June Gloom

About the Book

Millie O’Donnell slowly jogs uphill until she reaches her favorite rock, where each day she stops to rest. Then, in the solitude of the early morning, the waves crashing on the shore below, she lets her cherished memories of her young husband heal her broken heart. Suddenly, she notices a pile of trash. An old blanket…blonde hair spilling from one end. As June gloom shrouds the small college town on the central coast of California, two more bodies wrapped in blankets are found near Millie. With the third body left practically in Millie’s backyard, the media implies she’s a suspect. When all viable leads direct back to Millie, Detective Jake Mitchell’s “cop intuition” says she’s not a suspect but a victim, and he protects her from the attacks as he tries to rein in his new emotions. Detective Jake Mitchell’s investigation leads to the college the victims attended; to the flea market where similar blankets are sold; to a rape victim found barely alive; and finally to a murderer spiraling out of control.

About the Author

Bev Brannon has been writing short stories for many years, a number of which have been published in local publications. Eventually, this led her to writing a collection of stories regarding her life as the wife of a NCIS Special Agent. His position moved them around the world for most of his career, giving them a life of which few people can dream. This memoir was published under the title, "Behind The Man Behind The Badge." Her father was a Burbank Police Detective who died in the line of duty, so having lived most of her life in this law enforcement environment, she is now turning her writing to the crime genre. She and her husband reside in her native California where she still writes short stories, and is currently working on the sequel to "June Gloom." Working out some of the loose ends purposely left hanging.