Money starts mysteriously disappearing from the local Department of Education, and Tamara Montgomery, one of the district accountants, becomes alarmed and notifies the other “Ladies of the Club,” Grace, Celina, Lara, and Romy. Their “Book Club” meetings quickly turn from talk of Tess of the d’Urbervilles to talk of embezzlement...and then, murder. When Tamara’s fellow employees start turning up dead under mysterious circumstances, the ladies kick their investigation into high gear. Someone needs to figure out who’s been taking the money before anyone else gets hurt.

That includes the ladies themselves. They may be in over their heads with this investigation. In addition to taking care of their families and working, now they have to navigate treacherous and unfamiliar waters in hopes they all make it out of their amateur sleuthing in one piece.

Denisa Nickell Hanania lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, with her husband and six sons. She is a manager in a network marketing business which provides her the flexibility to work around family and writing schedules.

Her real-life book club inspired A Talent to Deceive. Mrs. Hanania is a member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime.

A Talent to Deceive is Denisa’s first book for AVALON.