mckenzie-runk

Former sheriff Mackenzie Scott, adopted as an infant, moved his family to a quieter neighborhood after daughter Angel was kidnapped. Now Mac has given up his life of booze and gambling to enjoy time with his family. The Scott family has been invited to a nephew's wedding cruise to the Caribbean, paid for by the bride's father, the Consulate General of Brazil at the Embassy in Miami. After the ceremony, the guests gather on the pool deck in their formal attire. The bride, wanting to change from her wedding gown for the evening's dinner, enters her cabin. Now she can't be found. Beads from a family heirloom necklace are found on the balcony of her suite. Blood is found on the railing. Her new husband is the primary suspect and the last one to see her. Or is he?

Award winning author of the Writer’s Digest 80th Annual Competition - Children/YA category. for ＂Flight to Freedom,＂ inspired by the adoption of a Vietnamese orphan in the 1970’s. Also finalist in the Writer’s Network of South Florida’s contest, children’s category for ＂A Dolphin’s Tale.＂ Kathy sold her first article when she was eight years old to the York Junior Dispatch, a publication in her community that encouraged children to write. Retiring to Florida, Kathy wanted to leave a legacy for her ten children, all the grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. ＂And Baby Makes 9＂ is a memoir of her life, through eight adoptions, sponsoring a family of nine Vietnamese, two birth children, fresh air children from New York City, and fostering numerous boys and girls throughout the years. Her first mystery novel for adults. ＂Blood Ties: The Souvenir Killer＂ was released earlier this year in both paperback and e-book format. Current projects include ＂Murder in Miami,＂ the third in the Mackenzie Scott Mystery series and forth ＂Murder at the Zoo.＂