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The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center is honored to host the book launch event for Donna Keel Armer’s One Note Murders ~ Book #3 in the Cat Gabbiano Mystery Series. Join us on Saturday, November 15, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 601 Bladen St., in downtown Beaufort. Free and open to the public; no advance registration required. Books will be available for sale and signing. Refreshments will be provided. The author will be in conversation with Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. Books will be available for sale and signing before and after the brief program. ABOUT THE BOOK
“One Note Murders, Donna Keel Armer’s latest in the highly addictive Cat Gabbiano series, delivers a sumptuous blend of mystery, music, and memory. Armer spins a story that moves with operatic grace—from the sun-drenched hills of Tuscany to the dark chambers of the human heart—familiar territory Armer readers will recognize and relish. Her heroine, Cat Gabbiano, brave, flawed, and unforgettable, moves through a landscape as stunning as it is perilous, where loyalty and fear share the same breath. The twists are breathtaking, the writing luminous, and the final note—like Bocelli’s own—lingers in the imagination of the reader long after the curtain falls.”—Karen Warner Schueler, author of The Sudden Caregiver: A Roadmap to Resilient Caregiving.
“In the third installment of Donna Keel Armer’s Cat Gabbiano Mystery Series, Cat returns to Italy, hoping for a chance to honor her murdered best friend—but trouble finds her first. Familiar faces resurface, new ones emerge with hidden motives, and Cat is pulled deeper into a mystery where every clue plays a part in a deadly symphony. Suspenseful and evocative, One Note Murders is Armer’s most gripping adventure yet.”—Dana Ridenour, author of the award-winning Lexie Montgomery Undercover FBI Series
In Book #3 of the Cat Gabbiano Mystery Series, One Note Murders, Cat leaves the South Carolina Lowcountry for her beloved Italy—all because of a promise she made to her best friend Stella. What should have been the trip of a lifetime to a Bocelli concert becomes a funeral dirge when Cat discovers that danger still lurks in every shadow.
As she crosses the Atlantic, Cat is unaware of the obstacles awaiting her. Will her fragile relationship with Commissario Lorenzo be rekindled—or shattered forever? Is Riccardo still locked away, or has he found a way back into her life? Can she unravel the mystery of Maria and Gino’s kidnapped grandson before it’s too late—or will she lose her own life trying?
From the elegance of a posh Tuscan resort to the soaring notes of an unforgettable concert, Cat follows a twisting trail that leads only one way: toward blood, betrayal, and the chilling mark of a single, deadly musical note.
Once again, Donna Keel Armer delivers a labyrinth of mystery, murder, and intrigue that will keep readers turning the page long after the music fades.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Donna Keel Armer resides in the beautiful Lowcountry of Beaufort, South Carolina, with her husband of forty-two years. Ray sees to it that she is fed and clothed, as she sometimes forgets the necessities when she's writing. She graduated with honors from Mississippi University for Women with a double major in psychology and social sciences and graduate studies in theology. Her first job during high school was a gofer for a furniture company and her last position was president of the hospitality business owned by Donna and Ray. While she volunteers at numerous organizations, she is most often found at The Pat Conroy Literary Center where she will welcome you to Beaufort and give you the grand tour. Her writing inspiration comes from her world travels, her personal experiences in Italy and from living in the Lowcountry. She has written numerous magazine articles on travel and food and is the author of Solo in Salento: A Memoir and the Italian translation Un’Americana in Salento and celebrated her Italian book launch in Otranto, Italy in 2022. Her essays have appeared in the following anthologies: London - Smokes, Blokes and Jokes of Foggy Town; Paris - Love, Loss and Longing in the City of Lights; and Rome - Centuries of Stories of the Eternal City.
In October of 2023 her first mystery novel in the Cat Gabbiano Mystery Series debuted. Book #1 The Red Starfish was released in October 2023 followed by Book #2 Moringa~Tree of Life released June 2024. Book #3 in the series - One Note Murders - will be released on November 15, 2025. And there will be a Book #4 ~ The Voyage Never Ends. Donna and Ray split their time between the South Carolina Lowcountry and Otranto, Italy.
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601 Bladen Street, Beaufort, SC, United States, South Carolina 29902
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