Amber McNeil Mystery

Amber McNeil has a psychic gift, and a secret... When Amber McNeil accepts a job as psychic consultant in the new cold case unit of the Montreal Police Service, she is immediately drawn to the Cinderella case. The unnerving similarities between a five-year-old girl's abduction and her own experience twenty years ago unnerves her. Amber's parents were killed while preventing her abduction, and she'll never stop blaming herself for their deaths. As she secretly investigates their murders along with the Cinderella cold case, she notices eerie parallels with a fairy-tale inference. Is it her imagination, or are the cases connected? Survivor's guilt, coupled with empathic sensitivities, overwhelm Amber as she delves further into both cold cases. The amethyst crystal tucked in her pocket calms her, though she wishes she didn't have to rely on it. But her greatest challenge yet is her partner. The handsome detective sergeant has no idea of her traumatic past. As a criminal profiler, he also views Amber's special ability as a non-starter when it comes to digging up solid evidence. Ultimately, Amber must decide if she will risk her life to snag the killer and prove her value. To accomplish that, she needs her partner's help. How can she persuade him to believe her insights when only she can perceive them?

A cold case lures psychic consultant Amber McNeil to investigate a life taken too soon...Amber McNeil, psychic consultant to the Montreal Police Service cold case unit, faces her most challenging case yet. In 1983, eighteen-year-old Susan Kendall's frozen body was discovered in an alley under a foot of snow during a Christmas Eve blizzard.Susan had quit her waitress job at the local diner hours earlier and was about to start a new life, only to be brutally murdered. Her cries for help went unheard in the small, secretive town of Willowburg, a dying municipality in the west end of Montreal.The original investigation was cursory and rushed with many loose ends and missed opportunities. Information in the investigative file is sparse, and witness accounts are vague with the passage of time.As Amber and her partner, Detective Ryan Baxter, navigate a secret romance, doubting coworkers, and the scant evidence on hand, can Amber rely on her psychic perceptions to lead her to the killer and solve this cold case? Author Sandra Nikolai weaves ordinary characters into extraordinary, life-threatening situations. If you enjoy the challenge of solving whodunits, you'll love her mystery series featuring ghostwriter Megan Scott and investigative reporter Michael Elliott. To keep up to date on Sandra's latest books and special offers, visit her website at www.SandraNikolai.com and subscribe to her Newsletter. You can also follow her on Twitter @SandraNikolai or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SandraNikolaiAuthor