Also Known as Blue, Dark & Bright: AKA Investigations series #6

Book Synopsis: "Baeli again gives her readers characters to love and hate, witty repartee, page-turning action and shrewd plotting, making the sixth in the AKA series as readable as the previous five."

Change can be exciting in many ways, even when it is thrust upon you. Fresh from vacation, the AKA team gets back to work. Goths and goons, mortal danger and dirty cops, unexpected road trips–all conspiring against Phoebe, Jobeth, Ginger and Izzy. While Phoebe struggles with inner turmoil, Ginger and Chloe lament the replacement of an ailing Captain Campbell and Jobeth takes on a new case. As Jobeth and Izzy begin their investigation, they soon find a simple missing person case mushrooming into something far more sinister. With Captain Donnie Crane at the helm, the Denver Police Department is changing, threatening not only the careers of Ginger and Chloe, but their very lives. Will their brothers in blue watch their backs or turn against them? How can the two detectives continue to do their jobs? Great loss and seemingly random events push them all to a solution that will mean stark changes. There may be nowhere to run that is far enough away from those who want them-and all their closest allies-dead. Ginger Grant will do whatever she has to do, to keep her loved ones safe.

NOTE TO READER: a continuation of the storyline in Also Known as Blue, Dark & Bright (AKA Investigations #6), can be found in the Cross-Pollination book, Pooly Fall, which is a combination of my most popular characters from three series and a standalone book. The Rain Falls storyline continues after Pariahs & Prodigals (#3), New Harbor Witches storyline also continues in Pooly Fall after Ravens (#2), and my standalone novel, Pitfall. The characters in Pitfall are being absorbed into the New Harbor Witches series, starting in the third book). This is what I get for being clever.

"Another Winner. This group of ladies keeps me amused and interested. I enjoy how their characters are interwoven to make a strong group of women. A tribe, a clan, a family..."

"The characters are well-rounded and the story-lines are engaging. I found myself laughing out loud to weeping quietly. These were a great find."

"The AKA crew is back after a long hiatus and it's good to hear from some favorite characters. Phoebe and Jobeth along with Izzy and Ginger are stronger than ever and it's a good thing because change is unexpectedly thrust upon them in good ways and not so good ways. In fact, that David Bowie song, cha-cha-cha-changes seems to be the dominant theme of this part of their journey. We meet some new characters that will change them all forever and some old friends join along for this part in the story. The challenges these strong women face force them to circle the wagons and band together for safety in numbers. The ending hinted at more to come which is fine by me. How could you not rally around these excellent women."

"Kelli Jae Baeli has taken us back to our old friends, Jobeth, Phoebe, Ginger and Izzy and their friends. Kelli's still got her groove on, and this novel in the AKA series has all the elements we have come to expect from a KJB story. Great story line, characters that reach out and grab your heart, bad guys with depth, new characters that quickly become more than stage props. This story line really branched out into new territory. Dramatic and playful at the same time, Kelli took her characters to another level, giving them challenges that changes their lives. I've been living in anticipation for Blue, Dark & Bright, and it did not disappoint. Kudos, Kelli, to another wonderful and wacky story."

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