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Sexy, Savvy 70-Year-Old a New Kind of Hero
for the Modern Era
CHICAGO — Sexy, intelligent and resourceful septuagenarian
Lori Brill finds herself caught in the web of a murder
investigation during what should have been an enjoyable
vacation in London to visit her granddaughter in the lively,
award-winning mystery from
Charlene Wexler, Murder
Across the Ocean.
As the story begins, Lori, a silver-haired spitfire long
divorced from her alcoholic husband, enjoys an unexpected
night of passion in a London hotel with old flame Josh
Wheeler. Like Lori, Josh’s looks and appetite for adventure
belie his 70-plus years, and Lori finds herself mesmerized
by his blue eyes and sweet talk. Lori is all smiles as she
steps out of the shower the next morning — until she sees
his bloody corpse lying in the bed where they had just made
love.
The London police naturally suspect Lori, but the case
becomes infinitely more complicated when it’s discovered
that plenty of people have a motive to murder Josh. On the
case is Scotland Yard Inspector Geoffrey Holmes, American
FBI agent Jordan Gould, and Lori’s granddaughter Cate and
her fiancé, Joseph, who both happen to be London solicitors.
Sparks fly, as Cate and Jordan Gould experience a growing
mutual attraction, as do Lori and Inspector Holmes. Adding
another twist is that Lori’s family has an unforeseen
connection to Joseph’s father, Lord Roger Lunt, and to the
wealthy German nobleman Baron Joseph Braun and the horror of
the Holocaust.
So who killed Josh? Was it Josh’s beautiful girlfriend Suzi,
who unexpectedly appears in London? Josh’s Chinese financial
backers? British mobsters, who kidnap Lori in an attempt to
find Josh’s hidden millions? Was it Baron Braun, who summons
Lori to Germany to tell her a 70-year-old secret? Or was it
someone else entirely?
Murder Across the Ocean can
be read as a standalone murder mystery or as the follow-up
to Wexler’s book, Lori,
the origin story of the plucky protagonist.
“Lori Brill combines the unexpected smarts of Miss Marple;
the genteel strength of character and family circle of
Jessica Fletcher; and the hard-boiled sexiness of V.I.
Warshawski,” Wexler said. “Readers who enjoy books about
those characters will enjoy Murder
Across the Ocean. Mature female readers, who
have not yet found a hero who is like them, will at last
have one in Lori Brill.”
About the Author
A native Chicagoan, Charlene Wexler has been a teacher,
wife, dental office manager, mother and grandmother. In
retirement, her lifelong passion for writing has led her to
create several essays and novels. Her other books include Murder
on Skid Row, Milk and Oranges, Lori and Elephants
In The Room. Her newest books, Farewell To South Shore and We
Won't Go Back, are scheduled for publication in
2024.
Her work has also appeared in Chicago
Magazine, The
Chicago Tribune, The
Northwest Herald, The
JUF Magazine, the Gazette newspaper
of Chicago, North
Shore Magazine, the University of Illinois at
Chicago College of Dentistry’s Vision magazine, Alpha
Omegan magazine
and several blogs.
For more information, please visit http://www.charlenewexler.com/.
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDDX6GW7
Murder Across the Ocean
Publisher: Speaking
Volumes
ISBN-13:
979-8890220011
Available from Amazon.com
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