UPCOMING RELEASE 3/25
7 DAYS, A DEE ROMMEL MYSTERY is almost ‘here’! It will be released in March 2025 in ebook, paperback and hardcover. The 4th in the series!
And good news - The Dee Rommel Series has been named a finalist for the CIBA Mystery Series Award!
“In 7 Days, Dee Rommel’s past comes back to haunt her when an eccentric purse thief is found dead, and Dee’s boss’s friend dies under suspicious circumstances. Thus begins an exquisitely multi-layered plot that comes together seamlessly to deliver a spinetingling and startling climax. If you’re missing Sue Grafton’s Alphabet series like I am, you’ll want to read Jule Selbo’s Dee Rommel books—they’re as comforting as they are exciting. I’m a big fan!”—Holly West, author of the Mistress of Fortune mysteries and the Anthony Award-winning editor of Killin’ Time in San Diego
Sometimes it’s unclear who deserves a favor…
Despite her life-changing injury, Dee Rommel is as determined and scrappy as ever.
A mysterious car crashes and burns in the middle of Portland, Maine’s Casco Bay Bridge. A young, once-sex-trafficked woman is killed and Dee finds herself protecting orphaned Yuusuf, a high school valedictorian who may be able to point to the murderer.
When a toxic web of crime is revealed, both traditional and extended family dynamics are in play, as well as greed and ambition. Old relationships haunt Dee when nothing or no one is as they seem. She has only 8 days to keep her pursuit of justice in play, fighting for her allies and her own life.
Starred Kirkus review for Selbo’s second crime / mystery novel…
“A twisty, entertaining whodunit with sharp sleuthing and a lot of heart…” October 31 2022.
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jule-selbo/9-days/
“9 DAYS is my favorite kind of crime novel, a riveting story driven by fascinating characters with rich and twisty relationships. And Dee Rommel is my favorite kind of character, a sympathetic and relatable combination of thinking and action. This excellent Maine-based series extends the PI genre with grace and grit and class. Don’t sleep on this one!” Richard Cass, author of the prizewinning Elder Darrow Jazz Mystery Series
“Female investigator Dee Rommel -- wounded and vulnerable under her tough, don’t-touch-me exterior, tenacious as hell in the pursuit of justice for her clients – is superb as the lead in this suspense-filled page turner. 9 DAYS has it all – a compelling mystery, a ticking clock, and a cast of well-developed characters to both love and hate. Highly recommended.” Kerry Anne King, bestselling author of Other People’s Things.
9 DAYS, a Dee Rommel Mystery
The deeply complex character of Dee Rommel is back in another scintillating mystery from author Jule Selbo. Rommel interacts with the richly layered city of Portland, Maine while trying to get to the truth behind a murder that - on the surface - is an open and shut case. Backed by a set of flawed and colorful friends, Rommel is hired by an “almost” twelve-year-old boy to prove his mother is not a murderer. 9 DAYS, A Dee Rommel Mystery is a watercolor from an artist of the highest caliber and should be appreciated, it’s like having a drink with an old friend who you know much about but still have so much more to learn.
Matt Cost, author of the Clay Wolfe/Port Essex Mystery Series and the Goff Langdon Mainely Mystery Trilogy
