JANUARY, 2018
THE PIT AND THE PASSION
By: M. S. Spencer
The Plot:
At midnight, in the darkness of a
deserted hotel, comes a scream and a
splash. Eighty-five years later, work-
men uncover a skeleton in an old ele-
vator shaft. Who is it, and how did it
get there? To find out, Charity Snow,
ace reporter for the Longboat Key Planet,
teams up with Rancor Bass, best-selling
author. A college ring they find at the
dig site may prove to be their best clue.
Although his arrogance nearly
exceeds his talent, Charity soon discov-
ers a warm heart beating under Rancor‟s handsome exterior.
While dealing with a drop-dead gorgeous editor who may or
may not be a villain, a publisher with a dark secret, and an iras-
cible forensic specialist, Charity and Rancor unearth an unex-
pected link to the most famous circus family in the world.
An Excerpt
Two medics were working on something in a deep pit. One
of them looked up. “Hey, Pete, I think we‟re gonna need a spe-
cialist.” His face was tinged an unattractive green.
“You okay, Carl? What kind of specialist?”
“Forensics.” He turned away. They heard gagging.
The other EMT added, “And maybe one of those physical
anthropologists. Or a dentist.” He helped Carl up and they
climbed out of the pit.
“How come?”
He laughed. “‟Cause from the looks of this joker, he‟s been
around a looonnnng time.”
Charity ached to get a look at the thing but knew Pete
wouldn‟t let her until they‟d secured the scene. Rancor apparently
felt no such compunction. He marched past the policemen and
peered into the hole. Turning to Charity, he yelled, “I think we‟ve
found our ghost.”
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Length: 418 Pages
Heat Level: PG-13
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Biography:
Although M. S. Spencer has lived or traveled in five continents, the last thirty years were spent mostly in
Washington, D.C. as a librarian, Congressional staff assistant, speechwriter, editor, policy wonk, non-profit di-
rector and parent. She has two fabulous grown children and a perfect granddaughter. Ms. Spencer has published
eleven romantic suspense/murder mystery novels, and currently divides her time between the Gulf coast of
Florida and a tiny village in Maine.
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