#BlogTour-‘Fatal Fortune’ by Miranda Rijks

About the book…

Is someone trying to frame psychologist Pippa Durrant for the brutal murder of a woman she’s never even met?

It certainly seems that way when Pippa’s photo is found on the body of murdered lottery winner, Leanne Smith.

Pippa soon finds herself a suspect at the centre of a huge media storm. But she has an invaluable skill set – she is a human polygraph, expertly trained to spot lies and deceit. Skills she will need to help her to solve the mystery of who killed Leanne before it destroys her career – and her life.

But every cloud has a silver lining and this one arrives in the shape of DS Joe Swain. Initially suspicious of Pippa, he comes to trust her and to value her lie detection skills. Soon it’s clear there’s a definite spark between them….

Then, when another body turns up, Pippa realises her reputation isn’t the only thing in danger. Can she identify the killer before she becomes the next victim?

Fatal Fortune is the electrifying first book in the Dr. Pippa Durrant Thriller Series. If you like edge-of-your-seat action, clever sleuths, and shocking twists, then you’ll love Miranda Rijks’ gripping crime novel.

Thank you so much to the always amazing Emma at Damp Pebbles Booktours for the invite, after reading ‘I Want You Gone’, I nearly bit her hand off! And best of all, it is the first in a trilogy of books featuring her new central character, Dr Pippa Durrant -who doesn’t love a series to get your teeth stuck into?

What do you do when you see your own picture in a newspaper , accompanied by a headline screaming bloody murder?

This is the dilemma facing Pippa Durrant in her first outing from Miranda Rijks, her picture is left on the body of lottery multimillionaire, Leanne and there are a host of people who could have done it….but why was it there ?

Who is setting her up and why?

This is similar to ‘I Want You Gone’ wherein an inexplicable amount of things happen to someone who is totally baffled with what is going on, but this time, Pippa is given more character development and you can tell there is room for her to grow in future instalments.

There are twists and turns aplenty and the relationship, between Pippa and investigating officer, DS Joe Swain has potential to become something more meaningful in time. Pippa’s personal and professional lives overlap on occassion but in a totally believable way that most of us parents recognise-the struggle to maintain a realistic work/life balance is a work in progress!
A well titled and meaningful look into the darker side of life, family relationships and greed, ‘Fatal Fortune’ marks a new series for fans of psychological thrillers to put on their tbr pile!

About the author…

Miranda Rijks is a writer of suspense novels.’I Want You Gone’  was her first psychological thriller.

Miranda has an eclectic background ranging from law to running a garden centre. She’s been writing all of her life and has a Masters in writing. A couple of years ago she decided to ditch the business plans and press releases and now she’s living the dream, writing suspense novels full time. She lives in Sussex, England with her Dutch husband, musician daughter and black Labrador.

Incoming release ‘Fatal Fortune’,is the first of three books in a mystery romance series that will be published in May 2019. They feature Dr Pippa Durrant, a psychologist and specialist in lie detection, who works alongside Sussex police getting embroiled in some scary stuff!

Miranda loves connecting with her readers, so you can reach out to her at www.mirandarijks.com

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