Blog Tour: PROVEN INNOCENCE by Mary J. Rocco

PROVEN INNOCENCE

Mary J. Rocco

 

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GENRE:  Suspense/murder

 

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BLURB:

 

Cynthia Evans wakes up in the trunk of a car, no idea how she got there, only to discover she’s wanted for the murder of her husband and children. With no memory of life prior, Cynthia is sure she did not commit the crime.

 

Only problem is-how does she convince anyone she’s not a murderer when she is not sure who she is?

 

With the help of a downtrodden diner waitress, Gabrielle, Cynthia fights to prove her innocence.

 

One thing is clear: Rick Evans is dead. But who is the real killer?

 

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Excerpt Three:

 

Too many possibilities. To concentrate on survival, I must assure myself that this person driving knows I am here and plans to release me from the dark layer upon reaching his destination.

Seconds seem like minutes, minutes like hours, leaving it nearly impossible to estimate how long I have been lying here. My best guess is about thirty minutes, not including how long I lay there unconscious in the sealed compartment. No sense of day or night. No idea if it is dark or light outside, what day it is, or where I am in the world. I keep straining to listen for faint conversation, but still no luck. The blood on my head is drying and forming the beginning of a thin, crusty layer on top of my skin. My head itches, but I will not move a muscle to scratch it as the pain has not been numbed.

 

Suddenly, I feel the car turn around a ramp. The curvy road throws my body to the back part of the trunk. Gravity and cen¬trifugal force are not kind to my aching ailments as we exit the major highway. A series of turns are made after the exit, each a few minutes apart. I need to remember how many turns it takes to make a quick getaway back to the interstate, though, at this point, I have no foreseeable idea how that will happen. If my calculations are correct, the car proceeded off the high¬way as follows: it turned left at the end of the exit ramp; then it proceeded for about three minutes and made another left, a quick right, then another left. The ride begins to feel bump¬ier as the road beneath the wheels is no longer smooth pave¬ment. From the sound of the gravel below, I deduce the road is not paved. The location is too remote for paved roads––not a good sign.

 

Everything slows to a stop, and the roar of the engine fades. We have arrived at our destination. Sheer panic ensues.

 

What am I going to do? Is it best to pretend as if I am still knocked out? This person obviously wants me alive, or he would have finished the job earlier.

 

Click.

 

The driver popped open the trunk. It is slightly ajar, just enough to let in a small beam of light but not enough for me to see outside. Muted sunlight breaks through the space between the trunk and the car.

 

Both the driver’s side and the passenger’s side doors slam shut simultaneously, causing me to rock back and forth slightly.

 

There are two people.

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 Review: It all begins when a woman wakes up in the trunk of a car with no memory of how she got there and no idea who she was. She doesn’t know much, but she knows that she still might be in danger with possible killers that still might be after her. The story quickly grabs your attention with this odd situation. Then we discover that she could be the suspected murderer of her husband and 2 sons. What!? How can that be? There was no way the kind and compassionate person she was displaying could coincide with the cold-blooded and ruthless killer everyone was making her out to be.

With the help of a diner waitress, this complex journey becomes a mission of proven innocence. But how can you prove your innocence when you don’t remember? Even worse yet, how can you prove your innocence when you fall into a coma?

Suddenly, it was up to the poor waitress to find the puzzle pieces and figure out how they all fit together.

This was a scintillating read with a captivating premise! Well-crafted and gripping all the way! Look forward to more from this author.

Rating: 5 stars

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

I have dreamed of being an author since the age of ten. I have been writing and crafting stories for the last twenty years, mostly because, well you know, life… and I got in my own way. After finishing law school, graduate school, travelling the world, getting married and starting a family I figured now was the time.

 

I was born and raised on Long Island, New York and spent ten years in my early adulthood living carefree in New York City. I currently reside with my husband and two beautiful children in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, where I am a practicing attorney.

 

I hope to continue to publish many more novels that entertain and thrill readers.

 

Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Mary-J.-Rocco/author/B0CX13KN4Y

 

 

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