SYDNEY RYE SERIES
by Emily
Kimelman
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BLURB:
The
Sydney Rye series of mysteries features a strong female protagonist and her
rescue dog, Blue. This series is recommended for the 18+ who enjoy some
violence, don't mind dirty language, and are up for a dash of sex. Not to
mention an awesome, rollicking good mystery!
This
box set includes all three of the Sydney Rye Books.
UNLEASHED (A Sydney
Rye Novel, #1)
When
the series begins Sydney Rye is named Joy Humbolt. She does not like people
telling her what to do, so it comes as no surprise that she was just fired from
her last job. When she buys Charlene Miller's dog-walking business on
Manhattan's exclusive upper east side, it seems like the perfect fit: Quiet
environment, minimal contact with people.
But
then one of her clients turns up dead, and Charlene disappears. Rumors say
Charlene was having an affair with the victim--and of course, everyone assumes
Joy must know where she is. Joy begins to look into the crime, first out of
curiosity then out of anger when there is another murder and threats start to
come her way.
When
police detective Mulberry is assigned to the case, Joy finds a kindred
spirit--cynical and none-too-fond of the human race. As they dig deep into the
secrets of Manhattan's elite, they not only get closer to the killer but also
to a point of no return. One last murder sends Joy Humbolt hurtling over the
edge. Her only chance of survival is to become Sydney Rye.
DEATH IN THE DARK (A
Sydney Rye Novella, #2)
At
the beginning of Death in the Dark we find Joy Humbolt hiding, not only from
the law, but also from her past and the mistakes she's made. Living this
isolated life doesn't last long though when a visit from Mulberry brings Joy to
accept her new identity as the Private Detective, Sydney Rye. To complete the
transformation, Joy must learn to control her emotions as well as her giant
aggressive dog, Blue. With the help of an expert trainer, Joy learns to fight
with her mind as well as her body. However, when the daughter of a close friend
is brutally murdered in the desert, Rye turns away from her mentor to seek
revenge. Sydney's quick temper and deadly intentions lead her into a trap that
she will need all of her new skills to survive.
INSATIABLE (A Sydney
Rye Novel, #3)
The
third book in the series begins with private detective Sydney Rye living a
simple, disciplined life in London, but when a dangerous man from her past
calls, Rye finds she cannot turn him away. Robert Maxim explains that the
daughter of a powerful friend has gone missing and he wants Rye to find her. In
exchange he offers her something she had given up hope of ever having; freedom
from her past.
With
her dog, Blue, at her side, Rye meets up with her new partner, a handsome man
she's not sure she can trust. Heading for Mexico City, they go undercover,
posing as husband and wife. After meeting with the bereaved parents, Rye starts
to sense that there is more going on than just a missing girl. But it isn't
until they arrive in the Yucatan Peninsula, hot on the girl's trail in
Paradise, that all hell breaks loose. Sydney has to reach out for help from old
friends and deal with the consequences of her past, if she's going to find the
girl and keep them all alive.
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EXCERPT:
From UNLEASHED
I found us
wandering not to the park but toward the Brooklyn Bridge. The night, sticky
from the day’s heat, made me sweat as I walked through Carroll Gardens. The
windows of brownstones flickered with the reassuring light of the television.
Walking down Brooklyn Bridge Avenue we passed Family Court, a hideous building
with a flat facade and barred windows. Across the street an ancient-looking
armory sat dark and deserted.
We walked
over the Brooklyn Bridge on the wooden pedestrian path that hangs above the
roaring traffic. We followed the thick steel cables under the massive granite
towers. To my left, glass skyscrapers mixed with turn-of-the-century stone
houses perched on the tiniest tip of Manhattan. A gaping hole in the sky where
the towers used to be made the island look off- balance. The Statue of Liberty
glowed small but still impressively in the distance.
City Hall,
white and large-windowed, stood at the end of the bridge. I turned us uptown,
and we passed more courthouses. People stood outside fiendishly smoking in
doorways, even at this late hour. Most were women who had come to watch their
husbands, sons, and boyfriends be arraigned. To cry in the bathroom, to plead
with the judge, to yell at the officer behind the bullet-proof glass, to smoke
cigarettes outside.
Heading
uptown, we passed Canal Street, its storefronts covered in pull-down metal
gates in every shade of gray, deserted by pedestrians, at least human ones. The
entrance to the Manhattan Bridge was still active with cars honking at each
other as they tried to make the turn. A police officer watched from his parked
cruiser.
In Soho we
passed the flagship stores for Prada and Apple, and galleries with photographs
of Bob Dylan and Audrey Hepburn. Above us, giant windows of fabulous lofts
glowed. The occasional cobblestone street, the uniquely dressed, the tall, the
skinny—here was the center of deciding what we want to be, how we want to live,
what will make us belong. Giant billboards of young girls caressing
bare-chested, glistening men in expensive jeans loomed over us.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Emily
Kimelman lives on a boat in the Hudson Valley with her husband, Sean and their
dog
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Her
"Sydney Rye Series" are dark murder mystery novels which features a
strong female protagonist and her rescue dog, Blue. This series is recommended
for the 18+ who enjoy some violence, don't mind dirty language, and are up for
a dash of sex. Not to mention an awesome, rollicking good mystery!
The
first three books in Kimelman's series, UNLEASHED, DEATH IN THE DARK, and
INSATIABLE are available in the Kindle store individually and in a box set. The
fourth book in the Sydney Rye series STRINGS OF GLASS is due out Mid-Summer
2013.
If
you've read Emily's work, and enjoyed it, please let Emily know. You can reach
her via email ejkimelman@gmail.com
@ejkimelman
Buy
links for all books at Amazon:
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and Noble:
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