bequest
3. Liar Liar
4. The Ransom
All Nicole Graves Mysteries can be read as stand-alone novels.
When Nicole Graves arranges a summer-long swap of her Los Angeles condo for a London couple's house, she thinks it's the perfect arrangement. She's always dreamed of seeing the real London; she's also hopeful the time away with her husband Brad will be good for their troubled marriage. But things don't turn out the way Nicole expects: The Londoners fail to arrive in L.A. and appear to be missing. Then people begin following Nicole and making threats, demanding information she doesn't have. Soon, Nicole realizes she's in serious trouble––but she can't get Brad or the police to believe her. When the confrontations turn deadly, Nicole must either solve the case or become the next victim.
Winner of the Eric Hoffer Award — Best Micro Press Book of the Year
"a hold-onto-the-bar roller coaster of a mystery" –RT Book Reviews
Nicole's evolution places her amongst the most intriguing leads in the genre. –Foreword Reviews describe her action as "expertly combining menace with bling, making the heroine's adventures both nightmarish and dreamy." .
The Nicole Graves Mysteries
1. The Swap
2. The Bequest
3. Liar Liar
4. The Ransom
All Nicole Graves Mysteries can be read as stand-alone novels.
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Street Date:
02/07/2017
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Before turning to mysteries, Nancy coauthored Backroom Politics, a New York Times notable book, with her husband, Bill Boyarsky. She has written several textbooks on the justice system as well as articles for publications including the Los Angeles Times, Forbes, and McCall's. She also contributed to political anthologies, including In the Running, about women's political campaigns. In addition to her writing career, she was communications director for political affairs for ARCO. Her debut novel The Swap-book one of the Nicole Graves Mysteries-won the prestigious Eric Hoffer award for Best Micro Press Book of the Year.
In response to the controversial and incendiary themes explored in Liar Liar, Nancy Boyarsky was invited to present at the American Library Association Annual Conference in 2018 on "Women-Driven Mysteries in a Post #MeToo World." In her latest novel, "Boyarsky's imagination serves up a court case that plays with expectations during an era where we push to believe women, resulting in some real bad baddies whom it feels good to root against." (Foreword Reviews).
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Winner of the Eric Hoffer Award — Best Micro Press Book of the Year
"a hold-onto-the-bar roller coaster of a mystery" –RT Book Reviews
Nicole's evolution places her amongst the most intriguing leads in the genre. –Foreword Reviews describe her action as "expertly combining menace with bling, making the heroine's adventures both nightmarish and dreamy." .
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1. The Swap
2. The Bequest
3. Liar Liar
4. The Ransom
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Winner of the Eric Hoffer Award — Best Micro Press Book of the Year
"a hold-onto-the-bar roller coaster of a mystery" –RT Book Reviews
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