Character Post from Marty Golden,
protagonist in Chutes and Ladder: A Silicon Valley Mystery
(Book 2)
Hi,
I’m Marty Golden. I have to tell you I almost didn’t make it here today. It’s
not the traffic in Silicon Valley, although that’s bad enough. What almost did
me in was a week like you wouldn’t believe.
I’m
not sure why Marc wanted me to write this. He said something about being busy
now that his second book, Chutes and Ladder, came out. I
didn’t even know he’d written one book, let alone two. I’ve been so busy
between work, my nieces and my visiting cousin — and trying to figure out what
happened to my friend — I haven’t been able to catch up with him.
So,
about last week. There I was minding my own business, working at Rover, the
self-driving car service, that I hope will be the next big thing. [By the way,
if you know of a hot company that’s looking for a good engineer and has a lot
of stock options to hand out, call me.]
Even
though I hate camping, somehow, I got conned into chaperoning for my niece’s
Girl Scout camping trip. While there, I stumbled across the dead body of my
friend in the forest. That was not how I wanted to spend my weekend. And,
probably not what Larry wanted either. He was my poker buddy, old friend since
college, and newly deceased.
When
the cops labeled it an accident, I wasn’t satisfied. Larry just wasn’t the kind
of guy to go gallivanting around the woods early on a Saturday morning. I told
the cops that, right to their faces. And then, well, let’s say that things got
a little heated and I got invited to depart immediately.
My
week at work was already crazy busy, but I continued thinking about Larry since
his death didn’t make sense as an accident. I kept finding loose ends so I’d
leave a voicemail for Mace with each update. Mace is a Sergeant in the San Jose
Police. We became sorta unofficial partners last month. Shh! I’m not supposed
to make that public. He doesn’t want anyone to know about us working together.
His actual words were “Don’t ever say that again.” I’m sure he only said it
like that because other cops were nearby.
Here’s
a little about me. I’m a software engineer but I don’t talk about it much since
I don’t want to bore people with technobabble. My sister moved to town recently
so I see her and my nieces a lot more often. It’s nice to have them around even
if she is always making fun of my Hawaiian shirts. Like that’s not professional
Silicon Valley attire or something?!
I do
joke around a lot, especially with my nieces. That’s what uncles do. What
didn’t come with the Uncle instruction manual was how to investigate a friend’s
death. I am pretty good with details and I did watch a lot of detective shows
growing up, so I figured I had it covered. It wasn’t supposed to get dangerous.
I only wanted to help the police move faster. I learned they can sure move fast
when they want to.
Before
I wrap up, Marc wanted me to ask you to please buy a copy of Chutes
and Ladder, his latest book in the Silicon
Valley Mystery series. Both it and Uncle and Ants are free
for Kindle Unlimited readers.
Serf and Turf, book 3 in the series, will be released in mid-October 2019 so this is a
perfect time to catch up. Buy them at: amazon.com I suppose I ought to check them out also — if I ever
find time.
Chutes
and Ladder
A
Silicon Valley Mystery Book 2
by
Marc Jedel
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Genre: Cozy Mystery
When
a camping trip uncovers a murder, this amateur sleuth is stuck
putting out the fire …
Marty
Golden enjoys time with his nieces, but he wanted to spend the
weekend with his new girlfriend — not chaperone a Girl Scout
camping trip. Once he stumbles upon the corpse of a friend in the
woods, the outdoors adventure becomes an open-air disaster. When the
police label it an accidental death, the meticulous Marty vows to
investigate the murder. After all, it’s poor manners to let your
friend’s death go unsolved.
On
the hunt for clues the cops ignored, Marty uncovers a disturbing
connection to himself. And as he digs deeper, a misbehaving pup, a
kooky cousin, and a maniacal ninja put his survival skills to the
test.
Will
Marty unravel the mystery before the killer, or his imagination, gets
to him?
Chutes
and Ladder is
the side-splitting second novel in the Silicon Valley cozy mystery
series. If you like quirky sleuths, wacky side characters, and
laugh-out-loud moments, you’ll love this offbeat whodunit.
Buy Chutes
and Ladder to
decode a great mystery today!
Uncle
and Ants
A Silicon Valley Mystery Book 1
A Silicon Valley Mystery Book 1
Mysterious
attacks. Mischievous nieces. Can
a clueless uncle catch a tech-savvy killer … and be home before
bedtime?
When
a freak accident hospitalizes Marty
Golden’s sister and condemns him to
babysitter duty, he thinks it’s just another case of hardwired bad
luck in Silicon Valley.
Until a suspicious murder suggests the mishap was no mere
coincidence. Something must be done.
Too
bad this quirky, fashion-backward
uncle isn’t exactly hero material.
Convinced
his sister is in mortal danger, this
amateur sleuth follows clues to an
oddball array of suspects. Armed with nothing but an eye for detail
and powers of self-delusion, Marty
tangles with gangsters, a cantankerous school secretary, and a
perplexing woman he can’t help but fall for. Glitches in his
investigation seem like a piece of cake compared to dinner-prep and
bedtime stories with his two precocious, pre-teen nieces.
Can
Marty catch the culprit, save his sister, and get his life back in
order before he gets unplugged?
Uncle
and Ants is the first novel in
a refreshingly modern mystery series set in Silicon Valley. If you
like clever humor, sassy side characters, and average Joes facing
extraordinary circumstances, then you’ll love this twisty mystery.
Buy Uncle
and Ants to login to a fresh,
funny mystery today!
**Only
.99 cents!!**
Marc
Jedel writes humorous murder mysteries. In his high-tech marketing
roles, he's also written fiction. These are just called emails, ads,
and marketing collateral.
In
his family, Marc was born first — a fact his sister never lets him
forget, no matter what milestone age she hits. For most of Marc’s
life, he’s been inventing stories. Some, especially when he was
young, involved his sister as the villain. As his sister’s brother
for her entire life, he feels highly qualified to tell tales of the
evolving, quirky sibling relationship in the Silicon Valley Mystery
series.
Family
and friends would tell you that the protagonist in his stories, Marty
Golden, isn't much of a stretch of the imagination for Marc, but he
proudly resembles that remark.
Like
Marty, Marc lives in San Jose, the heart of Silicon Valley, where he
writes within earshot of the doppler effect of the local ice cream
truck. Unlike Marty, Marc has a wonderful wife and a neurotic but
sweet, small dog, who much prefers the walks resulting from writer’s
block than his writing.
Visit
his website, marcjedel.com, for free chapters of upcoming novels,
news and more.
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the tour HERE
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