A Deadly Legacy

A few of months ago, I was looking for a way to keep track of my reading and truthfully, I needed a clean slate. Yes, I’ve had Goodreads but it’s been long forgotten and I didn’t have the bandwidth to update it.

Thankfully, I found Fable and with it, a brand new way to set my 2025 reading goal, track my progress and also connect with other readers. I’m still acclimating to the platform and haven’t mastered everything it’s capable of but it’s been really fun to watch books go from “currently reading” to “finished”.

I’ve been able to check “I have read today” for 120 days now! That little bit of satisfaction has me carving even more reading time in to my days and I think it’s helped me get over half way to my goal already 🙂

Back in February, I happened to catch my local bookshop (Editions) on a Saturday, when they were hosting an author’s debut novel.

Marcia Honeycutt Roseman ‘s table caught my eyes immediately. I appreciated the thought she’d put in to the display and was compelled to hear about her book, even though I was pretty sure I was already going to purchase it.

Between the caution tape, the map of the US with pushpins/string and an accompanying playlist, I did indeed buy book. All ‘day of’ purchases came with an evidence bag and I knew that I was signing up for a fully immersive experience.

I wanted to be fully present with this selection, so I didn’t dive into it until about a month later, when I found the Editions Bookstore Book Club invitation via Fable. The book for March was A Deadly Legacy and I couldn’t have been happier that I already had it in my hands 🙂

Much to my delight I had the time/solitude one weekend in March to listen through the playlist, make a pot of coffee, spread all the contents of the evidence bag out on my desk and solve the case alongside the main characters Charlie and Michael.

My first thought was “I wish I gave every book this much intention”! I really sank my teeth into pretending to be a detective in the 60’s and it was A LOT of fun!

Now, the story itself…

“The Sixties. For some, a time of peace and love. For others, death and violence.”

A Deadly Legacy, follows special consultant Charlotte Harrington (Charlie) and Federal Agent Micheal Vale as they seek to solve the murder of a Jane Doe.

Although resistant to the partnership at first, Michael (who’s personal life is in rough shape), begins to warm up to Charlie (a confident/capable female in a man’s world) as he see’s her experience with behavioral analysis/mental health become exactly the asset they need.

Just as they begin to put the pieces together, Charlie starts receiving strange, handwritten, notes and the threat of danger comes closer than ever.

From the first page, this title pulled me right in. I found it a quick and immersive read, with a few incredible twists along the way! The books unique design/layout was a fun added bonus.

If you are a fan of thrillers and enjoy supporting indie authors, I highly recommend this one!

The book club I mentioned earlier in the post meets once a month to discuss each selection and to have a meet & greet with the author.

I’m pleased to say that I was able to attend that evening and gush about my enjoyment of A Deadly Legacy to Marcia herself (she may have even called me “stalker” by that point 😉 ).

She was full of warmth, gratitude and plenty of added tid bits about how she came up with the story and where it will take us next.

As an aspiring novelist, I was thrilled that the moderator asked her to give fellow writers a piece of advice. What she said was simple but effective… “Don’t be afraid and DON’T QUIT”.

If A Deadly Legacy can come from that spirit, I think it’s one worth taking to heart!

And I shall do just that 🙂