Murder This Close

Science has proven that sitting too much is bad for your health, but what can you do about it if you're stuck at your desk all day? "Designed to Move" gives deskbound professionals a practical, easy-to-follow movement plan to fight the debilitating and life-shortening effects of sitting disease. Dr. Joan Vernikos, former director of NASA's Life Sciences Division, draws on decades of scientific research on astronauts to show readers how to use gravity-based movement to counteract the effects of prolonged sitting and maintain lifelong good health. Written for everyone who spends most of their lives sitting in chairs, "Designed to Move" provides readers with a science-backed health program that helps people stay healthy while at work. Expanding upon her groundbreaking previous book, "Sitting Kills, Moving Heals," Dr. Vernikos shows how developing simple new lifestyle habits at the office can reverse the symptoms of sitting disease and even aging itself, and lead to a life of bountiful health.

Timothy Cole's multi-decade publishing career began writing about boats, wind, water and people. He takes his inspiration for the Gold Coast mystery series from his forty-year love for the State of Connecticut, a vibrant crossroads where people of all stripes and persuasions can be found plying their talents. The state's focal point is Long Island Sound, a busy pathway for marine commerce, and a recreational boon for sailors and fishermen. Cole's breakout debut novel, The Sea Glass Murders, was a finalist for the 2021 Connecticut Book Awards. Tim also served as science/technology/aerospace editor at Popular Mechanics magazine, which included assignments to the South Pole, Siberia and aboard America's nuclear Navy. He's an instrument-rated private pilot, and holds a 50-ton captain's license from the U.S. Coast Guard. He now serves as chief content officer of Belvoir Media Group, which publishes health news and information from Harvard Medical School, The Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital and other key health centers. He is sending Dasha on more exploits in The Moscow Five, Last Reich, and JFK: American Ambush. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife and crewmate, Sarah Smedley. Learn more about Tim at his website: TimothyColeBooks.com.

- Chapter 1: You're Under Arrest- Chapter 2: Just a Few Weeks Ago- Chapter 3: Aubrey's Turn- Chapter 4: Counterattack- Chapter 5: Tit-for-Tat- Chapter 6: Del and Tammy- Chapter 7: Not To Be Outdone- Chapter 8: Hawkes Talks- Chapter 9: A Dose of Murder- Chapter 10: Partners- Chapter 11: Lingering Aura- Chapter 12: Suspicion Falls- Chapter 13: The Lad Shows Promise- Chapter 14: Paw Prints- Chapter 15: Here We Go Again- Chapter 16: Knife Play- Chapter 17: Mounting Evidence- Chapter 18: Sources- Chapter 19: Too Perfect- Chapter 20: Pointing Fingers- Chapter 21: Send in the FBI- Chapter 22: Domestic Duties- Chapter 23: Paint By Numbers- Chapter 24: Body of Evidence- Chapter 25: The Smell of Trouble- Chapter 26: Any Weapon Will Do- Chapter 27: Bad News- Chapter 28: Like a Canary- Chapter 29: Nicky to the Rescue- Chapter 30: Going Down- Chapter 31: Live to Fight- Chapter 32: Lawyering Up- Chapter 33: The Trouble with Assets- Chapter 34: Quite A Couple- Chapter 35: Bearing Witness- Chapter 36: Between the Eyes- Chapter 37: Not Another One- Chapter 38: Triangulation- Chapter 39: Home Invasion- Chapter 40: Battering Ram- Chapter 41: Story Time- Chapter 42: Return to the Scene- Chapter 43: Personal History- Chapter 44: Slings and Arrows