Uncle and Ants: A Silicon Valley Mystery by Marc Jedel
About the Book
Okay, first off…LOVE that cover. Wish I would have had the time to read it just because of it. Those bright, pretty colors. Let’s pack up and head to the beach!
Yes…I do like a pretty package. 🙂
Great job Alchemy Book Covers
Uncle and Ants: A Silicon Valley Mystery
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
BGM Press (October 11, 2018)
Paperback: 287 pages
ISBN-10: 1732716404
ISBN-13: 978-1732716407
Digital: ASIN: B07H68L6XR
Mysterious attacks. Mischievous nieces. Can a clueless uncle catch a tech-savvy killer … and be home before bedtime?
When a freak accident hospitalizes Marty Golden’s sister and condemns him to babysitter duty, he thinks it’s just another case of hardwired bad luck in Silicon Valley. Until a suspicious murder suggests the mishap was no mere coincidence. Something must be done.
Too bad this quirky, fashion-backward uncle isn’t exactly hero material.
Convinced his sister is in mortal danger, this amateur sleuth follows clues to an oddball array of suspects. Armed with nothing but an eye for detail and powers of self-delusion, Marty tangles with gangsters, a cantankerous school secretary, and a perplexing woman he can’t help but fall for. Glitches in his investigation seem like a piece of cake compared to dinner-prep and bedtime stories with his two precocious, pre-teen nieces.
Can Marty catch the culprit, save his sister, and get his life back in order before he gets unplugged?
Uncle and Ants is the first novel in a refreshingly modern mystery series set in Silicon Valley. If you like clever humor, sassy side characters, and average Joes facing extraordinary circumstances, then you’ll love this twisty mystery.
Buy Uncle and Ants to login to a fresh, funny mystery today!
~Updated 10/10/2018
About the Author
In my family, I was born first — a fact my sister never lets me forget, no matter what milestone age she hits.
For most of my life, I’ve been inventing stories. Some, especially when I was young, involved my sister as the villain. As my sister’s brother for her entire life, I’m highly qualified to tell the tale of the evolving, quirky sibling relationship in Uncle and Ants: A Silicon Valley Mystery.
My writing skills were honed in years of marketing leadership positions in Silicon Valley. While my high-tech marketing roles involved crafting plenty of fiction, we called these marketing collateral, emails, and ads.
My family and friends would tell you that Marty’s character isn’t much of a stretch of the imagination for me, but I proudly resemble that remark.
Author Links – Website – http://www.marcjedel.com
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MarcJedel.Author
Purchase Link: Amazon
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Heehee, love the author’s sense of humor. And we all have a “fashion-backward” relative in our family . . . oh wait, I think it’s me this time.
You’re funny Priscilla.
Thank you for the spotlight on “Uncles and Ants” by Marc Jedel and for being part of the book tour.
This book sounds right up my alley and I’d love the opportunity to read it.
I hope you do get a chance to read it. Good luck.
Thanks for spotlighting Uncle and Ants in your blog today. I agree Keri from Alchemy worked magic for the cover. Marty’s adventures continue in book 2, Chutes and Ladder, which will be released in a few months. Marty, his nieces, Raj, and even a new family member will continue to make you laugh as they encounter another dangerous and crazy situation.
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Thanks,
Marc
Keri did a fantastic job on the great cover. It is my pleasure to be hosting you today.
I definitely agree with you, the cover is very fun and inviting. And the interactions with the kids seem to promise even more fun.
Glad you think so too. 🙂
This was a fun one, Sherry. You’d like it.
Just looking at the cover made me want to read it, but I just can’t read them all. lol