The Case of the Clobbered Cad (Nosy Parkers Mysteries #2) by Debra E. Marvin -- Book Tour Review + Giveaway

About the Book

Inspired by the famous Girl Detective, the members of the Olentangy Heights Girls' Detective Society, affectionately known as the Nosy Parkers, spent their formative years studying criminology, codes, and capers. Unfortunately, opportunities to put their unique skills to work were thin on the ground in the post-war boom of their little corner of suburbia and they eventually grew up to pursue more sensible careers. Until... 

Heather Munro’s youthful devotion to The Girl Detective led to a passion for digging around in history. Now pursuing her Master's Degree in Celtic Studies, Heather must balance exploring Edinburgh with her determination to excel in her all–male classes at the University. Unfortunately, on her first night working in the Archives room, she discovers the dead body of a visiting professor, the same would-be lothario she’d hoped never to see again. 

As clues come to light, it’s clear someone hopes to frame Heather for the murder. Besides her quirky landlady, whom can she trust? How can she clear her name? The police and the American Consul have plenty of suspects, but only two seem to have both motive and opportunity: Heather and the quiet Scottish historian she longs to believe in.

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About the Author

Debra E. Marvin is a member of ACFW, Sisters in Crime, a Grace Awards Judge, and serves on the board of Bridges Ministry in Seneca Falls, NY. She’s one of the founders of Inkwell Inspirations Blog, and is published with WhiteFire Publishing, Forget Me Not Romances, Journey Fiction and contracted with Barbour Publishing. Debra works as a program assistant at Cornell University in upstate NY, and enjoys her family and grandchildren, obsessively buying fabric, watching British programming and traveling with her childhood friends.

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Interview

Check out the interview with the author HERE.

Author's Top Ten Favorites:
​Top Ten Authors Who've Influenced My Writing...

1. LaVyrle Spencer –for word choices that made me sigh
2. Phyllis Whitney –for making me love romantic suspense
3. Anna Sewell –for writing the book that so inspired my childhood imagination
4. Barbara Cartland –for bringing us rakes and rogues
5. Margaret Mitchell –for making me an historical fiction fanatic
6. Diana Gabaldon –for making me choose reading over food or sleep
7. Laura Frantz –for showing me what it is to be a story teller that touches the heart
8. Anne Perry –for proving that I’m not the only one who love historical mysteries
9. Louise Penny –for writing a perfect, compelling balance of character and plot
10. My critique partner, Susanne Dietze –for pointing out the emotions I need to upgrade when I’ve been too busy with the plot.

Ten Behind the Scenes Facts About the Book

1. We reference “The Girl Detective” but we never actually use her name!  You know who I’m talking about though, don’t you?
2. The book is set in 1956.  Can you guess why I chose that particular year? Go ahead. You won’t offend me!
3. Heather’s first trip abroad is to the U.K. Sixty years later, Debra made her first trip abroad and was greeted in the Edinburgh airport by a lovely customs agent with a broad Scottish accent. (Debra grinned like an eejit!)
4. The Case of the Clobbered Cad was originally set in Old Sturbridge Village because I wanted to visit there. The heroine was a history major doing an internship.  When I made the last minute decision to buy a ticket to Scotland, I asked my publisher if she minded if I changed the setting! She loved the idea!
5. Like Heather, my grandfather was Scottish. (though mine was born in the U.S. to a Scottish immigrant family). He insisted I was “Scots t’ the backbone and prood of it.” What a thrill to be able to visit the village where his my great-grandparents called home.
6. I visited the Archeology Department at the University of Edinburgh and went inside the archives room. If you read the book, you’ll understand why that was so important! (Though in 1956, the setting was completely different!)
7. I actually stayed on both of the Edinburgh streets used as ‘home addresses’ for two of my characters.
8. Some retired policemen and professors answered my questions, including a gentleman with an OBE.  You do know what that means, don’t you?
9. Lisa Richardson, author of The Counterfeit Clue designed the covers!
10. While my earlier published works have been sweet romances, mysteries are my first love and I hope to take Heather elsewhere in Scotland and Ireland.

Review

From page one, author Debra E. Marvin pulls readers into fantastic her Nacy Drew-like cozy mystery romance novel.  From the very beginning Marvin has the attention of readers with mystery and sleuthing.  This is an entertaining and delightful novel that readers will not want to put down.  With a fresh voice, exciting, enthralling, and quirky  characters, and of course they fascination of the excitement and mystery of the story, Marvin will keep readers on their toes and at the edge of their seats as they keep reading and wanting more. 
                                         
Series: The Nosy Parker Mysteries
Genre: cozy mystery, romance
Publisher: Journey Fiction
Publication date: August 1, 2017
Number of pages: 189

A review copy of this book was provided by SLB Tours.  A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.

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Tour Schedule

October 2-Reading Is My SuperPower
October 3-Bibliophile Reviews
October 4-Singing Librarian Books
October 5-Joy of Reading
October 6-Karen Sue Hadley
October 7-Fiction Aficionado
October 9-A Baker's Perspective
October 10-allofakindmom
October 11-The Power of Words
October 12-​By The Book
October 13-Ponderings of a Poet & Procrastinator
October 14-Encouraging Words from the Tea Queen ​​