This latest podcast episode, is VERY special to me. I’m announcing my partnership with an organisation that fights against a very serious social justice issue!
I decided early on in my decision to publish, that I was going to bring awareness to an issue that needed to be address. We can’t let injustice be okay. We need to make our voices heard, and the victims voices heard. When Kidnapped Entanglement is released, a portion of the money will go towards this issue and bring freedom. If you want to hear more about the amazing partnership I have, check out the episode – PARTNER WITH A CAUSE.
To do your part, you can check out the A21 website below and learn more. Spread awareness, and don’t leave the responsibility to others – we should all do our part.
This latest podcast episode, is VERY special to me. I’m announcing my partnership with an organisation that fights against a very serious social justice issue!
I decided early on in my decision to publish, that I was going to bring awareness to an issue that needed to be address. We can’t let injustice be okay. We need to make our voices heard, and the victims voices heard. When Kidnapped Entanglement is released, a portion of the money will go towards this issue and bring freedom. If you want to hear more about the amazing partnership I have, check out the episode – PARTNER WITH A CAUSE:
This is only one of a bunch of cool podcast episodes! I’ll be talking about being a Full Time V Part Time Writer soon, and I’m excited to share the writing journey with you.
For other CGSP: First Book Journey podcast episodes, head to the link >>>here
I talk about things like my ‘Method Writing’ approach, my editing woes, and all the ins and outs of self publishing a book!
To do your part, you can check out the A21 website below and learn more. Spread awareness, and don’t leave the responsibility to others – we should all do our part.
I’m not just a writer, I dabble in various creative forms (like music, photography and painting). Because I wanted to bring some of myself into my writing, and do something fun with my book, I’ve created some quirks.
Music is a huge part of my life, so I managed to involve it somehow.
How, you ask? You can listen to the podcast episode >>> here
>>>Get all the info about my book with my NEWSLETTER
Next time on my podcast, I get to share a FIRST for me. The process of writing has many different elements and I’ll be sharing it all.
I wanted to introduce YOU to the major players in my first book – Kidnapped Entanglement. The latest podcast episode which was released, gives you information about Jaz, Megan, S, W and J.
Who are they? What part do they have in the story?
Ella Strong stood from her crouch beside the victim’s body. The smell was getting stronger, but she stopped breathing with her nose and turned towards the medical examiner. “It looks like the others,” she said.
Sandra Ellis – The Medical Examiner – gave a short nod. Deep crease lines etched in her forehead. “Yes. Same as the other women. All strangled with a red tie, which was brought with the killer.”
Ella sighed, scanning the living room for the victim’s phone. She was hoping the same evidence that was on the other victims’ phone, wouldn’t be there. If it was the same as the others, she had failed another woman.
“Do we have an ID from her purse yet?” Ella asked aloud. Her partner, Steve Evans, was still searching through the victims’ handbag. He looked up from her wallet and nodded. “Yup. Her name is Lisa Renner, 27 years old.” Steve stood with the wallet in hand, joining Ella and Sandra. “Have we found the phone yet?”
Ella began to shake her head when her eyes glimpsed the floor beside the couch. A black phone casing lay just underneath it. She sighed, tucking her notepad into her pants pocket, and heading towards it. The gloves on her hands were necessary, but they made a squelching noise when she moved her hands and fingers.
She leaned down and picked up the phone, pushing the home button. The display lit up and as the screen sprung to life, a picture of a smiling Lisa at Disneyland appeared. The phone was locked, but her latest notifications weren’t hidden. Ella scrolled past the social media notices until she reached the one that she was hoping not to find.
“Mark up Lisa Renner as another victim of the Murder App,” Ella said softly. Steve appeared at her side and looked at the phone over her shoulder and sighed.
Lisa had a notification that her latest ‘love connection’ was on his way.
The ‘Murder App’ name wasn’t from the police. Somehow, the information about the app had been leaked, and the media had dreamed up that little classification; Murder App Killings. The victims had joined on the app and were all awaiting their ‘Prince Charming’ when they were killed. The accounts of the suitors were deleted without a trace within an hour of the deaths.
