Colorado Detective Noir with Renee Pawlish - a podcast by Alexandra Amor: Award-winning author

There's nothing better than a classic noir detective mystery!















Repeat guest Renee Pawlish joins me today to read from the first book in her Reed Ferguson noir mystery series, This Doesn't Happen in the Movies. If you love stories in the vein of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, you're going to love Renee's books.







We discuss the Reed Ferguson series and her historical mystery series featuring detective Dewey Webb, which interestingly is a spin off from the Reed books.







This week's mystery author









Although born in California, Renee Pawlish has lived in Colorado most of her life. She went to college and graduate school locally, and currently lives in her dream home in the foothills west of Denver. Renee used to be a counselor, with a focus on teen sexual abuse issues and substance abuse, but then she moved into the IT field and never looked back. 







Renee writes in several genres that include mystery, horror, action-adventure, and historical mystery.









To learn more about Renee and her books, visit her website ReneePawlish.com















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Excerpt from This Doesn't Happen in the Movies







“I want you to find my dead husband.”









“Excuse me?” That was my first reaction.







“I want you to find my husband. He’s dead, and I need to know where he is.” She spoke in a voice one sexy note below middle C.







“Uh-huh.” That was my second reaction. Really slick.







Moments before, when I saw her standing in the outer room, waiting to come into my office, I had the feeling she’d be trouble. And now, with that intro, I knew it.







“He’s dead, and I need you to find him.” If she wasn’t tired of the repetition, I was, but I couldn’t seem to get my mouth working. She sat in the cushy black leather chair on the other side of my desk, exhaling money with every sultry breath. She had beautiful blond hair with just a hint of darker color at the roots, blue eyes like a cold mountain lake,

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