Murder Before Noon

Julie Anne Brown is a retired real estate broker. She has worried for many years about the safety of female agents, and has actually known of dangerous incidents that are featured in this novel.The story begins with an agent finding a woman's body laying on the floor of a closet in a home she planned to open to the public. Other real estate agents are attacked or murdered and they all have a similar body type and hair color as the main character, Kendra McIntyre. Kendra, divorced, lives alone with her adored Irish Setter, Casey, has a busy career and many supportive friends but no solid relationship with a good man. Then she meets a private detective, Walt, while they try to locate the abducted children of her client. Kendra is kidnapped by the bad guys who have been terrorizing the agents in the California desert community where Kendra lives and works. She suffers a horrifying experience in captivity. Eventually there is a trial where she is the primary witness. Her relationship with Walt grows into a strong commitment.The local real estate agents begin to relax but will never forget the fearful events that took away their sense of security in their lives as hard-working professionals.