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Attention mystery lovers!  Win these novels from award-winning Minnesota mystery author Marilyn Jax.

The Find has been a popular book within the TC Jewish community as one of the characters is a Holocaust survivor. The compelling story is set in the Caribbean, Miami, and London. Jax's new book Road to Omalos takes the main characters on a riveting investigation to the Greek island of Crete. Both books have won national book awards.

About The Find:

Crack investigator Claire Caswell had seen a lot of snaky dealings behind the scenes of environmental clean-up projects, but she never expected to find a murder victim at the bottom of a suspicious dig site. When a mysterious ancient relic surfaces and her investigation turns up an unexpected relative and Nazi connections, she finds herself torn between mysteries in both the present and the past.

Working side by side with her love interest—Gaston Lombard, a lead Miami-Dade State Attorney—to solve the seemingly impossible homicide, tensions build and teeter.

Someone does not want Claire Caswell on the case, but why?

Spanning three continents and seven decades, The Find, with its vivid settings and haunting characters, weaves a chilling tale of murder, greed, and suspense that will seize your imagination and take it for an unforgettable ride.

The Road to Omalos prologue:

RETALIATION LOOMED IN the lightlessness. The golden opportunity to strike was about to be realized—a time to level the playing field, to effect redress and satisfaction. The old Sicilian proverb, "revenge is a dish best served cold," would once again play itself out. Emotional detachment was ideal for the distribution of punishment. After methodical and painstaking planning, and then waiting for the precise set of circumstances, the time had arrived to avenge a hideous wrong.

Sounds from an approaching vehicle heightened animal instincts in the four men, and they poised internally for battle. Shrubbery planted near the perimeter of the horseshoe-shaped drive provided close cover and allowed for strategic vantage points to better eyeball the target. Semi-automatic pistols being slid back into firing position interrupted the hush of the evening.

Rigid outstretched arms crisscrossed at chest level for balance, and legs stood unbending with feet positioned as far apart as necessary to enable an even distribution of weight. The moment neared to eliminate evil beyond redemption. Leather-gloved hands fiercely gripped devices capable of firing one cartridge with every pull of the trigger. As each man grasped his pair of weapons—one in his right hand, the other in his left—sweat dripped from skin pores. Like lionesses hunting in a group, the prey would soon be surrounded.