Real Murder (Lovers in Crime Mystery Book 2) (25 page)

About the Author

Lauren Carr

Lauren Carr fell in love with mysteries when her mother read Perry Mason to her at bedtime. The first installment in the Joshua Thornton mysteries,
A Small Case of Murder
was a finalist for the Independent Publisher Book Award.

A best-selling mystery author on Amazon, Lauren created the Mac Faraday Mysteries, which takes place in Deep Creek Lake, Maryland.
It’s Murder, My Son
,
Old Loves Die Hard, Shades of Murder, Blast from the Past, The Murders at Astaire Castle, The Lady Who Cried Murder,
and
Twelve to Murder
have been receiving raves from readers and reviewers.

Lauren is also the author of the Lovers in Crime Mysteries, which is located in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, where she grew up.
Dead on Ice
features prosecutor Joshua Thornton with homicide detective Cameron Gates.

The owner of Acorn Book Services, Lauren is also an independent publisher of both ebook and print books, spanning several genres, both fiction and non-fiction.

A popular speaker, Lauren is frequently asked for advice about how to succeed as an author while running a business, cooking dinner, feeding dogs, and doing laundry.
Authors in Bathrobes
tells budding writers the truth about what it takes to be a successful writer today: determination, hard work, a dependable laptop, a full pot of coffee, comfy slippers, and a durable bathrobe.

She lives with her husband, son, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

Check Out  Lauren Carr’s Mysteries!

Order! Order!

Numerous readers have asked the order of Lauren Carr’s titles. All of Lauren Carr’s books are stand alone. However for those readers who want to start at the beginning, here is the list of Lauren Carr’s mysteries in order. The number next to the book title is the actual order in which the book was released.

Joshua Thornton Mysteries:

Fans of the
Lovers in Crime Mysteries
may wish to read these two books which feature Joshua Thornton years  before meeting Detective Cameron Gates. Also in these mysteries, readers will meet Joshua Thornton’s five children before they have flown the nest.

1)
A Small Case of Murder

2)
A Reunion to Die For

Mac Faraday Mysteries:

3)
It’s Murder, My Son

4)
Old Loves Die Hard

5)
Shades of Murder
(introduces the Lovers in Crime: Joshua Thornton & Cameron Gates)

7)
Blast from the Past

8)
The Murders at Astaire Castle

9)
The Lady Who Cried Murder
(The Lovers in Crime make a guest appearance in this Mac Faraday Mystery)

10)
Twelve to Murder

12) A Wedding and a Killing (September 2014)

Lovers in Crime Mysteries

6)
Dead on Ice

11) Real Murder