Two Mystery Novels by Roberta Isleib

ASKING FOR MURDER and PREACHING TO THE CORPSE

by Roberta Isleib

Mystery/Fiction
Berkely
www.RobertaIsleib.com

2 Signed Copies (one of each) will be given away on January 23, 2009

Roberta Isleib tells us how she uses her skills as a clinical psychologist to solve murders! Listen here!

ASKING FOR MURDER
An Advice Column Mystery

When Rebecca's friend and fellow therapist Annabelle Hart is found badly beaten and left for dead, Rebecca is determined to help search for answers. But this time, no one wants her help. Not Detective Meigs, who thinks the crime was either a botched robbery or the result of a relationship gone sour. And not Annabelle's sister, who makes it clear that Rebecca isn't welcome in family matters.

The only place where her opinion matters is the therapist's couch. She's agreed to see Annabelle¹s patients, but it won't be easy. Annabelle's area of expertise is sandplay therapy, which Rebecca knows little about -- yet with a would-be killer on the loose, she can only hope the clues are buried within easy reach.

PREACHING TO THE CORPSE
An Advice Column Mystery

Psychologist/advice columnist Dr. Rebecca Butterman gets a call in the middle of night from the minister at her church. He's in custody after going to a fellow parishioner's home and finding her dead. The murdered matron was the leader of a search committee charged with finding a new assistant pastor after the previous assistant left in a rush. The minister begs Rebecca to intervene.She learns that the committee was divided--has someone tried to eliminate the competition? Rebecca puts her analytical skills to work to do her own search--for a killer--all while resisting the urge to break the seventh commandment with a very married detective, and praying she's not the next victim.


About the Author:

Roberta Isleib is a Macavity, Anthony and Agatha Award nominee. She is a clinical psychologist and lives in with her family. Visit her author website at: www.RobertaIsleib.com