Dying for Mercy with Bonus Material

BOOK: Dying for Mercy with Bonus Material
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Dear Reader,

People often ask me which of the books I’ve written is my favorite. That’s like asking me which is my favorite child
. Please
, don’t make me choose. But if I were forced to make a list,
Dying for Mercy
would be right up there.

Dying for Mercy
offers a view of a closed world, features an ingenious puzzle, and climaxes in a surprise ending. It’s fast-paced and suspenseful. It’s the kind of book I love to read and aim to write. I’m proud of it. I hope you’ll enjoy
Dying for Mercy
and will make it a point to read the other eleven books that take place in the super-charged atmosphere of KEY News.

I’d also like to tell you about
To Have and to Kill
, the first book in my new series: The Wedding Cake Mysteries. In
To Have and to Kill
you’ll meet Piper Donovan. A struggling actress with no immediate prospects and a recently broken engagement, Piper moves back in with her parents to take stock of her life. She steps tentatively into the family bakery business, and finds herself agreeing to create the wedding cake for the star of a daytime television drama. But soon deadly things start happening around the bride-to-be and it seems that somebody is ruthlessly determined to stop the wedding. Piper is right in the middle of all the action and, aided by her quirky parents and former neighbor Jack, an FBI agent, she gets closer and closer to figuring out who has a motive for murder.

Who doesn’t love a fairytale wedding, a fantastic cake and a fast-paced mystery?

I’ve tried my best to come up with clever plotting, appealing characters, and a driving narrative. With romance, family, sweets and suspense, there is something for every reader in
To Have and to Kill
. I hope you’ll try this fresh series, featuring new characters, different settings but the same great suspense.

Happy reading and all the very best,
Mary Jane

Mary Jane Clark
Dying for Mercy

with Bonus Material

Once again, for Elizabeth and David.
And for Steve Simring, who helped me solve my own puzzle.

Contents

    
Chapter 1

    
Chapter 2

    
Chapter 3

    
Chapter 4

    
Chapter 5

    
Chapter 6

    
Chapter 7

    
Chapter 8

    
Chapter 9

    
Chapter 10

    
Chapter 11

    
Chapter 12

    
Chapter 13

    
Chapter 14

    
Chapter 15

    
Chapter 16

    
Chapter 17

    
Chapter 18

    
Chapter 19

    
Chapter 20

    
Chapter 21

    
Chapter 22

    
Chapter 23

    
Chapter 24

    
Chapter 25

    
Chapter 26

    
Chapter 27

    
Chapter 28

    
Chapter 29

    
Chapter 30

    
Chapter 31

    
Chapter 32

    
Chapter 33

    
Chapter 34

    
Chapter 35

    
Chapter 36

    
Chapter 37

    
Chapter 38

    
Chapter 39

    
Chapter 40

    
Chapter 41

    
Chapter 42

    
Chapter 43

    
Chapter 44

    
Chapter 45

    
Chapter 46

    
Chapter 47

    
Chapter 48

    
Chapter 49

    
Chapter 50

    
Chapter 51

    
Chapter 52

    
Chapter 53

    
Chapter 54

    
Chapter 55

    
Chapter 56

    
Chapter 57

    
Chapter 58

    
Chapter 59

    
Chapter 60

    
Chapter 61

    
Chapter 62

    
Chapter 63

    
Chapter 64

    
Chapter 65

    
Chapter 66

    
Chapter 67

    
Chapter 68

    
Chapter 69

    
Chapter 70

    
Chapter 71

    
Chapter 72

    
Chapter 73

    
Chapter 74

    
Chapter 75

    
Chapter 76

    
Chapter 77

    
Chapter 78

    
Chapter 79

    
Chapter 80

    
Chapter 81

    
Chapter 82

    
Chapter 83

    
Chapter 84

    
Chapter 85

    
Chapter 86

    
Chapter 87

    
Chapter 88

    
Chapter 89

    
Chapter 90

    
Chapter 91

    
Chapter 92

    
Chapter 93

    
Chapter 94

    
Chapter 95

    
Chapter 96

    
Chapter 97

    
Chapter 98

    
Chapter 99

    
Chapter 100

    
Chapter 101

    
Chapter 102

    
Chapter 103

    
Chapter 104

    
Chapter 105

    
Chapter 106

    
Chapter 107

    
Chapter 108

    
Chapter 109

    
Chapter 110

    
Chapter 111

    
Chapter 112

    
Chapter 113

    
Chapter 114

    
Chapter 115

    
Chapter 116

    
Chapter 117

    
Chapter 118

    
Chapter 119

    
Chapter 120

    
Chapter 121

    
Chapter 122

    
Chapter 123

    
Chapter 124

    
Chapter 125

    
Chapter 126

    
Chapter 127

    
Chapter 128

    
Chapter 129

    
Chapter 130

    
Chapter 131

    
Chapter 132

    
Chapter 133

    
Chapter 134

    
Chapter 135

    
Chapter 136

    
Chapter 137

    
Chapter 138

    
Chapter 139

    
Chapter 140

    
Chapter 141

    
Chapter 142

    
Chapter 143

    
Chapter 144

    
Chapter 145

    
Chapter 146

    
Chapter 147

    
Chapter 148

    
Chapter 149

    
Chapter 150

    
Chapter 151

 

 

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