Gulf of Maine Mysteries Series

                           Book 5 has been published. I'm half-way through Book 6. All of my books in this series about Chief Noah Drinkwater and his family and officers can be ordered on Amazon.com. The stories are full of Murder and Romance. Good and Bad. Love and Hate.

The time is the 1950's. The place is the State of Maine. It's Post WWII and people are trying to get their lives back to normal. New people are moving into Fairhaven, the small town located on Deanes Island somewhere in Casco Bay. Fairhaven is connected to the mainland of Maine by a bridge to Portland, very convenient for the residents, but also very inconvenient when visitors bring their criminal lives with them. Don't worry. Chief Drinkwater and his officers are very active keeping crime under control.  Watch as people lead their lives the best way  they can in spite of the many distractions.

 Falling in and out of love never stops and romance is always in the background as residents of Fairhaven do their best to lead normal lives. Wait no longer. Pick up one of my books in ebook or paperback. You won't regret it.

Book 5: YOUNG BEAUTIFUL AND DEAD

  

There was no warning. No one had reported her  missing.  But there she was. Dead on the ground.   Her classmates just stared, oblivious to everything except her. When the new Principal arrived,  only one spoke, "She's dead. I know she's dead."  Before the year was over,  more dead bodies would appear, as if they were hurrying to audition for a part in the play. The dead bodies kept arriving, but where were the murderers?  Chief Noah Drinkwater and his Fairhaven Police Officers feared the killing would never stop as they rushed from one  tragedy to another, from one murder to another. Yet, in spite of the deaths, in spite of the horror, She was still   YOUNG  BEAUTIFUL  and DEAD.

 

Book 5 

WRITING DURING A PANDEMIC

UPDATE:  MY NEW eBOOK IS NOW LIVE IN THE AMAZON STORE. Look for A WINTER KILL by  SUSAN DAVIS CUMMINGS.

It's July 1, 2020. I can hardly believe it. When I started writing my 1st book I was living in Punta Gorda, Florida. The year was 2016. We have since moved to Ruskin, Florida, an hour or so up the coast, near Tampa.

I love it here. We overlook a golf course next to a preserve. We see plenty of wild animals and birds wandering the neighberhood. Our dog loves it, too. He has even learned to bark at golfers only when they cross the line to look for their missing golf balls. Once they're on our property, he barks to let us know.

It's a regular community, meaning all ages, and we love it. We're from Maine and they had just started building 55+ communities when we left. I'm sure my beautiful State is now covered with them.

Now, I have just finished writing two books and I'm preparing them to be published. Book 4 of the Gulf of Maine Mysteries Series is titled
"A Winter Kill.  Book 5 is titled" Young  Beautiful  and DEAD".
I still sell them on Amazon.com.

The setting is Deanes Island, a fictional island off the Maine coast from Portland, Maine. I grew up in Southern Maine and I still love the area. Although I have left the State of Maine for Florida, I still live there in my mind. 

Keep watch for my two new books on Amazon and on my Facebook page and of course this Blog. Stay well and safe.

Book 4 in the Gulf of Maine Mysteries Series, A Winter Kill

A WINTER KILL

by  SUSAN DAVIS CUMMINGS

A NOAH DRINKWATER MYSTERY

GULF OF MAINE MYSTERIES Series 4

(Title Page of Book 4 in the series)

A WINTER KILL

Can't wait to see what Noah, Isaac and the other members of the Fairhaven Police Department on Deanes Island are up to now?  Come to the Island where they live, located  in  the Casco Bay waters off the Maine Coast. and you will read all about  it  HERE,

 in this exciting new book coming soon.

Book 4 is another  episode in a series about fighting crime.  The Fairhaven Police put their lives in danger to keep the residents they serve safe.

Murder, Love, Romance, as well as a Horse-racing track  which a few people think is not quite legal,  all come together in this next book in the Gulf of Maine series. 

It's Post WWII and most people in Maine are trying to forget the War and its upheaval in their lives. All they want is the peace and quiet of a normal life. Unfortunately, others in the neighboring towns want only to control the businesses and people in the area in order to further their own selfish goals.

WATCH FOR IT ON AMAZON.COM

COMING IN EARLY SPRING!!

A WINTER KILL

 

My Wrist, My over-used Right Wrist

As you can imagine from the title of this blog, my right wrist finally gave up after years of abuse. What I thought was a case of carpal tunnel, turned out to be  something called DeQuervains tenosynovitis. I'd never heard of it but it's real. Apparently it affects mostly women, although golfers can also suffer with it. Mine is on the right side, because I'm right-handed and it's the one I'm constantly using. The tendons on the thumb side of the wrist are affected. Repetitive hand or wrist movements will make it worse. And mine got worse because I waited to see a doctor and while I was waiting, I continued doing my work, which is  typing my books and retyping my books as I edit and correct until I'm satisfied. Then add to this the daily chores that always need doing.

