A Devonie Lace Mystery

“Gina Cresse (author of A Deadly Change of Course - Plan B) offers A Deadly Change of Heart, in which series heroine Devonie Lace gets more than she bids for in her new Ford Explorer, obtained at a U.S. Marshal’s auction. The unexpected package found in her new car gets Devonie enmeshed in a murder investigation, and, and her stellar sleuthing skills bring her to the killer’s ruthless attention.”

- Publishers Weekly, September 17, 2001

Devonie has a knack for stumbling into trouble. After she successfully bids on a Ford Explorer at a U.S. Marshal’s auction, she finds she’s bought more than just an SUV. The surprise “extra” lands her in the middle of a police investigation into the death of a local reporter.

Unsatisfied with the detective’s conclusion that the death was an accident, Devonie sets out to find the killer on her own. Her efforts to retrace the reporter’s steps as she worked on her last story give Devonie a number of clues, and just as many suspects. The dead woman’s estranged husband keeps landing at the top of Devonie’s list, but stolen plutonium, homemade atomic bombs, and a shady drug dealer add other possibilities to her growing list of suspects.

When Devonie gets too close to discovering the identity of the murderer, she becomes the next target of a killer who’ll stop at nothing to protect his interests.

Gina Cresse is a native Californian. She grew up in the beautiful Sierra Mountains with her collection of horses, dogs, and cats. She graduated from Humphrey’s College in Stockton, California, with a degree in computer science in 1983. Since then, she has worked as a computer software developer for a large winery in the central San Joaquin Valley. She lives on her small ranch in the rolling, oak-tree-studded foothills on the threshold of the Sierras. Along with writing, she enjoys art and music—and spending time with her friends, cooking up new and exciting adventures for her heroine to fall into.

A Deadly Change of Heart is Gina’s third mystery for AVALON.

Avalon Mysteries by Gina Cresse:

The Devonie Lace Mystery Series
A DEADLY CHANGE OF LUCK
A DEADLY CHANGE OF POWER
A DEADLY CHANGE OF HEART
A DEADLY CHANGE OF COURSE - PLAN B
A DEADLY BARGAIN - PLAN C