Take a Walk on the Dead Side

Tinsel and terror collide as Macey Malloy and Wikket, her cantankerous cat with a nose for crime, plunge headlong into a Christmas nightmare.

At Christmas, the season of joy turns deadly for Macey and Wikket. When a stalker targets a vulnerable college student, the holiday lights and carols do little to mask the shadowy web of deceit with tangled links to missing women. Terrified for the girl, Macey rushes headlong into danger, where every cheerful jingle and glittering decoration feels like a cruel contrast to the chilling disappearances and mounting threats.

Dodging stalkers and unraveling cold cases doesn’t leave Macey much time for holiday cheer-or her love life, which is a hot mess. Her police detective boyfriend’s good intentions are leading him dangerously close to crossing the thin blue line. The charismatic and dangerous man from her past keeps resurfacing like a ghost of Christmas regret. Meanwhile, her almost-boyfriend deploys his fart machine in matters of life, love, and death, and a handsome stranger makes her shiver . . . with both attraction and fear, hinting at a deadly agenda that may connect to the women who vanished when Macey was a teen.

Adding insult to injury, the popular-and insufferable-YouTube host Stan Glee is determined to capitalize on her notoriety as the daughter of a notorious cult leader. While he basks in his self-perceived glory, Macey is certain he’s the gift nobody asked for this Christmas.

As snow falls and festive celebrations carry on around her, Macey must rely on her instincts-and Wikket’s cranky assistance-to solve the mysteries before it’s too late. Can she unwrap the truth lurking behind the tinsel, or will this Christmas turn into a silent night she won’t survive?

SPECIAL BONUS: As a reader appreciation gift, Two Tickets to Paradise is included FREE at the end of the book. In the fun Macey Malloy Mysteries prequel, Macey risks her life when she’s embroiled in a brutal murder and meets her feline, crime-solving partner.

Take a Walk on the Dead Side is the exciting and hilarious sequel to the Kindle Scout winner and goofy thriller, Take the Body and Run.

Macey Malloy Mysteries with a Chick-Lit Twist Series
#0 Two Tickets to Paradise (included free in Take a Walk on the Dead Side)
#1 Take the Body and Run
#2 Take a Walk on the Dead Side (includes free series prequel: Two Tickets to Paradise)
#3 Take Her to the River (includes free sequel: Runnin’ with the Devil Cat)
#3.5 Runnin’ with the Devil Cat (included free in Take Her to the River)
#4 Run into the Danger Zone
#5 Gone Cat

KINDLE SCOUT WINNER Jada Ryker snagged the Kindle Press publishing contract for her book, Take the Body and Run, through Amazon’s Kindle Scout program. The contemporary mystery/romance is about a hunted woman hiding under a dead friend’s identity, a handsome lawman, a fart machine-will travel doctor, and a cranky cat with a nose for crime. Jada is also the author of Die and the Family Stone, a Kirbie Stone mystery; Dog Days of Karma, the first Carr-Maah Consulting paranormal romance/mystery; A Pink Zombie, with a Mist, a Shaken, Not Stirred, mystery/horror adventure; and Murder Takes a Dare, the first book in the Takes a Dare mystery series. The books combine humor and murder in a total package of entertaining and fun southern adventures. Jada spent the first twenty-odd years of her life in rural Kentucky, many of those years without electricity or running water. In her writings, Jada draws upon her early years of deprivation. She now lives in central Kentucky with her wonderful husband and their cat, rescued from the animal shelter. In her day job, Jada works in higher education. She holds a master’s degree in public administration. Jada’s mystery adventures are available on Amazon in electronic and paperback formats. Jada loves feedback from readers, both one-on-one and through customer reviews on Amazon.com. Connect with Jada to share your thoughts about her books by emailing her at jada_ryker@yahoo.com, Links: http: //jadaryker.com https: //www.facebook.com/jada.ryker.author https: //twitter.com/jadaryker Sign up for her newsletter to receive updates about once a month or so: https: //gem.godaddy.com/signups/211744/join Macey Malloy Mysteries with a Chick-Lit Twist Take the Body and Run (Kindle Scout Winner) Take a Walk on the Dead Side Take Her to the River Gone Cat and Other Stories (includes the prequel novelette, Two Tickets to Paradise) The Shaken, Not Stirred, Mystery/Horror Series A Pink Zombie, with a Mist Gimlet and Other Stories: The collected short stories run the gamut from mystery to horror to science fiction. The Takes a Dare Mystery Series Murder Takes a Dare Mayhem Takes a Dare Arson Takes a Dare Crime Takes a Dare (2018) The Carr-Maah Consulting Agency Paranormal Romance Series Dog Days of Karma Equinox of Karma Solstice of Karma (2018)