Jump the Gun

Marc Notes: Publicist Annabelle Starkey and classic movie fan Mickey Paxton find themselves being chased from Vegas to the San Francisco area by some bad cops, a nursing home resident where Annabelle's grandmother recently died, and a lawyer who volunteered at the home. When Annabelle's cat-sitting friend is killed at Annabelle's apartment, things get really dangerous!. Publisher Marketing: Praise for Jump the Gun... An appealingly offbeat set of characters. -Kirkus Reviews Annabelle Starkey is shrewd, sweet, and sexy. She's a one-man kind of girl who loves hats and shoes. Annabelle also loves movies. But her life doesn't match her favorite silver-screen scenarios. That is until she meets charming, mysterious, magnetic Mickey Paxton and decides to live one of those Cary Grant films. They fly to Las Vegas for a holiday and a test flight for romance. They arrive in Sin City, and suddenly Annabelle and Mickey are on the run, but from what? And why? In two frenetic days of fast driving, fast talking, and fast thinking, Annabelle learns to trust her instincts. No matter what the danger, Annabelle's fresh and funny voice is her best weapon. Zoe Burke is the author of two children's books, but Jump the Gun is her first mystery novel. She lives in Oregon with her husband. www.zoeburke.com Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/10/2013 (EAN 9781464201639, Paperback) Booklist 07/01/2013 pg. 37 (EAN 9781464201639, Paperback) Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 57 (EAN 9781464201639, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2013 (EAN 9781464201615, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 06/10/2013 pg. 56 (EAN 9781464201615, Hardcover) Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 57 (EAN 9781464201615, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 07/01/2013 pg. 37 (EAN 9781464201615, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Burke, Zoe Zoe Burke is a mystery and children's book writer. She is the author of Lightning Bug Thunder (Firefly, 1998), Jump the Gun: An Annabelle Starkey Mystery (Poisoned Pen Press, 2013), and the Nature Discovery Books Charley Harper's What's in the Woods? and Charley Harper's What's in the Rain Forest? (Pomegranate, 2013).