Masking Murder

“Perhaps the best romance/mystery series I have ever read …”

-Pamela Paige, former feature writer, Florida Times-Union

“I’m hooked …”

- Martha Griswold, Online Critics Corner

The gang in River Bend is enjoying an early spring after a January filled with snow. As everyone enjoys life, they hear ominous reports of an impending world-wide pandemic. As most people prepare for and complain about the challenges of lockdown, masking, and hand sanitizing, one fellow, Heath Dawson, sees this as an opportunity to commit a few crimes. To his thinking masking for health will allow him to move through the community unidentified. With his masking plan in place, he prepares to murder several relatives and ease the way for him to inherit a substantial amount of money.

Lynn, Dusty, and their friends deal with a pandemic, attempted murder, and arson while adjusting to the new normal with online schooling, online meetings, and online shopping.

Renee Kumor has lived in North Carolina for over thirty years. The setting for the River Bend Chronicles series reflects her early life in Ohio and her later years in western North Carolina. She was a stay-at-home mom for several years developing a personal ethic of community service. Through the years as her children aged, she became active in the political and non-profit life of the community. She began writing a political opinion column for the local newspaper, but retired from writing when she announced her candidacy for local political office. After eight years as a county commissioner, she returned to non-profit service and began writing a monthly column for the newspaper as well as the romance series known as The River Bend Chronicles.