Author Alex MacKenzie with Emmaline Hoffmeister from Rhemalda Publishing

A few months before we set out on our travel adventures, we took the boys to the Space Needle in Seattlee, Washington. As part of that trip, we took the opportunity to meet author Alexandra MacKenzie for lunch. Alex is the author of Seattle Sleuth.

Author Alex MacKenzie with Rhett Hoffmeister from Rhemalda Publishing
Author Alex MacKenzie with Emmaline Hoffmeister from Rhemalda Publishing

Book Description for Seattle Sleuth

1921. A war lies behind him … a new battle lies ahead.

Philip Shaw is a Great War veteran and widower struggling to put his life back together. He grasps at a chance to make a difference by investigating the death of a newspaper editor – did the man die in an accidental fire, or was it murder?

Shaw joins forces with fiery crime reporter Ray Taylor to dig into police corruption, a rivalry between a powerful shipbuilder and a sly politician, and the seedy world of Seattle’s wide-open red-light district. Will they find the answers in the speakeasies, among the rum-runners on the waterfront, or at the mansions of the rich? Before they can solve the mystery, level-headed Phil Shaw and hot-tempered Ray Taylor will have to learn to work together – without killing each other first!

Seattle Sleuth by Author Alexandra MacKenzie
About Admin

Emmaline Hoffmeister is the author of eight historical fiction novels and has published nine short stories in various publications worldwide. Left Behind marks Emmaline’s debut in Christian fiction and her first novel in over a decade.

With degrees in accounting and psychology from Central Washington University and Brigham Young University-Idaho, Emmaline built a 12-year career as a fraud investigator, as well as an accountability, legal compliance, financial, and performance auditor. She later chose to become a stay-at-home mom, focusing on raising her two sons. In 2009, she launched her writing and publishing career.

A lover of story, structure, and scenic places, Emmaline’s creativity is shaped by her travels and by the rugged beauty of North Idaho, where she now lives with her husband and two sons. When she’s not designing or writing, you’ll likely find her walking along the rivers and lakes near home, dreaming up new ideas with a journal in hand.

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