BooksChatter: ☀ The Madness of Mercury: Zodiac Mysteries [1]

Thank you for joining us on the Virtual Book Tour for The Madness of Mercury, a Mystery by Connie di Marco (first published8 June 2016, this second edition 8 October 2020, Suspense Publishing, 206 pages).

This is the first book in the Zodiac Mysteries series.

Don't miss our guest post by author Connie di Marco, where she talks to us about The Madness of Mercury, coming shortly.

PREVIEW: Check out the book's synopsis and the Kindle Cloud Reader Preview below, as well as full details of the series.

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Synopsis

San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti’s life is turned upside down when she becomes the target of the city’s newest cult leader, Reverend Roy of the Prophet’s Tabernacle.

Driven out of her apartment in the midst of a disastrous Mercury retrograde period, she takes shelter with a client who’s caring for two elderly aunts. One aunt appears stricken with dementia and the other has fallen under the spell of the Reverend Roy.

To add to the confusion, a young man claiming to be a long-lost nephew arrives. The longer he stays, the more dangerous things become. Is the young man truly a member of the family? Can astrology confirm that?

Julia’s not sure, but one thing she does know is that Mercury wasn’t merely the messenger of the gods—he was a trickster and a liar as well.

Teaser: KCR Preview

San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti never expected murder to be part of her practice.

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The Series: Zodiac Mysteries

|| All Signs Point to Murder || Tail of the Dragon ||

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All Signs Point to Murder [2]

Rob Ramer was the perfect husband until he committed the ultimate family faux pas—he shot his sister-in-law to death. Believing himself under attack by an intruder in his home, he fired back. But when evidence is discovered that Rob’s wife, Brooke, was plotting his murder, Brooke is charged with conspiracy in her sister’s death.

Geneva, a third sister, is desperate for answers and seeks the help of her friend, San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti. Geneva’s lost one sister and now it seems she’ll lose the other. Was this a murder plot or just a terrible accident? Julia vows to find the answer in the stars.

[First published 8 August 2017; this second edition 1 December 2020, 276 pages]

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Tail of the Dragon [3]

San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti never thought murder would be part of her practice but when her former boss and current client asks for help she agrees to go undercover at his law firm.

Three people have received death threats and the only common denominator between them is a case long settled — the infamous Bank of San Francisco fire. Julia’s astrological expertise provides clues but no one wants to listen.

Before she can solve the mystery, two people are dead and her own life is in danger. Julia must unmask the killer before he, or she, takes another life.

[Published 8 August 2018, 336 pages]

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About the Author

Connie di Marco is the author of the Zodiac Mysteries featuring San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti. The Madness of Mercury, the first book in the series will be re-released in October 2020.

Writing as Connie Archer, she is also the author of the national bestselling Soup Lover’s Mysteries from Berkley Prime Crime. You can find her excerpts and recipes in The Cozy Cookbook and The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook.

Connie is a member of Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime.

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