The Last Hurrah: A Phoebe Korneal Mystery by Gaga Gabardi & Judilee Butler
One fateful summer morning, Old Al, an itinerant gold prospector, is discovered dead at the abandoned Sunshine Mine.As word spreads through the community of Oresville, Colorado, a collective gasp of shock echoes. Beloved by the community, who would want to harm him? Was his demise an accident or is something darker lurking?
Deputy Phoebe Korneal is summoned to lead the investigation, thrusting her into a mystery with more twists than a pretzel factory. As Phoebe works to find the cause of Old Al’s death, she unearths secrets that threaten to shake Oresville’s tranquility—from the whereabouts of Old Al’s stash of gold to his hidden relationship with Augusta.
Eager to solve Old Al’s death, Phoebe races to crack the case, wrestling with her vow to steer clear of romantic entanglements. Alongside the mixed web of clues and suspects, she learns about Colorado’s rich mining heritage and the resilient spirit of the town’s founding women.
Prepare to be swept away to the streets of Oresville, where the residents are eccentric, justice hangs in the balance, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. So, grab your magnifying glass and detective hat and get ready for a wild ride!
Award-winning authors, Butler and Gabardi, bring you the first book of the Phoebe Korneal Mystery Series. Read on!
The Last Hurrah is a Colorado Authors League Finalist and has received a third-place award by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association
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Author Bio:
Both GaGa Gabardi and Judilee Butler are passionate about bringing awareness through their writing to the trials women face in an often male-dominated world. Their female characters rise above the challenges faced in the workplace and at home to demonstrate how strong, capable and resilient women can be.
GaGa Gabardi retired from a career in telecommunications with a master’s degree in project management, another in business, and an advanced project management degree from Stanford. After completing her pilot’s license, she went back to work to fund aviation fuel — this time consulting, teaching and course development. She lives in the Colorado mountains with her husband, lots of outdoor toys and the thin air of 8,000 feet above sea level. Her first grandson named her GaGa, and it stuck.
Judilee Butler was born and raised in New York and attended SUNY at Brockport. After nine years teaching elementary education, she left the snowy winters of upstate New York for the beautiful climate of North Carolina. While completing her master’s studies, she was hired by a tech company and did a 180-degree change into an exciting marketing career. Upon retirement, she and her husband first moved to the coast of Maine and then to the beautiful Arkansas Valley in Colorado. One more move found them settled in Wyoming — no more moves!