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Book Review: Freak Show (The Nightshade Cases, Ep-1)

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Genre: Paranormal Thriller | Short Stories (Episode format)

My Rating: 4.5/6

Read my review of Freak Show, the first episode in The Nightshade series at JC’s Book Haven.

You can also read this review at Goodreads.

Blurb

When transsexual starlet Aisling is murdered, Detective Geraldine Meyers is assigned the case. With help from medical examiner Dr. Rachel Hunter, Gerri realizes this is no ordinary killing. While she might not want to call in over-eager anthropologist Dr. Kinsey DanAllart, the detective is forced to trust her friend’s expertise in symbology, even though doing so means admitting “weird” things might be happening in Silver City. As the three friends unravel the mystery of the dancer’s death, one thing is made absolutely apparent—something isn’t right in their new home town. And someone is doing everything they can to make sure the truth doesn’t come out.

In Silver City, sometimes friendship can be murder.

Welcome to the first Nightshade Case, a series of twenty-one episodes in twenty-one weeks. Please note: this episodic series is based on the television show model, with screenwriting notations and shorter formats. There will be a complete mystery each week, with cliffhangers only occurring in the full season story line.

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4 responses to “Book Review: Freak Show (The Nightshade Cases, Ep-1)”

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    weight2lose2013

    I’ve never heard of this, but it does seem interesting.

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Trust me, it’s amazing 😀

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  2. jenniferbielman Avatar
    jenniferbielman

    LOL, I am seeing this one around a lot.

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Lol! You bet! 😉

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