JAMES LALONDE, BOOK 2
Duplicity
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What I’m Writing
The Locked Room (Novella) – Published
25,874 of 25,000 words
Entitled to Murder (Prequel Cozy Mystery) – First Draft
9,828 of 38,000 words
Untitled (James Lalonde, Book 3) – First Draft
6,430 of 60,000 Words
Immunity (James Lalonde, Book 4) – 2nd Draft
112,960 of 99,000 Words
News
A Quick Snapshot into the Writing Life of Amateur Sleuth Mystery Author A. D. Hay.
28 March 2023
This week I did a bit of experimentation with the pricing for Duplicity due to the current economic climate.
For a limited time only, Duplicity is on sale in all stores and directly through me for 99¢.
Click here to buy direct from me, or find Duplicity in your favourite online ebook retailer.
22 February 2023
There’s no rest for the wicked!
While I wait for feedback from my beta reader and between rounds of edits with my line editor and proofreader, I’ve started writing the third book in the James Lalonde Amateur Sleuth Mystery Series. I’m really excited to write this story.
For those of you who are curious, in the third book, I’ll reveal who is behind the Lucy J knight pen name—a minor plot thread in Duplicity. And I bring back a character from Suspicion, much to James’s dismay.
Anyway, I need to get back to writing!
21 February 2023
Exciting news, I’ve finished writing my very first locked room mystery. What started out as a short story evolved into a novella-length work. The idea for The Locked Room came from a reference in Duplicity. In my book Duplicity, James Lalonde mentioned that he solved a murder at the bed and breakfast run by Professor Xavier Watson and his wife, Flora⏤The Locked Room, is the story about this murder.
Today, I’m sending The Locked Room off to a beta reader before sending it off to my line editor and proofreader.
I enjoyed writing this story, and I can’t wait to share this novella with you.
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MEET A.D. HAY

Hello,
I’m Amelia Levillain. I write amateur sleuth mysteries under the pen name A. D. Hay, and I’m the author of The Lawn, Suspicion, and Duplicity, the first few stories in the James Lalonde Amateur Sleuth Mysteries. And I wrote The Candidate, the first story in the Rookie Reporter Amateur Sleuth Mysteries, which also features James Lalonde. My books are set in the world of investigative journalism with a dash of conspiracy, crime, and art theft.
When I’m not writing and editing amateur sleuth mysteries, I’m the host of The Authorpreneur Podcast and the Mystery Novel Nerd Podcast. Right now, I’m writing a cozy mystery short story, which will eventually be the first instalment of a series.
When not writing or hosting my podcasts, I love to travel around Europe with my husband, drink tea, and eat pizza.