9 Days: A Dee Rommel Mystery

A powerful family will stop at nothing to protect its secrets...

Famous astrologist Agnes Sants-Mekler, a member of one of Maine's elite families, pleads guilty to murder. Her gifted, pre-teen son, Zar, says she's lying and he wants Dee Rommel to prove that - in nine days.

Former policewoman Dee Rommel, not yet thirty, is dealing with a permanent, life-changing injury sustained while part of Portland's police force. Her medical leave is up; she's made a contested decision to delay her return to the department and continue working with her godfather, PI Gordy Greer. Dee discovers the police are content with Agnes Sants-Melker's confession, but her intense curiosity - and need for justice - compels her to dig deeper to find the truth. As she sifts through the evidence, misdirections, and deceptions she finds that trusting the wrong person is unraveling a more devious plot - and leading to a life-threatening confrontation.

9 DAYS is the thrilling second installment in the award-winning Dee Rommel Mystery series.

Jule Selbo spent a few decades working as a screenwriter in Los Angeles and then moved, four years ago, to Portland Maine to focus on writing novels. Five have been published so far - two historical fiction Dreams of Discovery, Life of Explorer John Cabot, and Breaking Barriers, Laura Bassi's Life (Goethe Award recognition) and a mystery romance Find Me In Florence (first place Chanticleer Award for Women's Fiction). Finally ready to tackle her favorite genre, crime/mystery, she wrote 10 DAYS: A Dee Rommel Mystery listed on the 2021 top-five list of Kirkus' best crime/mysteries, nominated for a Clue Award, Maine Literary Award, received a Foreword Review Honorable Mention and the 2022 Silver Falchion Award. 9 DAYS, A Dee Rommel Mystery is the next book in the ten-part series. https: //www.juleselbo.com