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Smoke

Smoke is the new mystery novel by D.B. Borton, author of the Cat Caliban and Gilda Liberty series. Fans of the spunky, salty, sixty-something Cat will want to meet seventy-something Marge.

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Late one night during the fiery days of the Iranian revolution, two figures slip into the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art and steal twelve of the world’s most valuable paintings. Here’s what the thieves don’t know: most of the paintings are fake.

Decades later, when she ought to be enjoying a sedate retirement from the field, Marge Smith remains on active duty as an agent of the secretive Quixote, Ltd. But now that she’s broken her leg in a motorcycle accident, her bosses have sent her to a nursing home to recover. She doesn’t know why, but she doesn’t think it has anything to do with the geriatric production of Macbeth she’s been inveigled to take part in—until one of the witches drops dead in the middle of opening afternoon.

Called in to work on a theft recovery, Marge is surprised to discover the surviving witches across the conference table, and astonished when she’s handed a list of stolen paintings to recover. She knows these paintings; she once stole them herself.

Now Marge has several problems to solve. Who stole the paintings and how can she get them back? Are they the real paintings or another set of fakes? If they’re real, how did they end up in a house in suburban Washington, D.C.? Was the third witch murdered for them? And how soon can she ditch the crutches?

SMOKE is the new mystery novel by D.B. Borton, author of the popular Cat Caliban and Gilda Liberty mystery series.

—“Entertaining. A great escape! There are wonderful twists and turns in this mystery.”

Tom Donnelly, Amazon reader

—“Baby boomers are sure to embrace M.J.’s belief that life rocks at seventy. I hope to meet her soon again. This book is a great read.”

Françoise Bartram, author of French Leave

—“If you are looking for something a little different and appreciate a spunky female protagonist, D.B. Borton’s Smoke may be the read for you. I am hoping that this is not just a one-off novel as I would love to read more of M.J.’s exploits with Quixote.”

Jennifer Tooker, Goodreads reader

—“I love the sense of humor evident in Ms. Borton’s writing. She pokes a lot of self-deprecating fun at her protagonist, M.J. The writing is wonderfully descriptive and often produces audible chuckles as the story weaves in an out of the many twists.”

Stanley McShane, book blogger, Rosepoint Publishing

—“Fantastic read.”

 Susan Angela Wallace, Goodreads reader

Read an excerpt here

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