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Books 4-6 in the Sydney Rye Mysteries: Strings of Glass, The Devil’s Breath, and Inviting Fire.  Listen to an audiobook preview or read the excerpt below!

In Goa, India, Mother Nature rules.

The road crumbled under my feet as I ran up the incline. There is no road surface strong enough to resist the return to dirt in this climate. 

Blue touched my thigh with his nose, a gentle tap to remind me he was there. Thick jungle lined our path. This hill had the fewest homes on our route. No neighbors to wave a hello to or children to smile at as they raced by on bikes either too large or too small for them. There was just me, Blue, the burst of vegetation, and this road of rocks. I reached the top of the hill, my thighs and calves burned. Panting, I struggled to keep my pace.

A low growl narrowed my attention onto a black and white street dog in the brush. Ears flat to her head, she curled her lips and showed teeth. Noting the swollen teats hanging low and exposed, I kept moving. "I'm not going to bother you, mama," I said in a steady voice. "We are just passing by."

Blue slowed, and when I patted my thigh for him to catch up he stopped. I turned to look back at him, my senses on high alert. Blue was a mutt the height of a Great Dane with the coat of a wolf and the long snout of a Collie, with one blue eye and one brown. Blue has saved my life more than once so when he stopped, so did I. 

I recognized a twitch on his lip and saw the hackles raise off his shoulders and back making him appear even larger. A deep and rumbling growl left his chest. It was answered behind me. There were suddenly three dogs in our path. None as big or strong as Blue but together they looked dangerous.

I'd been warned about this pack. Growing larger by the day, it was led by an aggressive alpha male the color of dirty water. This must be him, I thought, as the largest of the three, his head wide, fur the silt brown of an engorged river, growled at Blue. The compactness of his body spoke of strength and survival. When he barked, the saliva that shot from his mouth caught a ray of sunlight streaming through the thick foliage around us.

The alpha stepped forward, revving his growl like a teenager on a motorbike. The bitch in the brush flanked our left side and when I turned right, two young dogs, their ears still soft from puppyhood, glowered at me.

The owner of the guest house where I lived warned me to take a stick if I planned on running. "Just in case," she'd said with a dip of her head and a flip of her hand. Because of her advice I carried a light but solid piece of bamboo about twice the thickness of my thumb. I tapped it on the ground in front of me as I backed toward Blue, keeping my eyes forward, focused on the alpha but paying close attention to my peripheral vision, watching the dogs to my sides.

When I reached Blue he moved backwards with me, slowly and deliberately. But the dogs followed. We stopped, and raising the stick over my head, I brought it down hard onto a rock. The loud sound and sudden movement spooked the pups to my right, but the alpha male just growled louder. 

The two dogs flanking him went crazy barking, the force of their calls lifting their front paws off the ground. The mother and the young ones joined in raising a ruckus that certainly beat mine. Blue, his front paws planted on the road, exposed his teeth and growled, his pitch wavering up and down. He wanted me to tell him it was okay to attack. I could feel his energy bundling up inside him, roiling around. 

Soon I'd have no control. 

 

P.S. The dog does not die.

**Beware: If you can’t handle a few f-bombs, you can’t handle this series.**

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K Ken verified
Good READS!!
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I have loved all of her books so far!! Excellent!! Thanks Emily!!
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C Chuck verified
Don't read 3 in a row
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Reading three of these stories in a row leaves me with a slight sense of boredom by the third book. They're better taken a little at a time.
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Sydney Rye Mysteries 4-6
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Sydney Rye keeps me on the edge of my seat. I love the adventures and exciting missions that are amazing'.
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K Kathy R. verified
Excellent read
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This series is very well done! Each book gripped my imagination from virtual cover to cover. As long as nothing seriously bad happens to Blue, I'm a fan.
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W Walter Craven verified
Tough to beat Sydney Rye
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Great adventure with a heroine anyone can relate to if they open their hearts to themselves and the world around them. Inspiring and gritty, I love this series.
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I do enjoy the stories but ...
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The title offers "Books 4-6" but my Book 6 is an excerpt. And I don't do excerpts so I feel gypped. Don't promise what you don't deliver. I still gave it 4 stars because 4 and 5 were good tales.
January 3, 2020 Verified Purchase
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G Gail Jones
Compelling.....Powerful....Unpredictable!
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I am addicted to the Sydney Rye character. Each book reveals so much using exciting twists and turns. I am looking forward to book #11. In addition to the main character (Sydney), anyone that loves dogs needs to read the entire series.
September 25, 2019
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A Amazon Customer verified
Exciting
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This set of books keeps your attention but would be better without foul language and immoral lifestyles of the people in the stories.
August 29, 2019 Verified Purchase
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Busy mystery girl
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This was a really good "summer read" book. Good to have in the beach bag or take with you whenever you are somewhere having to wait. I have it on my Kindle and whenever I had a free moment it was right there handy.
August 28, 2019 Verified Purchase
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S Shirley verified
Sydney Rye Mysteries (Book 4-6)
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Sydney is one touch woman! These books were awesome, held your attention and made you feel you were there with her! Wow!
August 12, 2019 Verified Purchase
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