Sunday, April 28, 2024

Celebrate Lit Blog Tour: The Sleuth of Blackfriars by Michelle Griep

Book: The Sleuth of Blackfriars Lane

Author: Michelle Griep

Genre: Historical Christian Fiction

Release Date: April, 2024

Wife. Mother. Homemaker. Detective. Kit Forge wears many hats, and if that’s not enough, she’s partnered with her father to open a new detective agency. It’s hard to be all things to all people, but Kit never shies away from the impossible. Despite her hard work and good intentions, some things fall through the cracks.

Namely, her husband.

But Jackson barely notices. He’s too busy putting out his own fires. As the new chief inspector of a busy London station, he must salvage the disaster left behind by the former police chief—an obstacle made all the harder when the superintendent breathes an ultimatum down his neck.

Against her father’s advice, Kit takes on a case involving a missing child, one in which she and Jackson become a little too emotionally involved. . .and end up endangering their own little girl in the process.

Can Kit and Jackson learn that just because they can say yes doesn’t mean they should?

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I am a huge fan of Michelle Griep books, discovering her books a few years ago. The Sleuth of Blackfriars Lane is Book 3 in the Blackfriars Lane series. I have read the first 2 books in this series and have been anxiously awaiting the release of this book.

We are back in London and Detective Jackson Forge and Kit Turner are now married and have a young daughter. Kit has opened a new Detective Agency with her father. She has many roles in life, but she LOVES her work and enjoys working her Dad. Jackson also has a new job as Chief Inspector a busy Station. He is working many hours trying to get the Station back on track as the previous inspector left a mess. Life gets even more complicated when Kit decides to investigate a case of a missing child and her and Jackson get too involved. They are putting their daughter in danger by doing so. Will Jackson and Kit solve the case without further harm to their daughter? Will they learn that they can say NO to some things and YES to family?

WOW, this series is just AMAZING! Kit and Jackson are both career focused in this book and not making time for each other. The missing child case brings them together and it also teaches them they can say NO sometimes. The book has some intense moments and really kept me intrigued to keep reading. Suspense, LOVE, and a strong message of Faith are in this book. I HIGHLY recommend this book to any who likes Mystery, Romance, and Historical all in one book! FANTASTIC BOOK!

Michelle Griep’s been writing since she first discovered blank wall space and Crayolas. She is the Christy Award-winning author of historical romances: A Tale of Two Hearts, The Captured Bride, The Innkeeper’s Daughter, 12 Days at Bleakly Manor, The Captive Heart, Brentwood’s Ward, A Heart Deceived, and Gallimore, but also leaped the historical fence into the realm of contemporary with the zany romantic mystery Out of the Frying Pan.

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Oh Inspiration…Wherefore Art Thou?

There are several questions I am asked frequently as an author.

“Hey, how much money do you make?”

“Can you help me get my book published?”

“How come it takes you so long to finish a story?”

But probably the most common query is this: what sorts of things inspire you? Now that is a question I can go on and on about! Don’t panic, though. I’ll be brief.

Story ideas come from every place imaginable. I’ve had plot thoughts from watching kids’ movies or even from eavesdropping at a coffee shop (note: beware what you say in public). TV series are also a favorite of mine, so much so that my latest release, The Sleuth of Blackfriars Lane, is loosely based on one of my all-time favorite PBS series.

Have you seen this show? If not, do yourself a favor and ride that pony. If you have, then you know what I’m talking about. Either way, you should know that, the main character, is a detective in Victorian London—a very sassy yet classy lady. And that’s what struck me light a lightning bolt.

This woman is Kit, the heroine in my Blackfriars series, like right there on the big screen.

So, for book III, I decided I’d let ol’ Kit open her own private investigation agency with the help of her father, a recently retired police sergeant. Of course much intrigue and chaos ensues, just like in my all-time favorite PBS series, bringing the Blackfriars series to a satisfying end.

Inspiration honestly comes from anywhere, so next time you’re rubbing elbows with an author, beware. You just might end up as a character in their next book.