My First Homicide: Mavis Davis Thriller No. 1 (Mavis Davis Mysteries)

“Her ‘first homicide’ is pretty much as good as you will get.” The Each day Press, Newport Information, VA

“The complicated plot unfolds very quickly.” The Galveston Each day Information.

Mavis Davis, a likable, new-to-the-job personal investigator, not solely has one of many wackiest workplace staffs in thriller fiction, but additionally goes about fixing her first crime in her personal, impartial, extremely attention-grabbing approach.

When greasy-spoon cafe proprietor Carl Singleton exhibits up wanting to rent Mavis to unravel the homicide of considered one of his waitresses, Doris Jones, a girl with whom he has fallen in love, Mavis reluctantly takes the job particularly when Carl confesses that every one the opposite personal investigators in Houston have turned him down. However, information are information, and Mavis has to face the truth that she has payments to pay that serving authorized papers will not cowl.

Although the Houston Police Division, together with Mavis’ boyfriend Sgt. Ben Sorensen, get in her face and attempt to discourage her, Mavis dives head first into the case. What she learns is, there may be scandal deep within the coronary heart of Texas. She solely hopes she will uncover it earlier than it is too late for her.