Bound By Suggestion

In this third in the series, Jeff Resnick faces a new dilemma: someone is stalking his sister-in-law, Brenda, who fears that violence from pro-life supporters will escalate near the women’s clinic where she works. Or could the vandalism, threatening phone calls, and letters against her have come from her abusive ex-husband? Meanwhile, Jeff grapples with meeting his estranged father and the sister he never knew existed. Could Patty Resnick be the key to Brenda’s stalker? And what has that got to do with the death of his brother Richard’s colleague?

"The reader won’t find the time to discover a “psychic signature” in the pages of this book because it just sizzles hot, asking to be read in a single sitting!"
-- The Feathered Quill


Praise for Dead In Red, 2nd in the Jeff Resnick psychological suspense series

“Bartlett’s hero is complicated and mesmerizing, making for a gripping and energizing mystery.”
~Booklist

“Bartlett has a deft touch and makes psychic abilities very real.”
~ Library Journal

About The Author: L.L. Bartlett has done it all--from drilling holes for NASA to typing scripts in Hollywood. She writes the Jeff Resnick Mysteries as L.L. Bartlett; The Victoria Square Mysteries as Lorraine Bartlett; and the New York Times Bestselling, Agatha-nominated Booktown Mysteries as Lorna Barrett.

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The Jeff Resnick Mysteries:
Murder On The Mind
Dead In Red
Room At The Inn
Cheated By Death
Bound By Suggestion

Other Jeff Resnick Stories
When The Spirit Moves You
Bah! Humbug
Cold Case

Sometimes it seems like murder and mayhem follow Jeff Resnick, challenging his psychic “sixth sense” to solve crimes.  Since the vicious mugging that changed his life, he’s tried to keep his unwanted gift in check.  But when a bartender at his favorite watering hole is murdered, visions of a sparkling red woman’s high-heeled shoe and a pair of bloody hands linger in his mind--and hit too close to home.  When Jeff’s older brother, Richard, last helped him with an investigation, it nearly cost him his life.  Still, Richard is determined to tag along as Jeff is drawn into the seamy world of fetishes and drag queens to find a murderer before another life is taken.

Praise for DEAD IN RED:

"DEAD IN RED is an engaging paranormal amateur sleuth starring a likable protagonist and his brother and brother's girlfriend who want him safe. The story line is fast-paced as Jeff seeks the dazzling red shoe that he believes will lead them to the culprit. Although the whodunit is well written and fun, as is Jeff's talent that seems to place them in trouble not keep them out of trouble, it is the relationship between the siblings that make this a special whodunit."
--Midwest Book Review

"The brothers' complicated interactions carry the novel in this entertaining and lively mystery that contains sprinklings of the paranormal.”
--No-Name Café

"Dead and Red takes the reader to the darker side of town and the darker regions of the mind. L.L. Bartlett gives mystery and suspense readers a unique eclectic mix of hard-edged characters and scenarios mixed with intimate, tender family moments. There is no guaranteed easy resolution or happily-ever-after summation but wow, what a wonderful ending! Now --- when is the next Jeff Resnick mystery out? I'm hooked."
--Book Illuminations

“Dead in Red succeeds as both an engrossing crime novel, and a story of a complicated relationship.”
--CrimeSpace

“Bartlett’s hero is complicated and mesmerizing, making for a gripping and energizing mystery.”
~Booklist

“Bartlett has a deft touch and makes psychic abilities very real.”
~ Library Journal

About the Author: L.L. Bartlett has done it all--from drilling holes for NASA to typing scripts in Hollywood. She writes the Jeff Resnick mysteries. Bartlett also writes traditional mysteries under the name Lorraine Bartlett (The Victoria Square Mysteries--A Crafty Killing) and the New York Times bestselling (and Agatha-nominated) Booktown Mysteries as Lorna Barrett.
 

