The Designated Survivor: A Road Trip Mystery - Suspense

The Designated Survivor: A Road Trip Mystery - Suspense Novella

An Unreasonable Hitchhiker. An Unstable Widower. An Unpredictable Journey.

Having just escaped from inmate work detail, Tess is on the run and has one goal: get her daughter back. So, hitching a ride to Sarasota, where her daughter is staying, seemed like a good idea at first. That is until she realized her Good Samaritan is clearly suffering from the recent loss of his wife.

As the miles go by and they get closer to Sarasota, she comes to suspect that this crazy widower may in fact be a murderer and they're transporting a body in the trunk of his car. With the police hot on their trail, Tess isn't about to let a little murder stand between her and her daughter -- no matter how many bodies start piling up.
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Interview with the Author

Q - So, what makes The Designated Survivor special?
A â€“ The Designated Survivor is what I like to call a â€œRoad Trip Mystery.â€ Itâ€™s a fun read that is scary in some parts, nail-biting in others, and surprisingly funny when you least expect it. Itâ€™s a murder mystery with a female protagonist that takes its heroine, single mother Tess, on an emotional roller coaster ride. Sheâ€™s desperately trying to get from Atlanta, Georgia to Sarasota, Florida to reunite with her daughter. With few options available to her, she hitches a ride on I-75 with a grieving widower. Somewhere down the road, Tess starts to suspect this widower has murdered his wife, and the dead womanâ€™s body is in the trunk. This Florida Mystery touches on all the senses and offers some humor in the mix too.

Q â€“ What type of mystery is The Designated Survivor?
A - First off, be under no illusions: this is an edge-of-your-seat suspense novella, not a cozy mystery or detective story. Itâ€™s about a motherâ€™s desperate attempt to reunite with her daughter. There is peril, violence, an unstable driver and a 1965 Impala convertible with a body in the trunk. However, itâ€™s never so over the top that readers with a squeamish stomach should be turned away, but it doesn't let you forget the fact that this is a thriller for a single minute

Ultimately, readers who enjoy a Florida fiction with a mystery that twists and turns all the way to the end will enjoy The Designated Survivor.

Q â€“ Do I need to read one of your other books before I read The Designated Survivor?
A â€“ Not at all. The Designated Survivor is a unique mystery with a plot and characters that have no connection to my previous books.

However, all my books are set in Florida and Georgia. I like to call The Designated Survivor a Road Trip Mystery.

Q - So, why should readers give these books a try?
A â€“ The main character Tess comes to life on the page in a way that, hopefully, sucks the reader into the story as if he or she is right there with the protagonist, experiencing everything sheâ€™s going through to get her daughter back. Thereâ€™s a mystery that unfolds, as the reader tries to figure out exactly what her Good Samaritanâ€™s true motives are and he really did murder his wife... or is that even his wifeâ€™s body in the trunk of someone else entirely.

I love it when readers tell me, â€œI didnâ€™t really take the book seriously at first, but I couldnâ€™t put it down.â€ If youâ€™re like me, you enjoy reading a few pages before bed. Now my goal is to keep you up all night reading because you just have to know what happens next. My story lines are well thought out, and I put a lot of effort into writing an ending that isnâ€™t just surprising, but one the reader will never see coming.

Thanks for reading!

The Designated Survivor eBook Categories:

- Suspense Horror
- Suspense Short Stories
- Suspense Novella
- Mystery Novella
- Mystery female protagonist
- Mystery female sleuth
- Mystery Road Trip
- Florida Fiction Books

Country	USA
Author	JC Gatlin
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Blurb, Inc.
Manufacturer	Blurb, Inc.
NumberOfPages	98
PublicationDate	2013-07-27
Publisher	Blurb, Inc.
ReleaseDate	2013-07-27
Studio	Blurb, Inc.

The Designated Survivor: A Road Trip Mystery - Suspense Novella

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