Welcome to my stop today on the Murder on the Down Low, Pump Up Your Book Book Blog Tour!
Synopsis: A high-profile lawsuit erupts into chaos, revealing its place in a larger spree of violence in this scandalous tale of lust, lies, and vengeance. A brazen gunman is targeting prominent African American men on the streets of Los Angeles, and police are completely baffled. At the same time, savvy big-firm attorney Vernetta Henderson and her outrageous sidekick, Special, lead the charge for revenge against a man whose deceit caused his fianceé's death. For Special, hauling the man into court and suing him for wrongful death just isn’t good enough. While she exacts her own brand of justice, a shocking revelation connects the contentious lawsuit and the puzzling murders.
You can read an excerpt from Chapter One on the Pump Up Your Book website!
Review: While not my normal style of book to read, I found this one hard to put down! The best description I can give you is that the mystery and friendship of the main characters is reminiscent of James Patterson's The Women's Club series, but sprinkled with BET's Girlfriends TV Show. By which I mean the characters could be your friends or co-workers and the author does a superb job of hooking you in the beginning of the book and not letting go! Her characters are real, face crises we ALL can relate to (boss 'dating' the new girl in the office, feeling stagnant in your job, protect a friend or violate your job rules), and while some of the situations they get into may not be something you would, you can understand, and are cheering for the characters to get through them. The topic of the murder mystery may not be something that is discussed, but as it is said in the book, women need to be aware of.I found the book very enjoyable and a super quick read (2 sittings). Samuels Young is a great new writer to add to those I love!
About the Author: Fed up with never seeing women or people of color depicted as savvy, hot shot attorneys in the legal thrillers she read, Pamela decided to create her own characters. Despite the demands of a busy legal career, Pamela accomplished her ambitious goal by rising at four in the morning to write before work, dedicating her weekends to writing and even spending her vacation time glued to her laptop for ten or more hours a day. She now has four fast-paced legal thrillers to show for her efforts A former journalist, Pamela is a graduate of USC, Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Southern California Chapter of Mystery Writers of America and is the Fiction Expert for BizyMoms.com.
Pamela is a frequent speaker on the topics of discrimination law, diversity, writing and pursuing your passion. To contact Pamela for a speaking engagement, book club meeting or to read an excerpt of her books, visit www.pamelasamuelsyoung.com.
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