MURDER IS PERSONAL
by BJ Condike
October 26 – December , 2026 Virtual Book Tour
Synopsis:
Jake Powell came to Rattlesnake Bend to disappear.
The dying North Texas lake town was the perfect place to outrun his past: no questions, no connections, no reminders of the life he left behind in Massachusetts. He kept his head down, worked for a local woodworker, drank too much at the Cock ’N’ Bull, and tried not to think about April Hunter—the woman he abandoned without explanation years ago.
Then April shows up in town wearing a yellow rain slicker.
Less than twenty-four hours later, she’s dead.
With the sheriff convinced he’s guilty, Jake starts digging for answers on his own. What begins as a murder investigation spirals into a maze of family secrets, corporate corruption, anonymous threats, and lies buried for decades. The deeper Jake digs, the clearer it becomes that April’s death wasn’t random.
It was personal.
And the truth waiting at the center is darker than anything Jake imagined—dark enough to destroy what remains of his life.
Murder is Personal is a contemporary noir mystery-thriller filled with sharp humor, dangerous secrets, and a haunting small-town atmosphere where everybody knows your name—and nobody tells the truth.
Book Details:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Published by: Big Pine Press
Publication Date: September 15, 2026
Number of Pages: 347 pages
ISBN: 979-8996292103
Book Links: Amazon | Kindle | Goodreads | BookBub
Author Bio:
BJ Condike learned his writing craft at SMU in Dallas, and has won numerous local and regional short story contests. BJ’s stories have appeared in several anthologies published by Granbury Writers’ Bloc, the North Dallas Chapter of Sisters in Crime, and Key West Writers Guild where he serves as vice president. He is currently querying his debut novel Murder is Personal, and is active in several writing clubs in Texas and Florida. In his spare time he plies the waters of the Florida Keys in his fishing boat Plot Twist with his wife ML and their Welsh corgi Sophie.
Catch Up With BJ Condike:
www.BJCondike.com
Amazon Author Profile
Goodreads
BookBub – @bjcondike
Instagram – @briancondike
Threads – @briancondike
X – @BjCondike
TikTok – @rushmore71
Facebook – @BJCondike
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Tour Host Info:
Book Formats: ePub, Print, Netgalley
Hosting Options: Review, Interview, Guest Post, Showcase
Giveaway: There will be a tour-wide PICT Giveaway
More: According to the author Murder is Personal is considered to be PG-level content or less. Readers may still encounter potentially sensitive material. If you have specific trigger or content concerns, please contact Partners in Crime Tours directly for more detailed information.
