PAUL AUSTIN
ARDOIN
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A dead deputy. A reopened murder case. And a coroner caught in the crossfire.
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When a young sheriff’s deputy is killed in a late-night hit-and-run, Coroner Fenway Stevenson soon discovers it was no accident. The deputy had only been on the job for a few days—but had he started unraveling secrets within his department?
Then a second case is thrown back on Fenway’s desk: a murder that was supposed to be solved two weeks ago. But with new evidence, Fenway starts a new investigation—and someone in town is willing to do whatever it takes to keep the truth buried.
While Fenway chases two tangled murder investigations, her department is showing cracks. Her newest detective is missing critical details, and her working relationship with the sheriff—never exactly smooth—is growing increasingly tense. When doubt creeps in from all sides, Fenway must decide who she can rely on… and what it will cost to find the truth.
Sharp, layered, and brimming with suspense, The Disloyal Coroner is a tense and compelling entry in the Fenway Stevenson Mysteries. For readers who crave high-stakes investigations, forensic detail, and a protagonist who won’t back down, this series delivers page-turning thrills with heart and grit.
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Available February 2, 2025
Everyone knows the first forty-eight hours are the most important after a homicide. But for Detective Luke Guillory, the first forty-eight hours are all he gets—over and over and over. The same victim, the same crime scene, the same long list of suspects. Each reset erases his progress and resets the clock—but only for him.
With his marriage unraveling, his career stalled, and his own reputation damaged by his mother's criminal conviction, Luke is running out of people he can trust.
As Luke relives the same two days over and over, he starts to uncover new clues and dangerous truths. But every mistake he makes means starting from scratch. To solve the murder and break the cycle, Luke must think faster, trust harder, and risk everything—even if it means making impossible choices.
Smart, tightly plotted, and packed with sharp dialogue and high stakes, A Time for Murder is the pulse-pounding first book in the Time Loop Detective series. Perfect for fans of Blake Crouch, Tana French, and the movie Edge of Tomorrow, this genre-bending mystery blends suspense, science fiction, and procedural drama into a uniquely addictive read.
Time is Luke's enemy. Truth is his only weapon. And if he wants his life back, he has to get it right.
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"Unputdownable! If you crossed The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle with Quantum Leap, you'd get A Time for Murder."
—Angela C Nurse, author of A Killer Conversation
"What starts out as a page-turning police procedural turns into a mind-bending murder mystery with a Groundhog Day-style time loop. The elements of this novel work perfectly!"
—L.J. Shepherd, author of The Trials of Lila Dalton
About Paul Austin Ardoin
Paul Austin Ardoin is the USA TODAY Bestselling Author of The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries and the Woodhead & Becker Mysteries. His stories and essays have appeared in the anthologies The Paths We Tread, Turning the Tide, 12 Shots, Bottomfish, and Sweet Fancy Moses. His network security articles have been published in Channel Futures, California Computer News, and European Communications. Paul has a B.A. in Creative Writing from University of California, Santa Barbara, and he makes his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his wife and dogs.
