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Praise for the Talk Radio Mystery Series

Reel Murder

A breezy, quick read, with oddball characters and a warm, tropical setting.

The Mystery Reader

A well-paced story.

I Love a Mystery

[R]ich characters and a moving plot that will keep you guessing until the last wonderful page.

TwoLips Reviews

With a lively cast of characters, including Maggies hilarious mother, and a spellbinding mystery to solve, Kennedy continues to delight and surprise her readers with this winning addition to the cozy mystery genre.

Fresh Fiction

There is no doubt... Reel Murder is nothing but a win-win for the reader.

Once Upon a Romance Reviews

Dead Air

If youre thinking of committing murder in South Florida, beware of Mary Kennedys delightful radio psychologist, Maggie Walsh, one of the most appealing amateur sleuths to come along in years. Hook her up with Jessica Fletcher and no murderer shall ever go unpunished.

Donald Bain, author of the Murder, She Wrote series

Tune in for a great new series featuring insightful Dr. Maggie, a radio talk show psychologist who says it like she sees it in a wry and clever debut. Huge fun.

Carolyn Hart, author of Laughed til He Died

Mary Kennedys smart and sophisticated radio shrink uses her wit and wiles to catch a killer. Frasier would be jealous!

Nancy Martin, author of the Blackbird Sisters series

Floridians can claim another sleuthing marveland Kennedy has the beginning of a hit series. Charming, humorous, sassy psychologist Maggie Walsh is a cross between Carrie Bradshaw and Dr. Jennifer Melfi as she deals with flaky coworkers, a screen-siren mother, and the attentions of a sexy detective and a gorgeous hotelier. The plot lures the unsuspecting reader into the laid-back Florida coast before turning up the volume on the competitive world of New Age gurus.

Romantic Times (4 stars)

Dead Air is a fun, fast-paced mystery set in steamy Florida with a bright, engaging heroine.

The Mystery Reader

You definitely want to tune in to this one.... Dead Air is the excellent start to the Talk Radio Mystery series. The characters are fresh, fun, and exciting.

The Best Reviews

Mary Kennedy opens up her new amateur sleuth series with a delightful homicide that will keep the audience guessing just who the killer is.

Genre Go Round Reviews

Dead Air has more twists and turns than an old country road!

The Romance Readers Connection

Other Talk Radio Mysteries by Mary Kennedy

Dead Air
Reel Murder

For Sandy Harding

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thank you to my wonderful agent, Holly Root. She accomplishes miracles and makes it all seem effortless.

Thank you to the excellent team at Penguin Obsidian for their enthusiasm, their creativity, and their marketing savvy. Youre the best.

Im very grateful to my husband, Alan, my computer guru.

A big thank-you to Gail Link, author, friend, and RWA Bookseller of the Year.

A shout-out to the fabulous Becke Davis, talented author, dear friend, who does such a great job with the Barnes & Noble Mystery Book Club.

Hugs and thanks to Bob and Jill TenEyck, who continue to be my number one fans.

To Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Schieferstein and the brave men and women of the 389th Renegades. Thank you for your service. You are my heroes.

As always, thanks to Mark Bouton, fellow mystery author and friend, for all his expertise on crime solving, forensics, and the FBI.

Chapter 1

You would assume that people who talk to the dead would be as pale as vampires, their luminous eyes filled with unspoken secrets and timeless wisdom. You would expect them to speak in hushed tones, their voices floating like whispers on a tropical breeze as they invoke spirits from the beyond. Youd probably picture them as quiet and introspective, pondering the mysteries of life and what lies beyond the grave.

You would be wrong. Dead wrong.

Chantel Carrington, the new psychic sensation in Cypress Grove, is none of the above. Everything about Chantel is larger than life, strictly va-va-voom. Think of one of those giant Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons bobbing over Manhattan.

Big. Brash. Garish. Inescapable.

Oh, yes. And full of hot air.

From her booming Hello, dahlings! as she rolls down the WYME corridors to her eye-popping Hawaiian muumuus, Chantel steals the spotlight every time.

Today she was the featured guest on my afternoon radio talk show, On the Couch with Maggie Walsh. Shes been on the show four times in the past two weeks, and I hate to admit it, but each time the ratings have skyrocketed.

It seems that my entire listening audience is jonesing to communicate with the dearly departed, and Chantel does her best to accommodate them. Cyrus, the station manager, is so thrilled with her otherworldly chats that Im sure he salivates, just thinking about all that extra advertising revenue pouring into WYME.

Vera Mae, my producer, and I are less happy with the arrangement.

When I first arrived in Cypress Grove to host my own radio show, Id been pretty naive about the topics Id be covering. A former clinical psychologist with a cushy Manhattan practice, Id gained quite a following for my work in what the shrinks call behavioral medicine.

Behavioral medicine is based on the idea that if you change your thinking, you can change your behavior, leading to a more positive mental outlook. No Freudian claptrap, no endless discussions of your dreams or Jungian archetypes.

But after a few brutal winters in the Big Apple, Id become sick of the city, frustrated by the skyrocketing real estate prices, and worst of all, I discovered I was tired of listening to peoples problems all day long. Yes, tired of listening to peoples problems.

Some days I felt like I was trapped in a Jerry Springer marathon.

A shocking revelation, right? Practically career suicide to say it publicly, but there you have it. I was whipped, emotionally drained, with nothing left to give.

I had total burnout.

So what did I do? I diagnosed the problem and wrote my own prescription. I made an executive decision, as The Donald would say. I knew I needed a complete change of pace, and I made it happen. I closed up shop, transferred my patients to a trusted colleague, sold my IKEA furniture, and moved to a sleepy Florida town.

Dr. Maggie, heal thyself.

At least, that was what I thought I was doing. I picked a town that was more like Mayberry than Manhattan, a place that was north of Boca, not too far from Palm Beach, and a pleasant ride to Fort Lauderdale. As the chamber of commerce says, Cypress Grove: were near everyplace else youd rather be!

I figured Id use my clinical expertise and introduce my listening audience to the hottest topics in behavioral medicine, featuring the latest news in mental health issues. Id select a topic and invite a fascinating guest expert to join me on the airwaves.

Except for one tiny problem. Where was I going to find a bunch of fascinating guests? It had never occurred to me that wed have trouble persuading A-list experts to make the trek to Cypress Grove to appear on my show. We dont pay our guests, so unless theyre hawking a book or a tape, theres really not much in it for them, except for the proverbial fifteen minutes of fame. And all the stale glazed doughnuts they can scarf down in the break room.

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