Book 1 of 6. MYSTERY THRILLER LOVERS! Tragedy forces Dora Ellison to investigate a murder. What she uncovers is a web of breathtaking corruption, violence and killings stretching back decades. Not Today, Dora Ellison Mystery Book 1 is the reader-acclaimed 2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Best Mystery Finalist. "There's no better starter to a book series than this!" "The characters were right on point" "A true page-turner" "Grips and compels"-Midwest Book Review. Physically strong garbage collector and martial arts aficionado Dora Ellison is enjoying a happy home life with her police officer lover, Lieutenant Francesca "Franny" Hart and their cat, Felix. But Franny is receiving calls from a disguised voice advising her to investigate a "murder that wasn't a murder" that is behind a wave of local, yet invisible, corruption. When Franny investigates, tragedy strikes, and Dora is launched into a dark and violent maze of corruption that leads to a cabal at the very heart of city hall and its savage assassin. Will Dora survive long enough bring the vicious gang running Beach City to justice?