Helen J. Darling writes mysteries and humorous general fiction.
Death in the Dunes (published March 2023) is the first novel in the Spartina Beach Mystery series.
The first two novels in the Jane Desmond humorous general fiction series are I’ll Know Me When I Find Me (published in January 2018) and Terms and Conditions (published in November 2019). This series traces the amusing adventures of a thirtysomething single woman in trying to get her life together.
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“Top notch murder mystery!”
—Theresa, Goodreads reviewer
“A well crafted novel of murder, family, and a friend who has your back. Intriguing with a ‘killer’ surprise ending. Highly Recommended.”
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“…a real page turner that kept me both guessing and shouting with joy to the end.”
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“A beautifully written story on friendship and self-discovery.”
–Andreya Gomez
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Never spam a spammer.
When the inevitable spam email from the head of the Central Bank of Nigeria lands in Jane Desmond’s inbox, her sense of mischief takes over. Confident she’s too savvy to get taken, Jane leads her spammer along a trail to nowhere…until one morning she wakes up to find the tables have turned.
As the spammer’s demands grow increasingly dangerous, Jane realizes she’s in way over her head. There’s only one way out, but can she pull off the deception against the foe she gravely underestimated?