The Jeff Resnick Mystery Novels:
Murder On The Mind
Dead In Red
Cheated By Death
Bound By Suggestion

Other Jeff Resnick stories:
When The Spirit Moves You
Bah! Humbug
Cold Case

Jeff Resnick is definitely out of his element when he and Maggie take a working vacation at a quaint Vermont inn. For most people, the chance to spend time with a beautiful woman in a romantic, isolated setting would be a plus, but the moment Jeff crosses the Sugar Maple Inn’s threshold, his sixth sense warns him that someone is about to meet a violent death.

His anxiety intensifies when he travels on one of the local roads and he is nearly overwhelmed by feelings of impending doom. Ultimately, Jeff can only find respite in his brother Richard’s presence and it is only after one of the inn’s guests is murdered that Richard reluctantly becomes a third wheel on Jeff and Maggie’s trip. With their own lives at stake, Jeff, Maggie, and Richard must use all their wits and skill to bring a ruthless killer to justice. And if they don’t, one them might just become the next victim.

The Jeff Resnick Mysteries:
Murder On The Mind
Dead In Red
Room At The Inn
Cheated By Death
Bound By Suggestion

Other Jeff Resnick Stories
When The Spirit Moves You
Bah! Humbug
Cold Case

Jeff Resnick's curiosity is piqued when he sees a sign advertising psychic readings. At first he's sure the medium is a fake, but then his funny feelings lead him to suspect that a murder has taken place in the dilapidated house where Madam Zahara holds her readings. Just who died and how? And why is Jeff compelled to look for bodies buried in the medium’s yard?

(This story takes place between the Jeff Resnick Novels Dead In Red and Cheated By Death.)

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The Jeff Resnick Mysteries:
Murder On The Mind
Dead In Red
Room At The Inn
Cheated By Death
Bound By Suggestion

Other Jeff Resnick Stories
When The Spirit Moves You
Bah! Humbug
Cold Case

Psychic Jeff Resnick has no expectations when investigating the disappearance of a four-year-old, until he confronts the mind responsible--a shattering experience for all involved.

Cold Case was the inspiration for the Jeff Resnick novel Bound By Suggestion. 


The Jeff Resnick Mysteries:
Murder On The Mind
Dead In Red
Room At The Inn
Cheated By Death
Bound By Suggestion

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The Jeff Resnick Mysteries:
Murder On The Mind
Dead In Red
Room At The Inn
Cheated By Death
Bound By Suggestion

Other Jeff Resnick Stories
When The Spirit Moves You
Bah! Humbug
 

It's Christmas Day, and Jeff and Maggie spend Christmas dinner with Maggie's family, who are not receptive to her new significant other. It'll be a Christmas to remember . . . but who wants to?
 

L.L. Bartlett has done it all--from drilling holes for NASA to typing scripts in Hollywood. She writes the Jeff Resnick Mysteries as L.L. Bartlett; New York Times bestselling The Victoria Sqauare Mysteries as Lorraine Bartlett; and the New York Times Bestselling, Agatha-nominated Booktown Mysteries as Lorna Barrett.

For more information and a list of other available titles, visit www.LLBartlett.com

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The Jeff Resnick Mysteries:
Murder On The Mind
Dead In Red
Room At The Inn
Cheated By Death
Bound By Suggestion

Other Jeff Resnick Stories
When The Spirit Moves You
Bah! Humbug
Cold Case

Ruthless killers...grizzly deaths...escalating stakes...
A clandestine late night meeting in Kentucky, a murder in a seedy St. Paul motel, a mysterious investigator operating in the shadows and dueling political masterminds all collide to provide Mac McRyan with the ultimate test in ELECTING TO MURDER.

Award winning author, Roger Stelljes, delivers an action packed story that is the 3rd full length novel in the McRyan Mystery Series:
FIRST CASE - Prequel
THE ST. PAUL CONSPIRACY
DEADLY STILLWATER
FIRST DEADLY CONSPIRACY - Special Edition 3 Book Box Set

Stelljes' vivid characters, his gift for GRITTY and REAL DIALOGUE (slang, jargon, behind the scenes dialog), as well as his uncanny sense of place and time, will put you in the middle of the action allowing you to feel the desperation of Mac McRyan and his fellow detectives.

