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    Under Wraps: A Kira Brightwell Short Novel: Kira Brightwell Quick Cases
    Under Wraps: A Kira Brightwell Short Novel: Kira Brightwell Quick Cases
    Under Wraps: A Kira Brightwell Short Novel: Kira Brightwell Quick Cases
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    Under Wraps: A Kira Brightwell Short Novel: Kira Brightwell Quick Cases

    By Jacquelyn Smith

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    Halloween. A time for costumes and crime.

    Neither hold interest for Kira Brightwell. She only wants to find a way to move on with her life after the trauma she endured three months ago. (That, and track down the man responsible.)

    But the local police receive an anonymous tip with a growing list of decrypted names—a list that threatens to shake the suburban, California town to its core.

    ...And just like that, Kira's world gets turned upside down.

    A stand-alone short novel of Kira's recent past in the Kira Brightwell mystery series by award-winning author, Jacquelyn Smith. (Originally published under the pen name Kat Irwin.) If you love murder, mystery, and mayhem, grab this book.

    This title is also available as part of the First Blood Kira Brightwell Collection.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWaywardScribe Press
    Release dateSep 5, 2019
    ISBN9781989650080
    Under Wraps: A Kira Brightwell Short Novel: Kira Brightwell Quick Cases
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    Jacquelyn Smith

    Jacquelyn Smith writes both epic and intrigue-based fantasy, and mysteries that range from cozy to kick-ass, with independent, strong-willed heroes, in search of their place in the world. These heroes take the problems they face seriously (but never themselves), and are supported by unlikely friendships they forge along the way. Jacquelyn is the author of the World of Lasniniar epic fantasy series, the Fatal Empire fantasy intrigue series, the kick-ass Kira Brightwell mysteries, and the Mackenzie Quinn Canadian cozy mysteries. (She originally published several of the early Kira Brightwell titles under the pen name Kat Irwin, before killing Kat off to eliminate the many awkward questions about having a second identity.) When spending time in the real world, Jacquelyn lives on the suburban outskirts of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with her husband, Mark, and their feline owner, Xena, who is definitely a warrior princess. To learn more, visit: JacquelynSmithBooks.com

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