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Pop artist Barbara Reed is the author of a high-stakes suspense series with something extra--"soundtracks" of original music composed and recorded by the characters in the stories. The series includes, "Harmonic Deception," and "High Notes Are Murder," which take the reader deep within today's Indie music world, and far beyond. Protagonist Liz Hanlon often lands in world outside the music business to save her own life, clear her family's reputation, or help her fellow musicians, who, like most Indie musicians, must balance additional careers to "support their music habit." She is a professional writer and musician, and a former journalist. As a life-long musician, she's performed throughout the U.S. and Japan, composed and recorded dozens of songs. As part of the Dodger Stadium "house band" her performances include the Dodger Stadium Club, Staples Center, trade shows, festivals, as well as numerous corporate events, major hotels and nightclubs. "I couldn't wait to write this series," Reed says. "For years, musicians have been depicted as childish or self-absorbed, but today, you better have some business savvy or you can't survive. So in this series, the characters are as true to life as they can get, and each story is fact-based."

Does a tragic childhood excuse murder? You decide . . . Tonight's performance could make Liz Hanlon's music career. For Liz, the night is magical until three teenage girls in outlandish disguises burst into the LA nightclub with assault weapons. Within minutes, two hundred patrons are stripped of their cell phones and valuables, one man is dead, and two others are wounded. As the robbers make their getaway, the shooter's belligerent remarks let Liz know this is more than a random attack . . . and she is the target. Desperate to expose the shooter before she attacks again, Liz seeks help from an eccentric investigator and her brother, an attorney, but neither they nor the police detectives believe the crime was personal. Her debut is on hold, her love life in a tailspin. She devises a perilous plan to draw the shooter out of hiding, but the girl makes a counterattack and when face to face, Liz's desire for revenge forces her to make a choice. By morning, it's over, or so it seems. But an unresolved issue from the past comes to light and it changes everything . . . DOWNLOAD A FREE SONG from Liz's Live Concert: http://db.tt/fylazKMw Ever wonder what it's really like to be a professional musician today? This series tells ALL! Even the songwriting and recording process as Liz creates her songs. You can hear them too: FREE song download from Liz's Live Concert: http://db.tt/fylazKMw

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Category: Literature & Fiction

Get inside the real music business . . .Talented and ambitious Liz Hanlon has been chasing her dreams for ten years. This time she charges head first into a life and death struggle after landing a gig as the headliner in live TV concerts--visibility that could propel her to international fame. She believes her years of struggle are over. She couldn't be more wrong.Reviews:-- a double treat with HIGH NOTES ARE MURDER and its companion CD..." -- features a heroine as smart and likable as any in crime fiction today." -- opens a window into both the heart of a dreamer and the mind of a murderer." Download one of Liz's songs FREE right now! http://db.tt/YF4sD1jULiz discovers a body, a familiar body. When the club is closed, her career stalls, and her bright future is suddenly dashed, along with her reputation. To reveal the killer, she must expose the truth about a twenty-five-year-old family scandal. As mysteries from the past unfold, it appears her budding career could be ruined before it’s started, yet she cannot allow this killer to get away. To be free of the past, and experience her dream of a career in music, she faces--and accepts--some truths she'd previously wanted to deny.

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Category: Literature & Fiction; Mystery, Thriller & Suspense