They say that dead men tell no tales. But when good intentions are twisted to evil ends, and the perpetrators don’t care who gets burned in the process, the truth must come out, and it will take Ann Kinnear’s particular skill to uncover it.
          Can Ann learn why arson experts are coming to grief on the trails of Mount Desert Island before becoming a victim herself?
          Spirit senser Ann Kinnear is back on Mount Desert Island, Maine, to take part in a documentary with her colleague and competitor, Garrick Masser. The topic? The recent death of Leo Dorn, head of the Stata Mater research lab, who fell from a cliff-side trail on his wife’s estate.
          Ann has barely unpacked before Dorn’s hiking partner and fellow researcher Shelby Kim disappears, and now Ann wonders if Leo’s fall really was an accident. But when Ann finally locates Shelby, the young woman isn’t talking.
          Then a warehouse on the Manset waterfront burns to the ground and Ann knows she’s getting close to the truth.
          Will Ann overcome hell and high water to plumb the depths of Mount Desert Island’s secrets, or will this be her fall from grace?
          Find out in Book 4 of the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels!
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Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it do singe yourself.
— William Shakespeare, Henry VIII

What Readers and Reviewers are Saying

"This was the best in this series. I couldn’t put this book down until I finished it. As usual in this series I was completely taken by surprise at who actually did the murders. So suspenseful yet with humor added in." —Reader Jennifer Logan
"Best one yet. I really loved this story despite the sadness surrounding one of characters being investigated. I sincerely hope there will be more sensing adventures." —Reader C.F.

For Book Clubs

I would love to make a virtual appearance at your book club! Just click on the About & Contact tab to get in touch.
Below are some questions to help spur book club discussion. THESE MAY INCLUDE SPOILERS.
  • The tagline for the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels is "What happens when an extraordinary ability transforms an ordinary life?" Would you want to have Ann's extraordinary ability?
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Let me know of additional questions you come up with as you read the books!

For the Media

Will you be interviewing me about A Furnace for Your Foe? Below are some ideas for questions to spur our discussion!
  • The tagline for your Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels and Lizzy Ballard Thrillers is "What happens when an extraordinary ability transforms an ordinary life?" What is Ann Kinnear's extraordinary ability? How does it transform her life?
  • As with some of your other novels and short stories, A Furnace for Your Foe is set on Mount Desert Island, Maine. What's your connection to MDI, and how does the location impact the story and how you write it?
  • More questions coming ...