Terry Adcock

Dianne Woodman (BestSellerWorld), a professional reviewer, recently described They Call Me Ms.:

The novel is a terrific debut in A Vic Carella Mystery series. Vic, the newly featured female private detective, tells the story from her point of view. Terry Adcock’s writing style lets readers get a first-hand look into Vic’s emotional and behavioral responses to ethical dilemmas. All the characters are imbued with distinctive personality traits, which affect their approach and reaction to situations. New challenges and more complications for the characters make readers want to know what will happen next. How complicated will their personal lives become? Can they overcome obstacles in their way? The profanity chosen by Adcock suits the characters.

They Call Me Ms. involves a challenging mystery and an organized crime group. Adcock pulls readers into this suspenseful page-turner from the start. Readers can envision vivid pictures of scenes in the story due to Adcock’s creative use of figurative language. An exciting twist to the story involves Vic’s attraction to a man seemingly operating on the wrong side of the law. The well-placed false clues and an edge of looming danger enhance the storyline.

People will find reading this fast-paced mystery a rewarding experience. Readers get a close-up view into the callous behavior of criminals and how law enforcement personnel and a private detective outside her comfort zone deal with racketeering and heinous criminal activities. Adcock has penned a riveting story that is full of action-packed conflict and builds to an edge-of-your-seat climax. It ends with a hook to keep readers interested in the next volume.

Author Bio:

They Call Me Ms. is Terry Adcock's first foray into the mystery and detective genre featuring Vic Carella, a confident, no-nonsense investigator who adapts to wildly changing situations, and outmaneuvers her adversaries at every turn while under the constant threat of death. Vic Carella manages to survive several attacks, and overcomes the stereotypical norms that would easily defeat characters of lesser resolve.

Terry also penned the murder mystery, Swept Away By Murder, a stage play in two acts that pays homage to the classic whodunits from the Golden Age of Mystery. The story is set in a traditional English country house crowded with quirky, but devious characters, each with deep resentments and hidden agendas.

Terry recently retired with over forty years of experience in the Information Technology industry, He started and managed a veteran-owned IT consulting firm, and as an inventor, he has multiple patents to his name. For the past two years, Terry has been busy writing They Call Me Ms, which offers a glimpse into the ruthless world of smuggling, and portrayed by a strong female protagonist who matches wits with a host of villains.

Terry and his wife, Barbara, live in the Washington D.C. metro area where they enjoy the company of their rescue babies; as of this writing, they have eight dogs and cats they've adopted over the years. They frequently travel the eastern shores to explore interesting destinations and make new memories.