Vince Flynn has described Roger Stelljes as "A powerful new thriller voice." Fans of Harlan Coben, John Sandford, David Baldacci and James Patterson will enjoy this dramatic pulse-racing mystery.

Murder... Greed... Treason... Award winning and international best selling author, Roger Stelljes, delivers an action packed story that is the first book in the McRyan Mystery Series. Stelljes' vivid characters, his gift for GRITTY and REAL DIALOGUE (slang, jargon, behind the scenes dialog), as well as his uncanny sense of place and time, will put you in the middle of the action allowing you to feel the desperation of Mac McRyan and his fellow detectives.

Vince Flynn has described Roger Stelljes as "A powerful new thriller voice."  Fans mysteries, thrillers and suspense will enjoy this fast-moving story of murder, greed, and treason, the cast of colorful characters, and its setting in and around Minnesota.

FIRST DEADLY CONSPIRACY - Special edition 3 book box set 

FIRST CASE - prequel short novel

THE ST. PAUL CONSPIRACY

DEADLY STILLWATER

ELECTING TO MURDER *** new release *** 

AWARDS, PRAISE, REVIEWS:
"The St. Paul Conspiracy" was named the MERIT AWARD WINNER for COMMERCIAL FICTION for the Midwest Independent Publishers (MIPA) Book Awards and it also was a Minnesota Book Awards Nominee.

REVIEW - 5 STARS - "In The St. Paul Conspiracy fourth-generation homicide detective Michael "Mac" McRyan becomes involved in a complex murder investigation with repercussions far beyond an ordinary serial killer case - national and political security concerns lie at the root of this tangled, fast-paced crime novel. Rendering its setting of historic St. Paul, Minnesota in exquisite detail, The St. Paul Conspiracy renders a manhunt that is much more than it seems with colorful flair and a knack for savvy dialogue."

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

The morning after Halloween the city of St. Paul awakens to find that a serial killer terrorizing the blue-collar working women of University Avenue has struck for the fifth time. The citizens of St. Paul are on edge.

Thirty-two-year-old fourth-generation St. Paul Homicide Detective Michael "Mac" McRyan thought his day was going to be less stressful. His day would involve paper work, coffee, and maybe even an early trip to the pub. Then his cell phone tells him his day is about to change. A body has been found in a high-end condominium between Summit and Grand Avenues; and it's not just anyone.

"Your day just got worse," Mac tells his captain.

The victim is Claire Daniels, the Twin Cities' most prominent political and investigative reporter. Claire was stunningly attractive. She had blonde hair, blue eyes and a curvaceous body she worked on relentlessly. Claire was the desire of every man in town.

With the Daniels murder on top of the latest serial killer attack, the political and media pressure on the St. Paul Police Department only builds and places Mac in the middle of a dangerous and high-stakes murder investigation that will ultimately have national political and security implications.

ALSO AVAILABLE:

FIRST CASE - McRyan Mystery Series - short novel 

A prestigous job at a top law firm, a beautiful home, and a gorgeous wife all made for an ideal life. But then, as it so often does, life gets in the way and changes the course you have selected. For "Mac" McRyan, a family tragedy meant forgoing a lucrative legal career for one in the "family business" - the St. Paul Police Department. After four years as a cop, the ruggedly handsome Mac crosses the crime scene tape for the first time as a homicide detective. The back alley murder of a young trial lawyer from a high profile law firm doesn't add up. In an emotional envestigation full of unexpected twists and turns, Mac will need to follow a convoluted trail of evidence, secrets, and hidden agendas to help solve a murder mystery that is his FIRST CASE.

DEADLY STILLWATER - McRyan Mystery Series Book #2
MIPA - Midwest Book Awards Winner - Genre Fiction