The Group

 


The Group

by Kevin R. Doyle

GENRE: Mystery



Sure, Ron Green had made a mistake, but it wasn't one that millions of other guys hadn't made before him. And maybe he deserved some sort of punishment, like his wife leaving him or his kids hating his guts. But this? Being the main suspect in a single murder was bad enough, but at the same time knowing he was a potential victim of a serial killer was even worse. However, before Green could convince the cops of his innocence, he first had to convince them the serial killer actually existed, and at the moment they weren't believing a thing he said.




NOTE: The book is on sale for $0.99 during the tour.



Excerpt:


Hollis fell silent as the ME went about her business although even he could pretty much guess what had happened. With no exit wound, the small caliber bullet had no doubt buried itself somewhere inside the skull, probably after ricocheting around for a while.


 “So how many does this make?” she asked without looking up. “Have you all hit the triple digits yet?”

 

“Actually,” he said, “we passed the hundred mark at the end of last month. I’m not sure what number this one makes.”


“Well,” the ME said as she stood up and stripped off her gloves, “I won’t be able to put anything down officially till I get him on the table, but it’s pretty obvious what happened here.”


“One bullet back of the head,” Hollis said.


“Right. Which gets back to the oddity.”


“How did he end up lying face up?”


 “Exactly. Even a .22, in the back of the skull, should have sent him tumbling forward. This looks almost apologetic. Could it have been some sort of a robbery?”

 

“That’s the nice thing about it, Hollis. My part’s easy. I just have to come up with the means. You guys get to do the whole motive and opportunity thing.”


Hollis grimaced as she walked off.


“Oh by the way.” She turned back to him. “I checked with the office before I left. This makes number one hundred twelve for the year. And only sixteen days to go.”



About The Author:


A high-school teacher, former college instructor, and fiction writer, Kevin R. Doyle is the author of numerous short horror stories. He’s also written three crime thrillers, The Group, When You Have to Go There, and And the Devil Walks Away, and one horror novel, The Litter. In the last few years, he’s begun working on the Sam Quinton private eye series, published by Camel Press. The first Quinton book, Squatter’s Rights, was nominated for the 2021 Shamus award for Best First PI Novel.  The second book, Heel Turn, was released in March of 2021, while the third in the series, Double Frame, came out in March of 2022. 


Web site: kevindoylefiction.com

Facebook: facebook.com/kevindoylefiction

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6473241.Kevin_R_Doyle




GIVEAWAY


Kevin R. Doyle will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.






Comments

  1. Good morning. thank you for hosting my book. I have to work during the day, but I'll check in later this evening for any comments or questions.

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  2. Sounds like a good book. I enjoy reading mysteries.

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  3. Sounds like a good book. I enjoy reading mysteries.

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    1. Calvin, not exactly new. It's been around for a while, but has recently found a new publisher, so I'm looking to give it a second life. Former publisher went out of business, and I was fortunate to find The Wild Rose Press willing to take all three books in the series.

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  5. This sounds like a great mystery to read

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    1. Marisela, that was the intention. It was one of my first completed novels, so it took a while to pull it together. I never dreamed, when I first completed it, that it would spawn two sequels.

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  6. Looks like a very interesting book. Great cover!

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  7. Looks like a very interesting book. Great cover!

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    1. Sherry, can't take any credit for cover. That was all the artist.

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  8. I'm shutting down for the night. Just wanted to say thanks for hosting my work.

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  9. I like the premise of this story, The Group sounds like a must read for me. Thank you for sharing your bio and book details and for offering the sale price and giveaway, I am looking forward to reading your stories

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  10. I love the premise and cannot wait to dive into this read to learn who in fact the serial killer truly is

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    1. Katie, hope you can't figure it out and surprises you at the end. It's also not so much a whodunit as a whydunit.

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  11. Interesting cover! It sets the stage for the books.

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    1. Jeanna, thanks for noticing the cover. Cover artist was entirely responsible for that.

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  12. This sounds like an intriguing read.

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