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Author Marva Dasef and 'Missing, Assumed Dead'

5/16/2011

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Today I have a special guest, author and friend, Ms. Marva Dasef. She is excited to announce her book birthday coming up for Missing, Assumed Dead in July, 2011. Marva is a writer living in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and a fat white cat.  Retired from thirty-five years in the software industry, she has now turned her energies to writing fiction and finds it a much more satisfying occupation.  Marva has published more than thirty-five stories in a number of on-line and print magazines, with her stories included in several Best of anthologies. She has several already published books and more scheduled for 2011 and 2012 from her publisher, MuseItUp Publishing.

With a teasing insight into Missing, Assumed Dead, Marva offers this blurb:

When Kameron McBride receives notice she’s the last living relative of a missing man she’s never even heard of, the last thing she wants to do is head to some half-baked Oregon town to settle his affairs. But since she’s the only one available, she grudgingly agrees.

En route, she runs afoul of a couple of hillbillies and their pickup in an accident that doesn’t seem . . . accidental. Especially when they keep showing up wherever she goes. Lucky for her, gorgeous Deputy Mitch Caldwell lends her a hand, among other things. Her suspicions increase when the probate Judge tries a little too hard to buy the dead man’s worthless property.

Working on a hunch and trying to avoid the Judge’s henchmen, Kam probes deeper into the town’s secrets and finds almost no one she can trust. With Mitch’s help, she peels away the layers of prejudice, suicide, murder, and insanity. But someone in town doesn’t like her poking around, and when they show their intentions by shooting her through the police chief’s office window, the stakes are raised. Kam must find out what really happened to her dead relative before someone in this backward little town sends her to join him.

And she thought Oregon was going to be boring.
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Hungry for more? Heh, heh, heh. Here is an edited excerpt of Missing, Assumed Dead:

Kam gasped and jumped down the embankment toward the creek, stumbling through the underbrush. She heard the pickup tires screech and glanced back. Scruffy had gotten out and headed down the slope behind her. She moved faster, gripping her hair spray. A strap broke on her sandal, and she kicked it off. Ignoring the brambles poking into her legs through her jeans, she moved as fast as she could, the terrain preventing her from flat out running.

She heard the crashing of bushes behind her and put on more steam. She knew the pickup would have reached her car by now, but she’d be coming up on the passenger door, slightly downhill from the driver’s side. She switched the hair spray to her left hand and pawed into her purse for the keys. Finding them, she dropped the bag on the ground to free her hands and kept moving.

When she reached the Chrysler, the driver had already skidded down the embankment and was standing on the driver’s side. Thin compared to the other man, but his arms were solid muscle under the tats. She rushed to the passenger side, jerked open the heavy door, dived in, slammed the door and hit the lock button on the key fob.

The driver pounded the window with his fist. The scruffy one had caught up and pulled on the passenger side door handle. Kam hit the panic button on the fob. The deep and seriously loud Chrysler horn went off with honking bursts. Both men jumped back from the car.

The driver yelled, “I’ll fetch the rifle.” He scrambled to climb up the embankment.

Kam’s heart almost stopped. Even the shatterproof windows wouldn’t stand up against a hunting rifle. She looked around the car wildly, her breath coming in sharp rasps, and then launched herself over the console and into the rear. Sweat ran from her armpits, soaking her blouse. She ran her shaking hands across the top of the seat back hunting for the latch. She hoped the Chrysler had fold down back seats. If she could just reach the tire iron, she’d have a weapon. If this stupid car even had one that is.

She felt the latch pin, grasped it and pulled it up. It clicked. She grasped the seat back in both hands and pulled it down. On her belly, she crawled halfway into the trunk searching for the spare tire well.

Thanks so much for joining me today, Marva. Best of luck on your book birthday! You can find Marva at the following locations on the internet.

Marva Dasef http://marvadasef.com

MuseItUp Author page: http://tinyurl.com/MIU-MarvaDasef

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDa0LT7EhZg

10 Comments
Marva Dasef link
5/16/2011 01:14:57 pm

Thank you for the preview of my upcoming book. I'm very excited about it even if the release isn't until July.

In honor of mysteries, join me on my blog in June for a crowd of author who write mystery, suspense, thriller, and even an SFR.

http://mgddasef.blogspot.com

The schedule of appearances is in the right-hand sidebar.

Marva Dasef

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Dale Thompson link
5/17/2011 01:33:53 am

Wow, Marva! YOu really know how to leave us hanging. Okay, I'll buy your book. Sounds like my kind of easy reading, ha ha. Good luck with it!'
Pat Dale

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Nan Arnold link
5/17/2011 03:23:35 am

Great excerpt. Love the fact the "evil" hillbillies are in Oregon.

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Pat McDermott link
5/17/2011 03:41:19 am

Exciting excerpt, Marva, and a handsome deputy always comes in handy. Congrats on your upcoming release, which I look forward to reading!

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Susan Davis
5/17/2011 03:50:53 am

Marva,
Great excerpt - you left me hanging...absolutely wanting more! Congratulations on your book. Thank you for sharing it. (a part of it)
Nice intro C.K.


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C.K. Volnek
5/17/2011 05:04:47 am

Thanks to all who stopped by. Marva's book does sound very inviting and I was so happy to have her join me on my blog. Thanks Marva!
C.K. Volnek

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Lorrie Struiff link
5/17/2011 08:42:31 am

This is a must read. The characters are well drawn. Of course my favorite is Bev. An exciting adventure beginning to end.

Sorry I'm late with the comment, but real life got in the way.
Arrrgh!!!
Good luck with the sales.

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J Q Rose link
5/18/2011 01:54:39 am

Interesting location in Oregon and intriguing story. Best wishes on your book birthday!

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Marva Dasef link
5/18/2011 08:33:35 am

Thanks all. I am excited about the release. I see a few names here of authors who'll be visiting me in June. Everybody tune in to my blog to get the schedules.

http://mgddasef.blogspot.com/

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Noah link
10/2/2013 01:25:05 pm

Thanks for a great read.

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