I have my 4th book almost finished. It's a little longer than each of the first three because I'm having fun writing it. The book takes place along my fictional coast of Maine and includes mention of some real and some imagined towns and cities. Two of the real ones are Portland, Maine, where I worked at one time, and Yarmouth, Maine, where I grew up. However, keep in mind my descriptions of them may not be accurate. This is a book of fiction after all.

The main focus of Book four is a racetrack on the Maine Coast South of Deanes Island. The crime in and around Fairhaven is increasing and it all seems to point to the racetrack. Noah and his men are embroiled in the mess in different ways but they keep fighting to bring peace back to their town. 

Love and romance are still a feature of the story and Noah and Isaac may each find a new entanglement, maybe even love. Murder, hate, money and love of power are all still available in the quiet little town of Fairhaven.

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE GULF OF MAINE MYSTERIES series

Here is the start of the first book in my mystery series:

  

         MURDER IS ALWAYS EVIL                      

           by Susan Davis Cummings

CHAPTER ONE

"I jumped out of bed, and ran to my car, not knowing why or how, just that I had to find him. It was still dark, but I could see the car, as if the moon were shining only for me.  Someone was hurt. I had heard a cry come out of the dark, and terror filled my mind. I had been sound asleep, but the vision was real. I had seen him and heard his voice and I knew I had to get there without fail. Where I didn’t know, but it didn’t matter. I tried to open the car door, but my hand kept slipping. I tried to get to the other side, but I couldn’t move. My legs wouldn’t work. My body felt leaden. My heart was racing, and I could feel the sweat trickle down my neck. The terror returned. I reached down to move my leg with my hands. Nothing happened. I tried to holler, but my throat was as  dry as dust. I was trapped. I felt the world closing in on me. I would smother and die. Then suddenly, I gasped, and awoke in my bed. I was alive. It was only a dream. I lay there quietly while my heart stopped thumping in my chest. It’s just a dream. I kept repeating the mantra until I felt calm.  It’s just a dream.  My mind knew it was just a dream, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that someone, somewhere, was hurt."

This first book as well as books two and three are available on Amazon.com in both paperback and eBook format. I am more than half-way through writing book four.

This series features Chief of Police Noah Drinkwater of the Town of Fairhaven, Maine. The time period is the 1950's, a time before the existence of electronic gadgets which we all feel we can't live without in today's busy world.  Life was more simple but  crime and murder weren't. Even in the small fictional town of Fairhaven, people loved and hated as much as we do, maybe even more. If you enjoy mysteries sprinkled with a little love and romance, then this series is for you. Join, Chief  Noah Drinkwater, Assistant Chief Isaac Sanders, Mayor Tom Sewall, Coroner Dr. Cliff Somers and all the ladies of Fairhaven Annie, Hazel, Hannah, Belle, Janie and Marjorie who live and love in the small town of Fairhaven, Maine. Hope to see you there soon. Susan Davis Cummings

MOVING IS HELL

I have moved many times in my life. The first move being from Cumberland Maine to Yarmouth, Maine when I was seven years old, and could enjoy the move.  It was exciting.

However, the last move from the City of Punta Gorda in Charlotte County, Florida to a community, the Villages of Cypress Creek, in Ruskin (or Sun City Center) in Hillsborough County, Florida was an unbelievable nightmare. Hillsborough County has grown so much in the last five years, no one really knows anymore where they live.

I like the area. The County has done as much as it could to provide for open spaces for recreation or for the  enjoyment  of nature by its citizens. Unfortunately, it's still growing and no one seems to know where it will end. Hopefully, my husband and I won't have to move again. This last move was a horror. I won't go into the details, but believe me, we did not enjoy the experience.

The good news is I am more than halfway through writing Book 4 of the Gulf of Maine Mysteries series, A Noah Drinkwater Mystery. This one is also filled with murder and crime, and with lots of love and romance thrown in. Stay in touch and keep your eyes on my publishing announcement of Book 4 on my Facebook page, Susan Davis Cummings. I hope you enjoy this new one in the series.  The working title of the new book  is:      THEY BET ON COLD MURDER TO WIN.

Oh, by the way, did I mention, this book is about horse-racing at a fictional track in Southern Maine not far from Deanes Island?  I know you will enjoy it.