Sign Off (Caught Dead In Wyoming, Book 1)

Divorce a husband, lose a career ... grapple with a murder.

TV journalist Elizabeth "E.M." Danniher will tell you she committed two sins - she didn't stay young, and she made an enemy of a powerful news executive - her ex. She used to break national news. Now her top story as the "Helping Out!" reporter at dinky KWMT-TV in Sherman, Wyoming is getting a refund for a defective toaster.

Tough, funny and determined, Elizabeth wrestles with isolation, keeping a professional edge, and an evolving self-image. Is Wyoming - the land of cattle, cowboys, tumbleweeds, and fewer than six people per square mile - her new home or a road to permanent obscurity?

Soon she's in a battle of wills with ex-football player turned journalist Mike Paycik, who sees her as a handy rung on his career ladder. And there's the matter of a deputy sheriff-missing or murdered? Elizabeth finds herself investigating at the insistence of a girl who's set on proving her father's innocence. Not that enigmatic rancher Thomas Burrell makes investigating easy for an amateur detective.

But Elizabeth won't fade to black without a fight, no matter how final some might want to make her SIGN OFF.

Don't miss any of the "Caught Dead in Wyoming" series by USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn
Murder, Mysteries, Humor, a Hint of Romance
Sign Off
Left Hanging
Shoot First
Last Ditch
Look Live, coming in late 2016 (I hope)

What readers are saying about SIGN OFF:
"This is one of those books that you want to stop everything to read while hoping it never ends."

"That was fun"

"Be prepared for lots of twist and turns."

"I read it in one sitting. I hadn't planned it that way, but just couldn't stop."

"The characters were a mix of funny, sad, and quirky and were totally believable. There was just enough humor to lighten the story, but not to disrespect the seriousness of crime."