“Is it too macabre to say, ‘at least we have new leads’?” Steve asked. Ella frowned and shook her head, turning away from him and ignoring the comment. She knew he was right, but the death of another woman wasn’t a good thing – no matter what leads they now had. She was going to catch this guy and make sure he was put away where he belonged. “Let CSI know they can do their final sweep. We need to check out Lisa’s ‘Love Connection’ profile to see if her Prince Charming has deleted his account like the others.”
Ella drove back to the station in silence. She was grateful that the call to Lisa’s house had been late. It meant she could drive by herself, instead of sharing the ride with Steve. Her partner was a great guy, but this case was personal for her. She needed time to think.
The first victim had been her roommate from uni. They hadn’t seen each other in 17 years, and it was too late to reconnect now. Four victims in with this lunatic, and still no solid leads as to who he was.
As she pulled into a parking space out front of the station, she closed her eyes and pulled in a deep, lingering breath. A pounding on the hood of her car flicked them open again, and she frowned at Steve. He grinned at her like a 12-year-old. She shook her head and tried to hide a small smile as she opened the door and followed him inside.
Night shift meant the building wasn’t as lively, but the officers on night shift were still buzzing around with work. The atmosphere always seemed darker on the night shift, and Ella didn’t like to stick around too long. Her husband Ted was probably putting the leftovers in the fridge by now. He used to her late-night working, but she felt guilty when she had to rush away. Ted had been amazing when she’d announced her switch from paralegal to cop ten years ago. She’d gotten through training and reached detective, but the job was already taking its toll on her empathetic heart.
After briefing their boss, Ella and Steve returned to the large office that they shared, and went over the facts again.
“We need to get this guy,” Ella said once they were done recapping. She was already feeling the weight of the latest murder as she read over the preliminary information.
Steve exhaled and gave his classic impish grin. “I know we do.”
I hope you enjoyed the first Chapter of my newest ongoing CGSP series – The Murder App. I’m letting this story take me where it takes me each month – just like how HCC started.
Keep checking back every month for another part to the story!
Every criminal swears black and blue, up and down, and side to side that they’re innocent. So what happens to those who are?
They’re lost in a sea of claims; lost in a pool of lies. The ones who are truly innocent, don’t have a voice – they have a whisper amongst other shouting voices.
The ones who are wrongly convicted, sentenced, and have their lives taken away, are also victims.
They are the ones who are characterised by prejudice and overworked representation.
They are the ones who lose in the race to freedom and justice.
They are the ones who are silenced – some, for the duration of their time here on earth.
To turn our backs on these people is inhuman. It’s cruel, impossible to believe, and each one is heart aching and heart-changing.
Many who are sentenced ARE guilty and did commit a crime which is deserving of punishment that fits their crime (which is a different discussion altogether).
The concept of justice is sometimes elusive. Killers go free, the innocent are robbed of what was once theirs, and evil is allowed to roam – but that seems to be the world we live in. We live in a place where humanity is not perfect – it lets in the darkness. Through all of that, I have to believe that there is hope and justice. If not during our lifetime, then when we die and face the ultimate and fair judge.
In the meantime, it is hard to ignore the plea of the innocent; of the victims and the silenced. The ones whose lives are cut short, because of a few dollars in the till at a petrol station. The ones who are in the wrong place and the wrong time, or match the desires of someone who is sick, and lets the darkness in.
To those people, my heartaches. To the victims and those who are wrongly convicted of crimes, my heart breaks.
But what are those of us with little power to do about it?
The only thing we can do is speak out for those who can’t. To be there for those who are victimised. Pray for those on all sides – victim, perpetrator, and judges & juries.
I want to look towards a better day, where true justice and victory on earth, will be achieved. We can look to justice, and release those who are wrongly accused – no matter who they are.
Finally, I’m able to share more about my very first book!
The latest CGSP: First Book Journey podcast episode reveals what the story is, how it came to be where it is now, and what it’s called!
I’m so excited to share it with you – it’s been a long time coming.
I can’t wait for you to know! Check out the link >>> here
What is the best book title you’ve ever read? I’d love to know in the comments!
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