Orcas Intermission

CAMILLE TATE IS READY TO BE SEEN...

...but is her world ready to see her?

Reeling from her recruitment as a confidential informant in the island's ongoing more-than-murder investigation, Cam is flummoxed by an escalating avalanche of secrets divulged by everyone from her boss, Lisa Cannon, to her friend Paige Berry, and the rakishly charming JoJo Brixton, among others. No one and nothing is what it seemed; and as each new revelation leads to even deeper ones, it becomes a struggle to focus on her fabulous new day job: bringing her recently completed play, Salon Confidential, to the stage! In all the chaos, Cam nearly misses the one thing that's so clear to everyone around her: how much she herself is changing.

In this fast-moving, humorous, heartbreaking and heartwarming final volume of The Chameleon Chronicles, Cam faces more than one old nemesis, a slew of surprising new challenges, the long arm of the law, and her innermost fears...as a truly unforgettable opening night draws ever nearer.

Praise for The Chameleon Chronicles:

"A delightful and atmospheric adventure set on picturesque Orcas Island, full of boats and romance and theatre people and drinking chocolate and a vulnerable but determined heroine you instantly root for. The rain-lashed small-town setting is so real I want to step right into it."

--Tina Connolly, Nebula-nominated author of Ironskin

"If the strange, haunting setting of Orcas Island doesn't drag you under, the introduction to a main character as relatable and smart as she is strange will surely keep you turning pages to find out what will be revealed on the next pages. Orcas Intrigue is a unique, fast-paced, eerie mystery set at what feels like the edge of the world...and it will keep you on the edge of your seat."

--USA Today bestselling author Lyla Payne

"Orcas Intrigue is one of those rare cozy mysteries where the landscape-beautiful and compelling-is as much a character as any of the interesting people that inhabit it. Laura Gayle presents Cam as a sympathetic heroine with a real and unusual problem. While reading I needed to know how she was going to learn to deal with that problem so she could get on with her life. I sincerely hope a second volume is in the offing."

--Irene Radford, author of Whistling River Resort Mysteries

"A delicious, complex broth of questions, comforts-and deaths."

--Chaz Brenchley, award-winning author of Bitter Waters

"Mystery and a touch of magic in the gorgeous Pacific Northwest-chef's kiss!"

--Sherwood Smith, author of Crown Duel