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Beautiful actress, Rosalie Morgann, returns home to Wynter Island seventeen years after she fled because of her romantic liaisons with numerous island husbands.   Not many islanders are pleased to see her return, and even fewer are interested in hearing what she has to say for herself.   Rosalie manages to convince Kate Z�e Thomas - manager of the local community television station - to allow her on their inaugural broadcast from the newly redesigned studio. When Rosalie dies, live on-air, there are almost too many suspects for the RCMP to consider!   With the station's financial sponsorship now at risk, Kate must help the police find the killer or risk losing the station and her new home on Wynter Island.

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Reviews for The Raven's Cry, Book I of The Wynter Island Mysteries Readers who enjoy skewed, twisty plots will appreciate the threads of quirky characters and doubt Shapiro has carefully woven together. Fans of small-town cozy mysteries will enjoy this action-packed yet character-driven story. - BookLife/Publishers Weekly Shapiro, a former print and broadcast journalist in Canada, creates a vivid world on Wynter Island, and it's one that's full of quirky characters-from bitter hotel manager Bob Corker, who's certain that his daughter should have gotten Kate's job, to kind Shea Porter, an animal rescuer and librarian, and elderly Vera Schmidt, whose reputation for the best eggs on the island starts events in motion that put Kate's life in danger. Although the novel can't accurately be called a cozy mystery-certain details are simply too graphic and frightening for that subgenre-the small-town environment is inherently comforting, with enough genuine goodwill that readers will be able to see Kate's future as a happy one-provided she gets through the next few weeks alive.   A suspenseful blend of cozy and thrilling mystery elements. - Kirkus Reviews Kim Herdman Shapiro tells a deeply immersive, evocative tale against an enticing backdrop of characters and plot threads that will leave cozy mystery fans eager to explore in future installments. ​ - IndieReader The Raven's Cry will have you on your toes after encountering cleverly imagined stakes, surprises, and tidbits by the experienced journalist and author, Kim Herdman Shapiro. It is a must-read mystery that brims with exciting cliffhangers which will adeptly build anticipation for the second part of this new series. ​ - The Feathered Quill

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Kim worked as a journalist in Canada for many years, with experience in both print and broadcast journalism. Her book, Gelato with the Pope, highlights her time as a syndicated travel columnist in the Nineties. In addition to her syndicated travel column, she has written feature articles for various publications, edited a monthly children's publication in British Columbia, and had her poetry published in Do Whales Jump At Night: A Canadian Anthology of Children's Poetry. She won a Microsoft web design award for Footloose, one of the first digital e-zines on the internet. The Loon's Song is the second book in her mystery series, The Wynter Island Mysteries. It is based in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia and follows a journalist seeking a new life as manager of a small community tv station. Kim is a board member of Sisters in Crime New England as well as their Director of Public Relations. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, two sons, and three dogs.

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