Thistle Nook Secrets (Large Print): A Disaster Murder Mystery

LARGE PRINT

"Great mix of narration and dialogue, and I really want to keep reading."

-Page Turner Awards

The flood was a disaster. The drowning was murder.

When catastrophic flooding forces the residents of Thistle Nook from their homes, eight longtime friends seek refuge together in a Nashville hotel.

Then one of them is found floating in the floodwater. Everyone assumes it was a tragic accident-until the medical examiner discovers poison.

On her first FEMA deployment, disaster specialist Windy Falconet expected to help survivors, not hunt a killer. As Windy and her colleague Parker ask questions, hidden grudges, quiet betrayals, and unspoken truths begin to surface.

Warm, witty, and filled with unforgettable characters, Thistle Nook Secrets is a twist-filled mystery about friendship, resilience, and the deadly details people hide.

Perfect for readers of The Thursday Murder Club and The Marlow Murder Club.

L.J. Provost is the mystery pen name of Laura Jo Brunson, whose career spans journalism, strategic communications, and publishing. She has written and edited everything from breaking news and feature stories to public information materials and book-length projects, bringing a reporter's eye and an editor's precision to her fiction.Brunson's professional background includes roles as a reporter and lifestyle editor for a New York Times-owned weekly newspaper, copyeditor for The Florida Times-Union, and managing editor of the Jacksonville Business Journal. She later built a successful public relations career, developing campaigns and messaging for a wide range of clients and earning numerous industry honors, including the prestigious Silver Anvil Award for brand and reputation management. She also served ten years as a FEMA Reservist and research and writing specialist, translating complex, high-stakes information into clear, accessible communication-experience that now informs the disaster-response backdrop of her mystery fiction.Writing as L.J. Provost, she focuses on mystery and other imaginative work. Under her legal name, Laura Jo Brunson, she co-authored the local history book Legendary Locals of Jacksonville (Arcadia Publishing) and continues to work as a freelance writer and editor. She is the book review editor for The Pen Woman magazine of the National League of American Pen Women and serves on the editing cadre for Pen Women Press. Her novel Thistle Nook Secrets, published by Vendela Publishing, launches a mystery series in which murders unfold against the backdrop of her protagonist's FEMA deployments. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of California, Riverside.