Murder at First Pitch: Ball Park Mysteries
by Nicole Asselin
Guest Post by the Author
This book is a bit of wish fulfillment for me. A dream would be to work for some sort of baseball team in some sort of facility. Unfortunately, I never got the chance, but I have had some awesome jobs throughout the years including swim teacher, grocery store clerk, and now technical writer for the past 10 years.
One such job that I LOVED was working at my college library all four years of school. Curry College Levin Library was my home away from home during that time. I started out doing work study but ended up working as weekend circulation manager and Interlibrary loan assistant. I remember vividly after one big snowstorm the library was still open and I made the trek across an unplowed school to make sure the library was open for students. It was super quiet (no pun intended), but it was open. My dream was to continue to work in the library field, but unfortunately real life got in the way (and real life bills). I still dream of working at a library or a bookstore. I think most authors have that secret dream.
I recently went back to my old stomping grounds for Homecoming weekend. I returned to my roots at Curry College and brought my newly released book baby on a little field trip to my old stomping grounds. I introduced her to the places I knew and loved during my time there. It wasn’t always peaches and cream, but the library was my safe zone.
The campus itself has undergone MASSIVE changes since I competed my English degree there, but it still feels memorable when I walk across the green. I spent many afternoons and weekends in the library and returned to the circulation desk. I probably scared the poor kids working by asking if I could take a picture of my book there, but I’m a weird debut author. So I hope they understood.
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About Murder at First Pitch
Murder at First Pitch: Ball Park Mysteries
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Pandamoon Publishing (September 4, 2019)
Paperback: 188 pages
ISBN-10: 1950627217
ISBN-13: 978-1950627219
Digital ASIN: B07TDGL668
32-year-old Madeline Boucher’s Grandfather instilled a love in the Boston Red Sox into her from an early age and increased that love by purchasing a local Independent League Baseball team, the Abington Armadillos.
After losing her corporate job in Boston, Madeline realizes her best option is to join the family baseball business. As the new “Social Media Director” for the team, Madeline attends her first business function and witnesses an argument between her brother Ben, and a strange man.
A few days later when walking the ballpark during her early morning hours, she finds the body of a man beaten to death with a baseball bat in the Visitor’s Dugout. It was the man her brother was arguing with at the party. Madeline is concerned that her brother would be considered a suspect. Through the local Detectives and Davis – the head of security for the ballpark she learns the victim is Christopher Dailey, a local baseball scout and prior felon.
When her brother is arrested and taken to the police station, she realizes she needs to figure out who the real culprit is, so her brother doesn’t take the fall for something she knows he didn’t do.
About Nicole Asselin
Nicole Asselin grew up a Navy Brat, and spent her formative high school years in the middle of Pennsylvania but always identified with her New England roots. Nicole’s family is originally from Connecticut, and her Grandpa Asselin introduced her into the Red Sox nation where she has been a member for her whole life and her Grandma Asselin introduced her to the world of mystery novels.
Nicole graduated from Curry College in Milton Mass with a degree in English/Creative Writing, minoring in Dance in 2004. She also attended George Mason University and received a Master’s in Arts Management… Now working just outside of Boston as a Technical Writer, she lives on the South Shore of Massachusetts with her three cats Julia, Jacques, and Madeline (no relation to the main character of her book).
Nicole is a current member of Sisters in Crime (National and New England) and the Mystery Writers of America. She sits on the Board of Directors for the NE branches of both groups as Social Media Liaison.
Author Links
Website – https://Nicoleasselinwriter.com
Twitter – @nanazlyn
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/nasselin
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19339211.Nicole_Asselin
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/nanazlyn/
Purchase Link – Amazon
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