#BlogTour ‘A Killing Rain’ by Faye Snowden

About the book…

Dark, Southern gothic tale of homicide detective Raven Burns, with a complicated past and a desperate case to solve. Black Girls Lit recommends the first book, A Killing Fire “to crime fiction and mystery lovers and fans of Ruth Ware and Gillian Flynn.”

“Full-bodied and dynamic characters carry this one along a mystery, tying a brutal past with a bloody present that will keep you guessing right up to the finale.” — Unnerving Magazine on Book 1 in the series.

After former homicide Raven Burns returns to Byrd’s Landing, Louisiana to begin a new life, she soon finds herself trapped by the old one when her nephew is kidnapped by a ruthless serial killer, and her foster brother becomes the main suspect. To make matters worse, she is being pursued by two men— one who wants to redeem her soul for the murder Raven felt she had no choice but to commit, and another who wants to lock her away forever

My thanks once more, to Flame Tree Books and Random Things Tours for having me on the blog tour for ‘A Killing Rain’ by Faye Snowden,

It is a welcome return for both readers and protagonist,Raven Burns to the environs of Byrd Landing, first introduced in debut novel ‘A Killing Fire’.

Following the explosive events of book 1, book 2 begins with Raven returning to , quite literally face her ghosts in an atmosphere as rich and redolent as one of Billy Ray’s gumbos .

She has no job, her mental health is against the ropes after laying to rest a serial killer and to some extent, her father’s legacy as a stone cold killer.

Revamping the house left for her by mentor, Oral,and working for ex-police colleague Billy Ray, seems like a good way to earn an honest living.

Also, a very satisfying one where the visible results of her clean and repairing the physical environment will hopefully reciprocate on her internal wellbeing.

A new relationship, reconnecting with her foster brother and establishing a sense of family is so important to Raven, and it is a joy to see her settle back in her home town.

But….at the back of your mind you are waiting for the second shoe to drop, something bad is lurking in the shadows and it is not the lingering of a guilty conscience.

Without giving away spoilers, Raven finds herself pulled into a family situation with a surprising appearance from a nephew she never knew she had. As quickly as he arrives and settles into a kind of life with her brother, Cameron, he vanishes.

And with a serial killer on the loose, the Sleeping Boy murders have a personal and devastating effect on Raven and her loved ones.

Quicker than you can order a po’boy,Raven is back doing what she does best-investigating the bejeesus out of this case and bringing her nephew back home.

But something has followed her from her sojourn in California and there is a lurking presence in the shadows which is causing shudders to ripple down your spine…

Brilliantly balancing the supernatural and the detective elements of her story,this is evidence of a writer hitting her stride and finding the voice of Raven.

Layers are added to what you know about her and yet there is so much more room for her and her extended family to grow. I predict more stories from this strong presence in the field of detective fiction.

About the author…

Faye Snowden is the author of three published mysteries with Kensington— Spiral of Guilt (1999), The Savior (2003, 2004) and Fatal Justice (2005, 2006). She has published short stories and poems in various literary journals and small presses including The African American Review, Calliope, Red Ochre Lit, Bay Area Poets Coalition and Occam’s Razor.

Although born in San Fernando, California, she was uprooted while young to a place where supposedly people had swamps in their backyards and alligators for pets. She didn’t have any pet alligators in Shreveport, Louisiana, but an amazing, resourceful single mother raised the family of six in a shotgun house. And she had a cat named Blue.

At eighteen, Faye left Louisiana to join the Navy. The Navy gave her an opportunity to spend some time living in Naples, Italy and on both US coasts—Washington, DC and northern California. After the Navy, she went to work as an information technology professional in various industries while on her way to a masters in English literature.

Aside from her publications, she also managed two boys, a husband, five dogs and three writing fellowships following those years. Today, Faye works and writes from her home in Northern California.

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