JAMES LALONDE, BOOK 2
Duplicity
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99¢
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What I’m Writing
The Locked Room (Novella) – Published
25,874 of 25,000 words
Untitled (James Lalonde, Book 3) – First Draft
13,850 of 60,000 Words
A Will to Murder (Cozy Mystery Series) – First Draft
13,770 of 20,000 words
Entitled to Murder (Prequel Cozy Mystery) – First Draft
9,828 of 38,000 words
News
A Quick Snapshot into the Writing Life of Amateur Sleuth Mystery Author A. D. Hay.
10 April 2023
I’m pleased to let you know that The Locked Room, a prequel novella to the James Lalonde Amateur Sleuth Mysteries, is now available in eBook on Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play, Barnes and Noble Nook, and Kobo.
Yay!
You can find the ebook in your favourite ebook retailer by clicking this link.
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!
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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.