The Unexpected: Rusted Fire
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Last published Tue, May 12, 2026
It started with a crime on a foggy night out - the unlikely friendship and eventual partnership between Cynthia and Jennifer, two extraordinarily different women. One, an emotionally distant, the other overly curious about the world, their relationship a contradiction of terms. Follow their adventures in an excellent and well researched procedural crime novel.
About the author: Author Melody Grusendorf (author of Artificial Earth and Guardian of Earth available on Amazon,) started writing stories at age five for her cousin, and since then has continued writing, expanding her abilities and stretching her comfort zone. Melody has a passion for knowledge and art, and has taken courses such as entry level forensics, and consults with law enforcement officers and lawyers to ensure that she writes a genuine and realistic story for her audience. She has an eye for detail, and a flair for the dramatic and even grotesque.
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