Virtual Book Tour Dates: 7/14/14 – 7/28/14
Genres: Mystery/Thriller, Suspense, Romance, Crime
Gwynn Reznick’s life is shattered when her best friend and co-worker at Wilton Oil & Gas Company dies in a car crash. She doubts it was an accident. Her suspicion is confirmed when a private investigator, Ruben Dordi, shows up at her door. His team has discovered a trail of unusual deaths and disappearances among Wilton employees. To make matters worse, Gwynn is under constant surveillance by those responsible for her friend’s death. But that doesn’t deter her from getting involved in the investigation. Danger lurks in every corner of the Wilton Tower. One false move could turn a risky situation into a death trap. As the investigation team digs deeper, they begin to unravel a sinister plot that threatens a catastrophic pipeline disaster. Will they solve the crime before it is too late?
Excerpt:
Gwynn
awoke slowly with tape covering her mouth again, her wrists firmly tied
together, and her body aching. She saw the back of man dressed in a
Wilton security guard uniform sitting a few feet from her. Glancing
down, she saw she was lying on a cot and her blouse had been torn, the
rose pin gone. She managed to move her forearms over her bra and found
the bug was also missing. The bandage, a tracking device waiting to be
activated, was still securely attached to her arm. With her hands and
mouth bound, she couldn’t pull it up.
She
smelled a musty odor and wondered where they had taken her. Looking
around, she saw a high ceiling with rusty metal trusses, several broken
insect-infested skylights, and walls covered with masonry and metal
siding. Pigeons fluttered around in the large open space, their
droppings marked the walls. Old abandoned equipment stood in the center
of the room, puddles of water on the cement floor. Off in the distance,
she saw large double doors standing ajar with daylight shining through
the opening.
The
security guard turned around. He was the guard with the deep set eyes
who had stared at her when she entered the Wilton Tower.
“You’re
finally awake,” he said, rising to his feet. “Now don’t go away while I
get Luke.” He gave her a malicious smile as he turned and strode toward
the door.
She
held onto the side of the cot with her bound hands, raised herself up
to a sitting position, and saw the rope tightly wrapped around her
ankles. Her feet were bare. She swung her legs over the edge as Cromer
walked toward her.
His
eyes were locked on her as he yanked the tape off of her mouth. “You’re
moving around too freely. Looks like I have to sit down with Todd and
criticize his hostage binding technique.”
She sat silently, immobile, staring at him.
“Don’t tell me you’re going to be difficult like your friend, Julie,” he said with a stone, cold, emotionless face.
She took a few deep breaths but remained silent.
“When
I questioned Taylor, he was very concerned about his girlfriend, Cindy.
She’s also your friend. Will you be as concerned about her as Taylor
was?”
Gwynn felt her stomach churning as she continued staring at him.
Cromer
picked up a chair, lowered it down next to her, and sat, looking at her
intensely. He loosened his necktie, and then pulled a knife from under
his sport coat. He ran the side of the blade against his fingers. He
leaned forward and caressed her neck with the tip.
Gwynn forced herself not to move as he wielded the knife around her.
“You’re
in for a treat; a technique that was used on me in Iraq.” He popped off
her buttons with the tip of the blade. “I screamed, bled tears, and
begged for death. Like you’ll be doing if you don’t answer my
questions.”
She flinched and pressed her lips together.
“I
suppose I should be thankful for that experience. Otherwise, I wouldn’t
be the well-adjusted person I am today.” He pushed the tip into her
side.
Gwynn couldn’t prevent a scream from escaping as the blood ran down her blouse.
“That’s
just to give you a little taste.” He stood and took off his sport coat,
revealing a gun in a holster strapped across his shoulder, ready for
the final assault. He hung it over the back of the chair and sat down.
“Now that we’ve had some fun, let’s get down to business.” he said,
rolling up the sleeves on his blue shirt.
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Giveaways:
There are two different giveaways available on this tour!
The first giveaway is for five print copies
of The Cost of Crude! This giveaway will run until July 30, 2014 and is
restricted to USA only entry. Enter through Goodreads!
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Cost of Crude
by Inge-Lise Goss
Giveaway ends July 30, 2014.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.
The second giveaway will run 7/14/14 –
7/28/14. One winner will win a $25 Amazon GC and a signed copy of The
Cost of Crude, while two other winners will each win an e-book copy of
the book (Open Internationally). Enter through Rafflecopter.
Kay LeLone, thanks for featuring my novel on your blog!
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