The Lei Crime Series: Treachery Makes it Tense (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Shadow Council Book 4)

When a vanquished foe resurfaces with vengeance on his mind …

Special Agent Marcella Scott expects the danger to fall to her. She does not expect her FBI partner’s entire family to disappear.

Cassandra Mirren witnesses her boss’s murder and gets drawn into a deadly game. Now, she has a choice—either work with Agent Scott or betray her.

Both women are about to find out that treachery makes it tense.

(This story is set before Black Jasmine, Book 3 of the Lei Crime Series.)

Excerpt from Author Interview:
You have published 5 books for the Lei Crime Kindle World. What makes you continue writing novellas for the series?

The Defining Moment series started out with the idea of exploring the younger characters and the things that happened to mold them into the characters we know and love. Then, in Black Jasmine, I stumbled upon one phrase that started me on a different road. It concerned FBI Special Agent Marcella Scott and one of her defining moments. I can’t say which phrase for fear of spoilers, but I’ll tell anybody who asks in private. Writing Money Makes it Deadlier was a lot of fun, so I decided to continue the series because it just seemed like I “got” Marcella as a character. So, I ran with it. Somewhere around the third story it definitely had the vibe of its own series, so Shadow Council was born. I think I might have busted Amazon’s series minions though.

Why have you chosen to write a sequel to your Lei Crime Kindle World book?

Marcella had a chaotic Christmas. It didn’t seem fitting to leave her recovering for too long. Although the Christmas tale has a distinct end, I always strive to leave enough room for further developments in the long run too. Writing novellas is a different kind of art form than tackling a novel. You have limited time to get to the point, but you still want to strive for a sense of closure.

How is this book different from your other Lei Crime Kindle World stories?

The Shadow Council Series differs from Defining Moments because it keeps the focus on Marcella Scott and Matthew Rogers. Never Again was about a young Michael Stevens. It’s sort of taken on a mystery/thriller edge rather than mystery/drama. There’s plenty of suspense in both, I hope.