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Big Break: A Ballardville Mystery (Ballardville Mysteries Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Cyn Mackley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Is she kissing a killer? The police chief's perfect new man is also her perfect murder suspect.
Everything has always gone right for small-town police chief Andie Taylor. Until she's forced to shoot her snake of an ex-boyfriend. Now she's broke and stuck living in her aunt's spare room.
When Andie accidentally runs over handsome stranger Dash Fletcher during a police chase, her aunt moves the injured guy into the family home to recover. When the sparks start to fly, it looks like Andie's found the man of her dreams... but not for long.
The wealthiest woman in town is murdered and Dash is at the top of her suspect list. Her heart says he's innocent, the evidence tells a different story. Andie uncovers a web of lies and murder that shake the very foundations of her town.
Will the fight to uncover the truth cost Andie her job, her heart, and her life? If you love a sizzling combination of witty banter and intricate mystery, click the buy button for Big Break right now. *previously published as "Killer Clowns From Out of State."
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    Ballardville Mysteries
  2. Print length
    640 pages
  3. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publication date
    December 1, 2016
  6. File size
    1603 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MZYBR0Q
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 2nd edition (December 1, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 1, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1603 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 640 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 42

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Cyn Mackley

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Cyn Mackley is turning all of the crazy things she saw and heard in her award-winning career behind-the-scenes in TV news into funny, sexy, and twisty mystery novels. She's the author of a several mystery series including the Goode Grace Mysteries, Martha Garrett Mysteries, and Camelot West Virginia Mysteries

In addition to writing thrilling mysteries, she'll also help you with your PC and tablet as part of her job as a tech writer.

She lives in Ohio with her husband, her cats, and the cast of characters in her head.

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5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyed book
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2023
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It was a great story and both a romance and murder. Mystery. Was a long read but worth it. I enjoy this authors books
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Mary Boyle
4.0 out of 5 stars Another fun read from Cyn
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2018
It’s all about the characters with this writer—Fun, flawed, relatable. I always want to move in next door to Cyn’s characters and be their friend. Dialogue is smart and engaging. There are some editing issues (nothing major, just grammar and punctuation—I’m an editor, so that stuff pops out for me). One the whole, a satisfying read.
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JB
5.0 out of 5 stars loved loved loved
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2023
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Another fantastic read, thank you Cyn!! I can’t wait to read book 2. Thank you for writing these funny, steamy edge your seat books!!
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K. Loves2read
5.0 out of 5 stars Clever and witty
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2021
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I was very surprised by this book as the book did not seem to be represented by the cover. Yes, it has the two main characters on the front, but they are much more colorful than that..the story begins with a pursuit and just keeps going. There is an enjoyable repartee throughout the story between the police chief and her friends and family. For me, there was a lot of laughing out loud while reading. If you like mysteries and don’t mind frequent sexual references (no explicit sex), then you will probably enjoy this book as much as I did. All the characters are well presented, very colorful.
I hope there will be a second book. The mystery is excellent.
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jan aguilar
5.0 out of 5 stars Killer Clowns is a fun "killer" read
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017
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Killer Clowns was so fun! I loved the snappy dialogue between the two main characters, Andi and Dash. I could hear them talking in my head! (that's a good thing). Personally I hate reading books with too much description. I feel like I'm reading words to fill a page. Cyn Mackley has a great ability to write visually so I see the characters, where they live etc, without feeling bogged down in words. The story line could have been fairly predictable but bringing in the circus world and the arts made it much more interesting. I also really like the smaller town flavor she gives to her writings. I feel like I know these people and I care about them. I can't wait to see what Andie and Dash do next!
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Jane E Mullin
5.0 out of 5 stars Most enjoyable reading
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020
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Excellent and well written. The author has a particular gift with dialog. Like a good mystery story nothing is revealed until the final chapter where all details are woven together for a satisfying happy ending.
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LakeMom2009
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down.
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2017
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This is the second book I read by Cyn Mackley and just like the first book, I loved every single word. The characters are lovable and the plot(s) keep you up late into the night reading. I can't wait to read more from this incredibly talented author.
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Kathleen D
3.0 out of 5 stars Witty and interesting plot but too long
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2020
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I would have given this 5 stars for two reasons. 1) it was just too long and dragged n spots. It could have been tightened up and cut about 100 pages. 2) despite mentioning an editor in her acknowledgements , there were MANY MANY typos and incorrect punctuation. Some made me re-read a part a couple times because it made no sense. I really enjoyed the characters and the town. Andie was a great leader as well as an understandably flawed woman trying her best. And Dash was almost too good to be true. Nice range of secondary characters with Junie being my favorite. Really the town had everything and was a great place to be run over by the chief of police.
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