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The Tales of a Reluctant Psychic mystery series by Kris Bock

A quirky loner who can read the history of any object with her touch gets drawn into mysteries at the museum of oddities where she works.

Petra Cloch has the psychic ability of psychometry – she can glimpse the history of an object by touching it. Powerful emotions leave behind the strongest vibrations. If Petra touches a watch or ring someone has worn for years, she can sense the wearer’s personality and what they care about most. If she touches an object used as a murder weapon, she might sense the emotions of the killer and the killed – but that doesn’t mean she can identify the killer.

To save her sanity, Petra avoids close relationships except with her many pets. She studied geology, because rocks rarely speak to her. Her new job is supposed to focus on the rocks and minerals wing of a peculiar private museum in a small southwestern town. But she can’t avoid the echoes of violence all around her. If she doesn’t want murderers to go free, she’ll have to convince the local sheriff there is something to investigate. That means finding evidence beyond the psychic senses she hides.

How to Avoid Murder and Other Jobs: Tales of a Reluctant Psychic Book 1

Petra is starting a new job at a quirky private museum in a small New Mexico town. When she picks up a jagged crystal in her new office, she's overcome by flashes of rage, fear and death. Everyone says her predecessor died in a car crash, but what if he was murdered?

Petra normally avoids involvements, but if the previous curator died because of the job, she could be next. Can she trust her chatty colleagues? And what about the far too watchful Sheriff who keeps showing up unexpectedly… 

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Praise:

“I really really enjoyed this - and my first thoughts upon completing it are ‘I hope this is actually the beginning of a series!! I really enjoyed the intro to all the people in this small community. So many interesting characters – so many ways this could go further.” – Reader review on BookBub

“A good old-fashioned murder mystery with a twist. The supernatural elements make this book interesting. I empathized with the main character, and she was genuine and reluctant as the title implies… it was suspenseful and kept you guessing until the end… Good read.” – Reader review on BookBub

Kris Bock writes mystery, suspense, and romance, often with smart, snarky heroines finding adventure (sometimes against their will) in the Southwest. She lives in New Mexico where she enjoys hiking with her husband and playing with their ferrets.

In the Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, a witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty. The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series stars the employees and customers at a cat café. Watch as they fall in love with each other and shelter cats. In the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys series, a Texas ranching family wins a fortune in the lottery and discovers winning the lottery causes as many problems as it solves. Kris also writes a series with her brother, scriptwriter Douglas J Eboch, who wrote the original screenplay for the movie Sweet Home Alabama. The Felony Melanie series follows the crazy antics of Melanie, Jake, and their friends a decade before the events of the movie.

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