by Susan Hunter
Book 1 Dangerous Habits
Book 2 Dangerous Mistakes
Book 3 Dangerous Places
Book 4 Dangerous Secrets
The fifth volume in the series is scheduled for publication in late Fall 2018.
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Acknowledgments
It took a lot of family, friends and encouragement to launch the Leah Nash Mysteries series with this first book, Dangerous Habits. I owe thanks to all, but especially to my husband Gary, who patiently endured the many ups and downs of the writing and production process.
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I also want to single out another person for special acknowledgement, my dear friend, Irene Pavlik. If not for her, Leah might have remained a ghost of an idea, flitting in and out of my imagination at irregular intervals, never to be given shape and structure. Irene died unexpectedly and tragically before this book was written. I’m sorry that she didn’t live to see the fruits of her belief and encouragement.
About the Author
Susan Hunter is a charter member of Introverts International (which meets the 12th of Never at an undisclosed location). She has worked as a reporter and managing editor, during which time she received a first place UPI award for investigative reporting and a Michigan Press Association first place award for enterprise/feature reporting.
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Susan has also taught composition at the college level, written advertising copy, newsletters, press releases, speeches, web copy, academic papers and memos. Lots and lots of memos. She lives in rural Michigan with her husband Gary, who is a man of action, not words.
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During certain times of the day, she can also be found wandering the streets of small-town Himmel, Wisconsin, looking for clues, stopping for a meal at the Elite Cafe, dropping off a story lead at the Himmel Times Weekly, or meeting friends for a drink at McClain's Bar and Grill.
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Discussion Questions
1.The setting of Dangerous Habits is a small town in Wisconsin. Is that important to the story? Why or why not?
2.The book is written in the first person, so the reader sees everything though Leah’s eyes. Does Leah’s view of other characters affect the way you feel about them?
3.Leah is “equal parts smart and smartass.” How do these character traits motivate Leah through the story? Is she motivated by one more than the other?
4.What aspects of a mystery—setting, dialogue, characters, conflict, point of view, plot twists—are most important to you? Which aspects did you like most in Dangerous Habits?
5.Which plot twists were most unexpected? How did they change your suspicions of who was guilty?
6.Did you learn something from the book that you didn’t know before? What?
7.Leah is quick to pass judgment, yet she seems to have no trouble forgiving Max, and keeping his secret. Why?
8.If it’s true that we’re known by the company we keep, what does Leah’s choice of friends say about her? Who is she drawn to and why? What does this say about Leah’s values?
