Nashville Mystery Writer Chester D. Campbell

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The Surest Poison

Winner of the 2009 Silver Falchion Award

First Book in the Sid Chance Mystery Series

Three seemingly unrelated murders crop up during the investigation of a decade-old chemical dump that plagues a rural community west of Nashville. PI Sid Chance, a former National Parks ranger whose career as a small town police chief was cut short by malicious accusations of bribery, pursues the case after being coaxed out of self-imposed exile by Jaz LeMieux, a wealthy ex-cop.

Is the man responsible for the pollution dead or alive? Who is having Sid tailed and threatened? When Jaz helps with the investigation, she is awakened by an explosion behind her mansion. Is it related to the abduction of her housekeepers’ grandson, or Sid’s case? As the tension mounts, Sid finds himself confronting the unsavory people responsible for his past troubles.

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"Campbell’s work here is his best yet and the book has a natural rhythm that moves the story along at a nice pace. The people who populate the book are realistic and nothing feels forced, it's as if Campbell is just telling their story without embellishing, which I found refreshing. A top rate mystery by a gem of a writer."

Jon Jordan, Crimespree Magazine"

From a review by Sylvia Cochran:

"Campbell...is finally channeling his love for the written word into the kind of fiction writing that those with a penchant for Lawrence Block can enjoy."

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Kudos for The Marathon Murders, the fourth Greg McKenzie Mystery:

"A skillfully woven tale . . . A must read!"

Roundtable Reviews

"A major contender in the mystery venue."

Midwest Book Review

"A fast-paced book . . . goes right to the heart of the case."

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"A very good mystery, well-written and suspenseful."

Crimespree Magazine

"Another excellent cozy style mystery."

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"Recommended as a fun read, lots of action."

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"The author has done a fabulous job."

Mystery Lovers Corner

"A pleasure to read . . . interesting twists and turns."

Mysterious Reviews

Did Sydney Liggett, assistant treasurer of Marathon Motor Works in Nashville, skip town in 1914 with embezzled funds, or was he framed and murdered? That's the question PI's Greg and Jill McKenzie are hired to answer when 90-year-old documents found during restoration of the company’s buildings disappear. They discover the contractor who had them has been murdered. As they follow the twisting path, more bodies are found and their client, Liggett’s great-great-granddaughter, may be next. Click on the book cover for opening chapters.

Greg and Jill McKenzie are PI’s in Nashville, where the Conventions and Visitors Bureau provided the nighttime photo at the top of the page. You'll find information below on the first three books in the series. Book number five is currently being written. It should be available early in 2010. Click any of the links beneath the skyline to learn more about me and my writing.

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