Gilda Wright Mystery Series
Gilda Wright thinks she’s landed a dream job as the receptionist at a karate school except she’s surrounded by handsome instructors, a local bookie, and more mysteries than she’d counted on.
If you haven’t heard the story, I used to be the receptionist at a local martial arts school. Yup, that's me in the photo! I still have all my notes, even though I had to give up training. Since egos get bruised as easily as shins and thighs, writing a martial arts mystery series from that experience came naturally.
Gilda took the job at Yoshida Martial Arts to mend a broken heart and find her own inner strength after a bad breakup. It was less painful for her than Detective Jason Thayer who ended up head first in a fifty-pound bag of coffee beans. That was three years ago. Now that Gilda’s a blue belt heading for a brown belt grading (Sh! If you’ve already read Dead Without Shame, don’t give away how that turns out!), Thayer’s afraid to set foot in the school – or her house.
I created the fictional school into one where many people might not want to set foot and let Gilda Wright take over to solve crimes in Sandstone Cove. Much to the chagrin of those closest to her! Lucky for her, she has Sensei Mick on her side. As well as Marion Yearly, her best friend, and Kane Garrick…well, Gilda’s not sure what he is yet.
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Book 1 - Dead
Without Honor
The scroll
of the Four Possessions of the Samurai holds the key to a deadly mystery…
Gilda Wright
thinks she’s landed a dream job as the receptionist at a karate school. Her
boss, Sensei Mick Williams, is almost as demanding as he is sexy, but Gilda is
inspired by the strength and courage of the people around her. When Gilda finds
the body of one of the instructors in the dojo with a sword through his chest,
she must find her own inner strength and fast! The police regard everyone in
the school as suspects, including her boss, and it’s up to Gilda to find out
what really happened. She follows the clues of the missing scroll of the Four
Possessions of the Samurai down a deadly path filled with lies, deceit, and
poisoned ninja stars. If she doesn’t watch her back, she just may become the
killer’s next target.
Book 2 – Dead Without Glory
One body on
the beach.
One crazy
man with a sword accused.
One feisty
receptionist on the case.
Gilda
Wright’s life seems to finally be on track. Her love life is looking up and
she’s planning and promoting a grand opening extravaganza for Sensei Mick
Williams’ new martial arts school. But things go awry when their special guest
referee for the opening exhibition match is found dead on the beach. To make
matters worse, the school’s new weapon’s instructor Kane Garrick, who is enough
to make any woman lose her head and her heart, stands accused of his murder. In
spite of her promise to Mick and nearly everyone else in Sandstone Cove not to
get involved, Gilda wades into danger one more time. The only question is, can
Gilda catch the killer before the killer catches up to her?
***Dead
Without Glory will be FREE on Amazon June 26 & 27 to add to your summertime
reads!
Book 3 – Dead Without Pride
Gilda Wright has always had an open
mind about the spiritual world. Dating the hot sensei at her martial arts
school, Mick Williams, has taught her that mind, body, and spirit have a strong
connection. But when her good friend and sometimes flirtation, Kane Garrick
hires a pretty psychic at his New Age store, Gilda finds herself torn between being
glad he's distracted and feeling just the teeny-tiniest bit jealous. A feeling
that quickly turns to suspicion when the psychic's predictions begin to come
true—including one about the murder of a well-known person in their small town!
Suddenly Gilda wonders if the psychic's involvement in both her predictions and
Kane's life are mere coincidence or a clever set up. It's up to Gilda to find
the truth and track down a killer...before her own death becomes next on the
psychic's
prediction list!
Book 4 – Dead Without Shame
Once more, Gilda considers leaving the
karate school to work for her friend Happy (no one has ever called him Harvey).
When three men rob Happy Harvey’s Hangover Hut killing the woman at the front
counter, Gilda is stunned to think that could have been her. Was this a mere
robbery, or does someone have a vendetta against Happy, including his good
friend Gary del Garda? The evidence keeps piling up while both her mother and
another karate instructor come to town bearing secrets that may cost Gilda the
life she loves in Sandstone Cove.
The newest Gilda Wright Mystery arrive in
August 2021! Book 5 is technically Book 2.5 and was originally a bridge between
Books 2 & 3. This one will be a bit of a blast from the past and finally answer
the mystery of how Sensei Mick lost his hearing.
Someone has destroyed
the building that housed the former Yoshida Martial Arts School leaving
numerous people injured and one dead. Considering Sensei Mick Williams owns the
building, Gilda Wright needs to clear his name, plus track a killer before her
suspects scatter like debris.
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