Author Joanne Guidoccio stopped by to share intimate details about her life AND her latest book. Take it away, Joanne!
While imagining the protagonist of the Gilda Greco Mystery Series, I
realized she could easily be my literary twin. In fact, I like to tell people
that Gilda Greco is 70 percent of me. As to how I came up with that particular
number, let’s just say my well-honed left brain did all the work.
Our similarities...Italian Canadian, born and raised in Sudbury,
relocated to Southern Ontario, mathematics teachers, career development
practitioners, yoga enthusiasts, non-foodies.
One major difference...Gilda won a $19 million lottery. I’m still
hoping!
Blurb
While not
usually a big deal, one overlooked email would haunt teacher Gilda Greco. Had
she read it, former student Sarah McHenry might still be alive.
Suspecting foul play, Constable Leo Mulligan plays on Gilda’s guilt and
persuades her to participate in a séance facilitated by one of Canada’s
best-known psychics. Six former students also agree to participate. At first
cooperative and willing, their camaraderie is short-lived as old grudges and
rivalries emerge. The séance is a bust.
Determined to solve Sarah’s murder, Gilda launches her own investigation and
uncovers shocking revelations that could put several lives—including her own—in
danger. Can Gilda and the psychic solve this case before the killer strikes
again?
Excerpt
Jim
whistled. “You sure don’t like it easy. With all your millions, you’d think
this crap could somehow miss landing on you. But you do seem to attract it.” He
chuckled. “Might be something to address with a therapist or maybe the psychic
you’ve just met.”
“I didn’t
just meet Cassandra. I got to know her and her parents very well during those
seven months I taught in Parry Sound. They’re good people.” I could tell by his
tone that he was dismissive of Cassandra’s psychic powers. While I was also
skeptical, I did feel the urge to defend her. She had been so sincere and so
open. I couldn’t fathom the notion of Cassandra faking or putting on the airs
of a psychic. It wasn’t in her nature to be deceitful.
“I’m sure
they are,” Jim said. “But let’s face some facts here. Most psychics need to
make a living. I don’t doubt this lady has some intuitive ability—as many women
do—but I don’t think it’s enough to catch a murderer. The constable is grasping
at straws. What did you say his name was?”
“Leo. Leo
Mulligan.”
“Tall,
dark-haired guy. Good-looking and a bit of a rascal.”
“He’s
evolved.” I immediately regretted my response. Knowing Jim, he would pounce and
tease me.
“And
you’re interested,” Jim said, chuckling. “What does your boyfriend think about
this cozy reunion you’re having with a more evolved
constable?”
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Bio
In 2008,
Joanne Guidoccio took advantage of early retirement and decided to launch a
second career that would tap into her creative side and utilize her well-honed
organizational skills. Slowly, a writing practice emerged. Her articles and
book reviews were published in newspapers, magazines, and online. When she
tried her hand at fiction, she made reinvention a recurring theme in her novels
and short stories. A member of Crime Writers of Canada, Sisters in Crime, and
Romance Writers of America, Joanne writes cozy mysteries, paranormal romance,
and inspirational literature from her home base of Guelph, Ontario. Where to find Joanne Guidoccio:
