Chutes
and Ladder
A
Silicon Valley Mystery Book 2
by
Marc Jedel
Genre:
Cozy Mystery
When
a camping trip uncovers a murder, this amateur sleuth is stuck
putting out the fire ...
Marty
Golden enjoys time with his nieces, but he wanted to spend the
weekend with his new girlfriend — not chaperone a Girl Scout
camping trip. Once he stumbles upon the corpse of a friend in the
woods, the outdoors adventure becomes an open-air disaster. When the
police label it an accidental death, the meticulous Marty vows to
investigate the murder. After all, it’s poor manners to let your
friend’s death go unsolved.
On
the hunt for clues the cops ignored, Marty uncovers a disturbing
connection to himself. And as he digs deeper, a misbehaving pup, a
kooky cousin, and a maniacal ninja put his survival skills to the
test.
Will
Marty unravel the mystery before the killer, or his imagination, gets
to him?
Chutes
and Ladder
is
the side-splitting second novel in the Silicon Valley cozy mystery
series. If you like quirky sleuths, wacky side characters, and
laugh-out-loud moments, you’ll love this offbeat whodunit.
Buy
Chutes
and Ladder to
decode a great mystery today!
Uncle
and Ants
A
Silicon Valley Mystery Book 1
Mysterious
attacks. Mischievous nieces. Can
a clueless uncle catch a tech-savvy killer ... and be home before
bedtime?
When
a freak accident hospitalizes Marty
Golden’s sister and condemns him to
babysitter duty, he thinks it’s just another case of hardwired bad
luck in Silicon Valley.
Until a suspicious murder suggests the mishap was no mere
coincidence. Something must be done.
Too
bad this quirky, fashion-backward
uncle isn’t exactly hero material.
Convinced
his sister is in mortal danger, this
amateur sleuth follows clues to an
oddball array of suspects. Armed with nothing but an eye for detail
and powers of self-delusion, Marty
tangles with gangsters, a cantankerous school secretary, and a
perplexing woman he can’t help but fall for. Glitches in his
investigation seem like a piece of cake compared to dinner-prep and
bedtime stories with his two precocious, pre-teen nieces.
Can
Marty catch the culprit, save his sister, and get his life back in
order before he gets unplugged?
Uncle
and Ants is the first novel in
a refreshingly modern mystery series set in Silicon Valley. If you
like clever humor, sassy side characters, and average Joes facing
extraordinary circumstances, then you’ll love this twisty mystery.
Buy Uncle
and Ants to login to a fresh,
funny mystery today!
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Marc
Jedel writes humorous murder mysteries. In his high-tech marketing
roles, he's also written fiction. These are just called emails, ads,
and marketing collateral.
In
his family, Marc was born first — a fact his sister never lets him
forget, no matter what milestone age she hits. For most of Marc’s
life, he’s been inventing stories. Some, especially when he was
young, involved his sister as the villain. As his sister’s brother
for her entire life, he feels highly qualified to tell tales of the
evolving, quirky sibling relationship in the Silicon Valley Mystery
series.
Family
and friends would tell you that the protagonist in his stories, Marty
Golden, isn't much of a stretch of the imagination for Marc, but he
proudly resembles that remark.
Like
Marty, Marc lives in San Jose, the heart of Silicon Valley, where he
writes within earshot of the doppler effect of the local ice cream
truck. Unlike Marty, Marc has a wonderful wife and a neurotic but
sweet, small dog, who much prefers the walks resulting from writer’s
block than his writing.
Visit
his website, marcjedel.com, for free chapters of upcoming novels,
news and more.
GUEST POST
Character
Interview with Marty Golden, protagonist in
Chutes and Ladder: A Silicon Valley Mystery (Book 2)
Chutes and Ladder: A Silicon Valley Mystery (Book 2)
I
got a chance to ask a few questions of Marty Golden, protagonist in
Chutes
and Ladder
and Uncle
and Ants,
both part of the Silicon
Valley Mystery
series.
Do
you have a personal motto?
I
try to live by words from my dad: “If the appetizers are good, eat
them. You never know what’s for dinner.”
So,
then what’s in your refrigerator right now?
Hmm,
I’m actually not sure. I’ve been pretty swamped at work and
trying to figure out who killed my friend. Could be anything in
there. Normally I’d have healthy food. Well, mostly healthy. I
mean, I’m nothing like my sister, Laney, but I try. And who knows
what’s still in there from when my nieces stayed with me last
month.
What’s
on your bedroom floor right now?
Carpeting.
Is that the kind of answer you’re looking for? Doesn’t everyone
have carpeting? I hate those fancy hotel rooms with hardwood floors.
It’s way too cold to step on bare floors in the mornings. I guess
you could leave slippers near the bed. Of course, then I’d have to
answer this question with ‘hardwood floors’ or ‘slippers’.
That’s too complicated. I like carpeting.
What
do you consider your greatest accomplishment?
Well,
my mother would say passing eleventh grade English. I was always
better at math. We read a bunch of Shakespeare plays in eleventh
grade and I didn’t get it. His plays weren’t funny and no one can
understand them. The words ‘iambic pentameter’ still give me
nightmares. All that said, my answer would be different from my
mother’s. I’d say my greatest accomplishment happened just in the
last month or so. I became partners with Sergeant Mace Jackson as we
solved a few murders. Shh! I’m not supposed to tell people. He
doesn’t want anyone to know about us working together. His actual
words were “Don’t ever say that again.” But I’m sure he only
said it like that because other cops were nearby.
If
you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Is
this a trick question? I mean it feels like one. If I say there’s
nothing, then I sound pompous and arrogant. But, if I say something
real, does that count against me? Is someone keeping score?
What
early event shaped you the most?
When
my younger sister, Laney, managed to get me in trouble with our
parents for the first time. I realized I had to up my game. It’s
tough to compete against a cute three-year-old.
Complete
the following sentence: “I am the kind of person who ...“
…
hates completing sentences that
start like this.
What
is the one word you would use to define yourself? What is the one
word others would use to define you?
I’d
say ‘persistent’. I hate to give up when one more attempt might
solve the problem. That’s usually a sign of a good engineer. Or
detective! Others have called me ‘obsessive’. Yet, often a
person’s biggest strengths are also their greatest weaknesses. I
prefer ‘persistent’, it’s more positive.
What
makes you laugh?
Me.
I really crack myself up sometimes.
What
annoys you?
Software
bugs. And green salsa. What’s with that? Salsa should be red. Green
seems cool and calming when you see it in a dish. Almost pretty even.
But, watch out! It’s a big fake out. Green salsa is way spicy …
I’m not going back to that place again.
What
is the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?
What!?
Hey, that’s not a fair question to spring on me. I was promised
this was going to be a friendly interview, not probing about that
humiliating time when I … Can we move on?
What
do you feel most passionately about?
That
seems a little personal, too. Are you going to publish this? What did
my boss get me into? I thought this was a reward for my outstanding
work. Can Laney help me with the answers, she’s in HR so she’s
used to making execs sound smarter than they really are. Ok, you
still want an answer? Well, I’m not sure I’m passionate about
them, but I really like tacos. Just no green salsa.
How
does it feel to be in a second book?
I
don’t understand. What book?
Chutes
and Ladder: A Silicon Valley Mystery.
It’s a humorous murder mystery. Surely, you’ve heard of it?
No,
sorry. Lately, I’ve been too busy to read. There has been this guy
who seems to be watching me all the time and writing down everything
that happens. It’s not like I’m paranoid or anything. But, it’s
as if he’s inside my head and knows what I’m thinking. He follows
me around everywhere. Is it paranoid if it’s the truth?
Thanks,
Marty for your time. Chutes
and Ladder,
book 2 in the
Silicon
Valley Mystery series,
can be read standalone. It and Uncle
and Ants
are free to Kindle Unlimited readers. Serf
and Turf,
book 3 in the series, will be released in mid-October 2019 so this is
a perfect time to catch up. Buy them on Amazon at:
amazon.com/gp/product/B07PHNT7XM.
For more about the books or author, please visit www.marcjedel.com.
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