Working Stiff by Annelise Ryan

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

CAN FORENSICS BE FUN?

You betcha!  Wisconsin RN, Mattie Winston, is wryly cynical, politically incorrect, and inherently nosy, traits that suit her well when she trades in her hospital scrubs and OR table for a plastic apron and autopsy table. As a Deputy Coroner, she still gets to use her slicing and dicing skills, but now instead of saving people's lives, she is dedicated to finding out how and why they died. It's a whole new world for Mattie, one that includes a hunky homicide detective, a new hairdresser whose office just happens to be in the basement of a funeral home, and a supporting cast of quirky characters who keep things entertaining. When murder and mayhem come to town, Mattie's anatomical knowledge and no-nonsense approach help her sort out these crimes despite her knack for stumbling into trouble. Sorting out her love life, however, proves a bit more challenging. 

LETHAL LAUGHS....

Check out WORKING STIFF, the first in a sassy, forensic mystery series featuring nurse-turned-deputy coroner, Mattie Winston. Available now in a bookstore near you.

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COMING AUGUST 31, 2010....

SCARED STIFF, the second Mattie Winston mystery...

Halloween night in Sorenson, Wisconsin, usually resembles any other small town: trick-or-treaters, costume parties, and lots of cheerfully scary decorations. But Deputy Coroner Mattie Winston is finding this year a little different, because among all the fake carnage is a very realm, very dead body.

When Mattie and her boss/best friend, Izzy, are called to the home of waitress and part-time model Shannon Tolliver, they find the ghoulish decorations just a bit too authentic. For among the fake blood and skeletons is the corpse of Shannon herself – and the evidence screams murder.

Since the whole town knows Shannon recently had a very public argument with her estranged husband, Erik, he’s suspect #1 for tall, dark, and blissfully blue-eyed homicide detective, Steve Hurley. But Mattie believes Erik truly loved his wife and is incapable of such a brutal act—even though he owns the exact same caliber handgun as the murder weapon.

Determined to unearth the truth—and maybe spend a little quality time with Detective Hunky—Mattie puts her scalpel-sharp medical skills to work and digs a little deeper. What she uncovers is stranger than anyone could have imagined. It seems Shannon’s murder is just the tip of a very deadly iceberg. Now, in order to solve a case that’s getting more dangerous by the minute—and to save Erik from the slammer—Mattie will have to risk everything to catch a killer who, if cornered, is capable of doing anything. And this time it’s not just Mattie’s life that’s on the line...

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THE BUZZ....

  • "WORKING STIFF has it all: suspense, laughter, a spicy dash of romance - and a heroine who's guaranteed to walk off with your heart. Mattie Winston is an unforgettable character who has me begging for a sequel. Annelise Ryan, are you listening?"
    ~ Tess Gerritsen, NYT bestselling author of THE KEEPSAKE

  • "The pseudonymous Ryan, a real-life ER RN, ... shows growing skill at mixing humor with CSI-style crime."
    ~ Publishers Weekly on SCARED STIFF

  • "Ryan, the pseudonym of a Wisconsin emergency nurse, brings her professional expertise to her crisp debut."
    ~ Publishers Weekly on WORKING STIFF

  • "... a debut that is both funny and intricately plotted."
    ~ Clues Unlimited

  • "Mattie Winston's life in small-town Sorenson, Wis., is anything but dull after she takes the job as deputy coroner. Mattie is klutzy and endearing, and there are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. "
    ~ Romantic Times

  • "Sassy, sexy, and suspenseful, Annelise Ryan knocks 'em dead in her wry and original WORKING STIFF."
    ~ Carolyn Hart, author of DARE TO DIE

  • "Move over Stephanie Plum. Make way for Mattie Winston, the funniest deputy coroner to cut up a corpse since, well, ever.  I loved every minute I spent with her in this sharp and sassy debut mystery."
    ~ Laura Levine, author of KILLER CRUISE

 

 

 


 


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