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A Crime Story: A Mother-Daughter Cozy Mystery by Author Richard E. LaMotte

About A Crime Story: A Mother-Daughter Cozy Mystery by Author Richard E. LaMotte:

Stuff happens; Clair is divorced, broke, and trying to get to Hollywood to become a screenwriter. Her near-teenage daughter Mindy hates the idea, but when they are almost killed in an accident and the car suffers a breakdown, they find themselves stranded in a small town.

Clair and Mindy decide to use their downtime to write a make-believe crime story and inadvertently start digging into a twenty-year-old unsolved murder that still haunts the town. The townspeople take sides as old wounds reopen. The killer re-emerges in a town full of potential suspects, and a ghostly encounter adds a chilling touch.

Was it fate or coincidence that drew the mother and daughter into danger? Can Clair and Mindy survive their ordeal? Or will they become new victims of a murderer who is deadly serious when it comes to keeping their secret safe?

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Richard E. LaMotte is a novelist and influential seasoned writer of romantic action and suspense with historical elements like his new novel titled “The Song of Ramon and Maria,” was released in September 2022, and his subsequent titles, “The Treasure: and “The Crime Story,” which all are available on Amazon and many online book sites.

Richard has always been an observer of people and loves stories; he enjoys romantic stories about history, suspense, mysterious and exotic places, danger, and adventure. Stories about behavior, motivation, self-realization, and self-deception – in other words, stories about us – us as humans. This passion resulted from when he joined the Marine Corps just out of high school. This passion was born from working in the motion picture industry as a costume designer, art director, technical advisor, and director – traveling worldwide, and setting up departments in foreign countries. In addition, he enjoyed working with prominent Hollywood actors and actresses. The novelist, a unique storyteller, has worked in off-beaten places on six continents.

The Author is an avid history lover, reader, and researcher and a collector, artist, designer, and music lover. Most importantly, Richard is a Husband and Father. Full of wisdom from life’s experiences, Richard E. LaMotte brings all of his unique talents, keen eye, and sense of humor to his writing – both fiction and non-fiction. Now retired from the film and motion picture industry, Richard is devoting his time to his love of stories – writing adventures for avid readers of fiction. Rich and his beautiful wife Patricia reside in Valencia, California.

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