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The Moscow Affair
Book 6: Nicole Graves Mysteries
by Nancy Boyarsky
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GENRE: Mystery
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BLURB:
"The
Moscow Affair is a thoroughly entertaining and unforgettable thriller
punctuated by smart dialog, richly crafted scenes, and a topical plot."
–Dave Edlund, USA Today bestselling author of Valiant Savage
In
this fast-paced mystery, P.I. Nicole Graves agrees to an unusual, short-term
assignment working for MI6 in Russia. It sounds straightforward, even pleasant:
a two-week luxury riverboat cruise on the Volga, observing a group of fellow
passengers and filing a daily report on their activities. It's simple enough,
except for one caveat: No matter what these people do, she’s to tell her
handler at MI6—no one else, especially not the Russian police. When one of the
riverboat passengers winds up dead, Nicole realizes this assignment was
anything but straightforward.
Soon,
Nicole is immersed in a high-stakes game of murder and espionage where trusting
a stranger can be as deadly as a bullet.
"Nicole
Graves is the best fictional sleuth to come down the pike since Sue Grafton’s
Kinsey Millhone." –Laura Levine, bestselling author of the Jaine Austen
Mysteries
The
Nicole Graves Mysteries have been compared to the mysteries of Mary Higgins
Clark and praised for contributing to the "women-driven mystery field with
panache" (Foreword Reviews) as well as for their "hold-onto-the-bar
roller coaster" plots (RT Book Reviews).
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EXCERPT:
When Nicole opened the door, Kolkov was even more abrupt
than on his previous visit. No greeting, just, “Get dressed. I take you in for
questioning.” He talked fast and fairly vibrated with impatience.
“Why can’t we do it here like before?” Nicole said.
“Get dressed!” He shouted, pointing to the bedroom. “I give
five minutes.”
Kolkov was waiting at the door and seemed to be in a
tremendous hurry. As she approached, he stepped toward her and firmly gripped her
by the arm, as if he expected her to try to escape. She pulled back, pointing
to the closet. “I have to get my jacket,” she said, pointing to the hall
closet. He let go so she could pull out her zippered hoody and put it on. It
was going to be cold out, and longed for her warm coat, but it was in the
hamper, stained with Chet’s blood. Before she could finish zipping up the
hoody, Kolkov took hold of her arm again and was pulling her out the door.
Other passengers stared as Kolkov led Nicole down to the
main deck and across the ramp to the ship next to theirs. Surely they could
tell she was being taken from the ship involuntarily; perhaps they recognized
Kolkov from the day before. But no one stepped forward to ask what was
happening. Nicole wondered what they were thinking.
The pair of them drew an even larger audience as they walked
through the four vessels anchored between Queen of the Volga and the dock.
Finally, they reached the street, where a boxy black sedan was standing at the
curb with a uniformed policeman at the wheel. Kolkov put Nicole in back, not
relaxing his hold on her until he was about to close the door. He climbed in
the the front seat, and they took off.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Nancy
Boyarsky is the author of the Nicole Graves Mysteries. Her sixth installment of
the series will be released September 2021.
Nancy has
been a writer and editor for her entire working career. She coauthored Backroom
Politics, a New York Times notable book, with her husband, Bill Boyarsky. She
has written textbooks on the justice system and contributed to anthologies,
including In the Running about women’s political campaigns and The Challenge of
California. She has also written for the Los Angeles Times, West magazine,
Forbes, McCalls, Playgirl, Westways, and
other publications. She was communications director for political affairs for
ARCO.
In addition
to writing mysteries, Nancy is producer and director of the “Inside Golden
State Politics” podcast.
Nancy can be
contacted through her website, nancyboyarsky.com. You can find the other books
in the Nicole Graves series at https://www.torchflamebooks.com/nancy-boyarsky.
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