S.D. Tooley


Biography

Whenever her husband is asked to describe her in one word, he usually says "strange." While other kids watched cartoons, Sandy waited with baited breath for Shock Theatre. While other young women subscribed to Cosmopolitan, Sandy subscribed to Dr. J. Allen Hynek's "UFO Reporter." Her Sam Casey series features a detective who can hear the dead speak. (Think "Medium" with a Native American twist. A fan of Stephen King and Nancy Drew, she was able to combine both of her loves in her cross-genre mysteries.

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When the Dead Speak    by S.D. Tooley
Price: $0.99 USD. 67790 words. Published by Full Moon Publishing on July 19, 2010. Fiction.

0.5 star(4.50 from 4 reviews)
The body of a U.S. soldier reported AWOL during the Korean War is found encased in a concrete pillar. What secret did he carry to his grave and why is someone hell-bent on keeping that secret buried? Sgt Samantha Casey has an advantage over other cops. The dead speak to her, tell her secrets about their life and death. But sometimes what she learns can get her killed. First in the series.
What Lies Within    by S.D. Tooley
Price: $4.99 USD. 75780 words. Published by Full Moon Publishing on March 10, 2010. Fiction.

For seventy years Sin Strip was the place to be in Chasen Heights, IL. It offered any decadence the heart desired. It was an age of self-indulgence that began a decline in 1995. But two weeks before the wrecking ball was to destroy one of the remaining landmark hotels, the police make a grisly discovery. Not all of Chasen Heights' secrets were destroyed when Sin Strip was closed down.
Nothing Else Matters    by S.D. Tooley
Price: $4.99 USD. 75070 words. Published by Full Moon Publishing on October 11, 2009. Fiction.

(3.00 from 1 review)
"A staunch opponent of gambling is found murdered on a riverboat casino." When a renegade mercenary is hired to kill an opponent of gambling, he is puzzled why a reverend would be targeted. But then he realizes he has been paid with counterfeit money and now is suspicious of the satchel the reverend carried. The second in the Sam Casey series and winner of ForeWord Magazine's Best Mystery Award.
The Skull    by S.D. Tooley
Price: $0.99 USD. 61210 words. Published by Full Moon Publishing on October 6, 2009. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
After 13-year-old Remy practices forensic reconstruction on a monkey skull she found at an estate sale, she realizes the skull isn't from an animal. There are others who know the skull is human and there is one person who will stop at nothing to keep its identity a secret. Hidden passageways, a suit of armor that moves, a small town with big secrets. Is there a better way to spend the summer?
Restless Spirit    by S.D. Tooley
Price: $4.99 USD. 83610 words. Published by Full Moon Publishing on October 2, 2009. Fiction.

When Sam touches a button unearthed at a construction site, she sees a murder taking place, hears the name of the killer. But it's not the man due to be executed in two months. Book 3 in the Sam Casey series. "An exciting mix of police procedure, spiritual intuition, creeping suspense, and page-turning narrative." Library Journal
Echoes from the Grave    by S.D. Tooley
Price: $4.99 USD. 84110 words. Published by Full Moon Publishing on September 23, 2009. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Former homicide detective Sam Casey finds it hard to stay away from crime scenes, especially those where victims have died violently. When centuries-old skeletal remains of Native Americans along with artifacts are discovered during the construction of a downtown office building, Sam's visions lead her toward a different conclusion -- the deaths are more recent.

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