October 2026
Doing the happy dance, here!️
Today is release day for Fatal Impulse for Kindle and in print (the other ebook formats released yesterday). The print book is live on Amazon and should show up on Barnes & Noble soon.
If you preordered the ebook, thank you for encouraging this author! If not, I hope you’ll grab a copy now and enjoy some time with my fictional amateur sleuth friend and her boyfriend sidekick… and the inn cats.
(Find the buy links here: books2read.com/fatal-impulse)
And if you (or your mystery-loving friends) haven’t yet read Deadly Burden, the ebook is discounted to 99 cents until Sunday.
(Find the buy links here: books2read.com/deadly-burden)
For either of these books, or any others you read, if you like them please take time to post a brief non-spoiler review where you bought them and/or on Goodreads, and tell your friends. Word of mouth helps readers and authors alike.
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Along with Landon, Bobby, and the usual human and feline characters, what will you find in Fatal Impulse?
A clean, faith-filled mystery with:
an unidentified body found in the woods
a surly teen who's afraid it's his runaway mom
his caregiver grandparents who insist it's not
a female amateur sleuth who doubts her worth
(she's a dyslexic trauma-survivor on overload)
her geeky boyfriend who writes space novels
her wisecracking elderly neighbour
an Atlantic Canadian seacoast inn with two mischievous cats
unexpected high-maintenance guests
a few dogs (Moxie the Chihuahua is back)
a shelter for homeless people
a bossy busybody
a timid people-pleaser
old grudges and past entanglements
ongoing family drama
a pottery studio
a dog groomer and a doggy spa
a glimpse of the UNESCO World Heritage-designated Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
and vicariously delicious food
The Green Dory Inn: Come for the mysteries, stay for the characters.
A few links:
Read chapter one of Fatal Impulse
Add Fatal Impulse to your Goodreads wishlist
Buy Fatal Impulse
Share Fatal Impulse with your friends
Yes, but what’s Fatal Impulse about?
If the runaway mom didn’t sneak back into town, who’s the snow-covered corpse wearing her coat?
Landon Smith doesn’t dare investigate. Juggling intense university courses, a fledgling romance, and an empty bed and breakfast, the twenty-four-year-old trauma survivor is fighting for her dreams. Yet her heart breaks for the hurting teen who’s convinced his mother is the body in the woods.
For his sake, she’ll dig into the secretive woman’s abrupt flight. But when the missing persons case ties into the murder, Landon fears she’s placed herself on the villain’s hit list.
With her mistakes mounting and her personal life imploding, can Landon uncover the truth-and maybe open the door to a family reunion-before she stands face to face with a killer?
Cozy mystery meets Christian women’s fiction in Fatal Impulse, the twisty fifth book in the Green Dory Inn mystery series. If you like female amateur sleuths who don’t quit, small-town characters who feel like friends, and mischievous cats, then you’ll love Janet Sketchley’s heartfelt whodunit.
Buy Fatal Impulse and check into the Green Dory Inn today. Come for the mysteries, stay for the characters.
Now that you know all I can tell you, here are those links again:
Read chapter one of Fatal Impulse
Add Fatal Impulse to your Goodreads wishlist
Buy Fatal Impulse
Share Fatal Impulse with your friends
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Until next time...
Wherever this finds you, thank you for opening my email and I wish you a lovely week with some time for a good book.
Until next time,
Janet Sketchley is an award-winning Atlantic Canadian writer who likes her fiction with a splash of mystery or adventure and a dash of Christianity. Why leave faith out of our stories if it's part of our lives? You can find Janet online at janetsketchley.ca.
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Buy links:
Green Dory Inn Mystery Series:
Unknown Enemy (book 1, novella-length)
Hidden Secrets (book 2, novel-length)
Bitter Truth (book 3, novel-length)
Deadly Burden (book 4, novel-length)
Fatal Impulse (book 5, novel-length)
Redemption's Edge Christian Suspense Series:
Heaven's Prey (book 1, novel-length)
Secrets and Lies (book 2, novel-length)
Without Proof (book 3, novel-length)
Daily Devotional Collections:
A Year of Tenacity (365 days)
Tenacity at Christmas (31 days)
Reader's Journals:
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