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2 Months from Today—Woohoo!

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When a human trafficking ring kidnaps PI Sean McPherson’s pregnant wife, McPherson learns the lines he’ll cross. Because when a person has it all, they have everything to lose.

Iniquity, book #4 in the Sean McPherson series, hits the shelves two months from today. The paperback and ebook formats are available for preorder now at your favorite booksellers.

The audiobook version will be available shortly after April 9 on all audiobook platforms, including Audible, Chirp, Findaway Voices, Google Play, Kobo, Libro.FM, OverDrive, and Spotify.

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Advance Praise
“Meticulously plotted, beautifully written, and explosive Buchanan’s new Sean McPherson novel, Iniquity, barrels along like a freight train. Its characters come to life on every page as they defend themselves from a ruthless crime boss who threatens their lives once again. Her protagonist is an intelligent and compassionate private investigator who puts his family and friends above all else as he tries to rescue his wife and two innocent children from this maniacal killer who’s bent on selling them into the brutal world of human trafficking. Set at a writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest, Iniquity delivers from beginning to end, a must-read thriller that keeps you sitting on the edge of your seat.” —JEFFREY L. DIAMOND, author of the Ethan Benson thrillers

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Similar yet Different

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If you’re a fan of reading books with white-knuckle, adrenalin-pumping storylines, you might be under the impression that some of those genre category titles are interchangeable. Interestingly, they’re similar yet different:

THRILLER — The s/hero must thwart an enemy’s plans rather than uncover a crime that has already happened. 

MYSTERY — The reader doesn’t know “who done it” until the end.

SUSPENSE — The reader knows “who done it,” but the book’s characters don’t find out until the end.

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER — The main character usually experiences a “dissolving sense of reality.”

CRIME — The focus of the storyline is on a criminal who must be apprehended.

POLICE PROCEDURAL — The emphasis is on the procedures used by law enforcement to solve the crime.

My publisher categorized my next book, Indelible: A Sean McPherson Novel, Book One, in the following three genres:

Advance Praise for Indelible
“Buchanan’s narrative is well-paced, flying right along. . . . the author has delivered an exciting beginning to an intriguing series.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS

SERIAL KILLER THRILLER — The s/hero must thwart a serial killer’s plans and possibly uncover previous crimes during their current quest.

PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR MYSTERY — The reader and the PI see many of the puzzle’s pieces, but the full “picture on the box” isn’t revealed until the end.

SUSPENSE THRILLER — A exhilarating one-two punch that combines the reader’s knowledge of “who done it,” with the un-knowing s/hero’s efforts to thwart the antagonist’s plans.

What’s your favorite book genre?

Indelible: A Sean McPherson Novel, Book One
Release Date: April 6, 2021

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