STACIE GREY at Books Inc. Alameda

Thu Aug 21 2025 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-07:00

Books Inc. | Alameda

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We are thrilled to welcome Stacie Grey back to celebrate the release of her new mystery, She Didn’t’ Stand A Chance.
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We are thrilled to welcome Stacie Grey back to celebrate the release of her new mystery, She Didn’t’ Stand A Chance.

The desert heat can be deadly. But nothing kills like a cold heart.

Gertie hasn't seen her siblings since she was a toddler. Now, she's back at the family home she barely remembers, summoned there to witness the reading of her father's will. Shockingly, Gertie stands to inherit a substantial portion of the family business and her father's prized Palm Springs home. And no one is more surprised--and angry--about Gertie's inclusion in the will than her sisters and brothers.

Trapped in a remote house that doesn't feel like home with siblings that don't feel like family, Gertie is isolated in more ways than one. And when she discovers that her father may have been murdered, and a member of the household staff dies not long before she has a near-deadly accident of her own, she realizes she'll be lucky to get out of this unexpected family reunion alive.

A suspenseful read that feels just as suffocating as the dry California air in which it is set, She Didn't Stand a Chance takes readers on a wild journey of jealousy, lies, and family secrets with deadly consequences.


Review Quotes:
"In She Didn't Stand a Chance, Stacie Grey combines classic mystery elements (a sprawling family comprised of wealthy misfits; a shocking will; members of 'the help' who know more than they should) with a contemporary setting and effervescent tone. The result is a freshly contemporary mystery I inhaled as though it were a beloved Agatha Christie novel. Extra points for featuring an architectural monstrosity of a dwelling, too.... Begin this one at your own risk! You're not going to want to stop." -- Kemper Donovan, USA Today-bestselling author of Loose Lips and The Busy Body


Author Bio:

Stacie Grey is an author and fan of mysteries who lives in Alameda, California, with her husband and dog. In what passes for normal life, she works in biotech research. She mostly posts to Instagram and Mastodon, and occasionally writes a newsletter. She is currently learning to play the M**der, She Wrote theme on the harp.

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Books Inc., 1344 Park Street, Alameda, United States

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