Dream Killer
By Mike
Baldwin
Genre: Mystery
Book Description
To fulfill
her friend’s dream, legendary sports agent Veronica Townsend has
constructed a kids’ summer camp where baseball hero John Jensen was
raised on a farm in Burlington, Kansas. Camp Dream Catcher, though,
is in danger of shutting down after a lifeguard is murdered. With
cancellations pouring in, Veronica must solve the mystery in a
desperate attempt to keep the camp open.
Veronica
adores her loyal assistant, Missy Sykes, the camp’s bookkeeper, a
lonely, single woman born and raised in Queens. Missy is committed to
assisting her boss in an attempt to keep open a camp that awards
“free scholarships” to inner-city kids that normally couldn’t
afford the fee.
Ashley
Webb, the camp’s co-director, has taken a sabbatical from her job
in Omaha to oversee the camp’s day-to-day operations. Since
evidence reveals the killer most likely is on the camp’s staff,
Ashley is concerned Veronica is in denial the camp needs to shut down
until law enforcement officials uncover the person responsible for
shooting the handsome lifeguard.
Reggie
Gordon, the camp’s other co-director, is a former African American
Major League Baseball star, who vows to help Veronica. Because he
grew up in the projects in Chicago, Reggie sees the benefits of a
camp that caters to inner-city kids.
When
additional problems surface, it appears Veronica has no choice but to
shut down the camp, in part because she made some risky financial
decisions to open ahead of schedule. Veronica, though, is resolute
the camp will not shut down so she can honor John Jensen, “the
kindest man I’ve ever met.”
Author Bio
A former sportswriter, Mike
Baldwin has transitioned to becoming a full-time novelist who
specialists in mysteries that feature female lead characters; classic
whodunits that appeal to mystery fans of all ages and gender.
His niche is fast-paced
stories about dynamic female lead characters involved in plots packed
with twists and turns, capped by surprise endings. Sprinkling in
humor, Mike injects thought-provoking elements to introduce readers
to new experiences while they’re being entertained by a fun story.
Mike’s favorite author is
John Grisham because of his unique storytelling skills. He enjoys a
well-written mystery whether it’s a page-turning novel or TV shows
like Law
& Order, Monk, Cold Case and Major
Crimes.
His favorite current series is “Suits,”
simply because of the crisp, engaging dialogue. Mike’s only pet
peeve is he believes many quality TV shows and commercials feature
outstanding writing that rarely get the attention it deserves.
During his newspaper career,
Mike covered Super Bowls and Final Fours, interviewed countless Hall
of Fame athletes and coaches and was blessed his career allowed him
to see the country. He attended games in 80 of the 90 NFL stadiums,
NBA arenas and Major League Baseball stadiums, plus visited more than
fifty college campuses.
The highlight of his career
was when he wrote daily stories as a beat writer for The
Oklahoman,
the Oklahoma City newspaper. For seven years, he covered owner Jerry
Jones’ team during the Barry Switzer era when the Cowboys were led
by future NFL Hall of Famers Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin
and Deion Sanders.
Mike was humbled and honored
last year when he was inducted into the Oklahoma Christian University
Sports Hall of Fame (class of 2015).
DREAM KILLER eBook can be
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