But the price goes up soon, so if you want a bargain  you have to act fast. Starting Saturday, you have to cough up $2.99.

Turner explains, “It is a cozy mystery set in a fictional town in Ohio. Of course, my main inspiration was Sandusky and there are many familiar aspects throughout the book.”

Read the first chapter online. 

If you don’t have an Amazon Kindle tablet, you can read Turner’s book, anyway, using a free Kindle app for your smartphone, tablet or Web browser.

“And I will be at Mr. Smith's Coffee House on December 19th from 11am-3pm with print copies available for purchase ($9.99) and signing,” she reports.

More information on Turner and her book is available at her website, http://kcturner.net/.