Today kicks of The Super Spies and the Cat Lady Killer by Lisa Orchard! I am very happy to be hosting the blog tour for Lisa and I hope you will all follow the tour along and check out the posts.
Today I have a book excerpt from The Super Spies and the Cat Lady for you and a Ebook giveaway of the book :)
Excerpt from The Super Spies and the Cat Lady by Lisa Orchard
Alarm bells rang in Sarah’s head—this has to be out of character for someone who never leaves their home. She turned back and whispered to the other girls. "Hey!"
Jackie poked her head out. "What?"
"The storm door’s open."
"So?"
"So…what do I do?"
"Duh…Ring the door bell."
Sarah shrugged and pushed the doorbell. It let out an irritating buzz and she had the feeling it had been broken long ago and never fixed. She dashed down the stairs. The cats scattered, alarmed by the sudden activity. Reaching the shrubs, Sarah hid with her sister and Jackie.
Gasping for breath, Sarah waited for a reaction from the old woman. Her heart pummeled her ribs and she pressed her hand to her chest to calm it.
After a few minutes, Sarah started to pace. "Well…nothing’s happened." She peeked out from behind the shrub and saw the screen door hanging ajar. "I bet she’s not even home. I’m going to try again."
Jackie shrugged. "Be careful, remember she’s a witch."
Sarah shook her head, and then peered out from behind the shrubs. Once again, she climbed the stairs. She was braver this time and it didn’t take her as long to make it to the door.
She looked inside, her heart lurching in her chest. She tiptoed to the picture window and peered through it. Gasping, she ran back to the entryway. Pulling it open, she lunged inside.
Sarah stared, unable to tear herself away. Shock ran through her body like an electrical current as she eyed the scene before her. The crumpled form of the Cat Lady lay on the living room floor, just inside the door. No life flickered in the old woman’s staring eyes. Her mouth gaped open in a silent scream and her hands were up around her head as if she were warding off blows. Turning away from the Cat Lady’s body, Sarah gagged as the coppery scent of blood assaulted her. There was blood splattered everywhere, on the wall, on the carpet and under the Cat Lady’s body.
Suddenly, Sarah’s throat constricted and she gasped for breath. Fearing she would faint, she stumbled back out the door and collided with Jackie and Lacey on the porch.
Jackie grabbed Sarah’s arm and shook her. "What are you doing? Are you crazy? I never said to go inside!"
Sarah didn’t speak—she just stared blankly at the porch.
Jackie shook her again. "Are you under the Cat Lady’s spell?"
Lacey whimpered. "Hey, Sarah….can you hear me? Sarah?"
"She’s under the Cat Lady’s spell," Jackie said waving her hand in front of Sarah’s eyes.
"Oh my---," Sarah moaned and clutched Jackie’s arm.
"What is it?" Jackie shook her again. "Speak…say something!"
"Th-th-the C-C-Cat Lady, sh-sh-she’s," Sarah stuttered.
"She’s what?" Jackie demanded.
"Sh-she’s dead."
Blurb:
This book opens in a small town in Michigan where fifteen-year-old Sarah Cole is stuck spending the summer at her Aunt and Uncle’s with her sister, Lacey. She’s not happy with the situation until she befriends a girl named Jackie. The three girls stumble upon the ruthless murder of a reclusive neighborhood woman. One of the officers investigating the crime believes the girls are responsible for her death. Fearing that this officer will frame them for the murder, the girls organize their own detective squad. They become the Super Spies and start their own fact-finding mission. The Super Spies can’t understand why anyone would want to murder the "Cat Lady" until they start digging into her past and discover a horrible crime that happened thirty years ago. They uncover a connection between the two crimes and attempt to bring this information to the police, only to be reprimanded for meddling in the inquest. Not only are the girls upset by the admonition, but they also struggle with the fact that their exuberant investigating could provide a legal loophole allowing the killer to go free. To make matters worse, the police don’t even believe them. Frustrated by this turn of events, the Super Spies realize it’s up to them to snare the Cat Lady killer, or die trying…
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7th: Review @ http://aboveaveragebelowspecial-lettie.blogspot.com/
7th: Book Excerpt @ http://www.nightowlreads.org
8th: Review @ http://thecoverbybrittany.blogspot.co.uk/
9th: Promo & giveaway of an ebook of The Super Spies and the cat Lady @ http://littlepocketbooks.blogspot.co.uk/
10th: Guest & giveaway of an ebook of The Super Spies and the cat Lady @ http://www.imabookshark.com/
11th: Review @ http://myescape84.blogspot.co.uk/
12th: Review @ http://readinglittlebitofeverything.blogspot.co.uk/
Thanks Megan for allowing me to be here today! Your blog tours rock! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is my pleasure Lisa :)
DeleteBest wishes with this book blog tour, Lisa! Sounds like you're gonna rock the blog-sphere with your middle-grade series! Cheers! Will tweet and share!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sharon! I appreciate the support! :)
DeleteSounds really good. Great excerpt :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Nat! I appreciate you stopping by and reading it! I've gotten very positive reviews on it and the sequel is out as well! It's titled "The Super Spies and the High School Bomber"!
Deletethanks for this amazing giveaway...
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome! I appreciate you stopping by and leaving a comment! :)
ReplyDeleteI am always so excited when I read Lisa's updates on Facebook and cannot wait until I have the chance to read this book!
ReplyDeleteThanks James! (Or can I call you Jim or Jamie?) I appreciate the positive comments. :) I hope you had a chance to enter to win a copy. Thanks again for stopping by! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm interested in reading it just because it takes place in Michigan!
ReplyDeletePuttPutt1198Eve Are you a Michigander too? Awesome! What part of the mitten are you from? In the story I'm describing the small town where I grew up. Of course, it looks a lot different today. :) Did you grow up in a small town too?
DeleteGreat excerpt, I can't wait to read it...Thank you for sharing...
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by ronnkelly3! I hope you enjoy the story! :) Good luck on the giveaway! :)
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