"There are reasons why a well crafted mystery novel is one of the most enduringly popular and versatile literary genres. I See A Red Door by Ayna Meppelink is just such one of those reasons! Ayna Meppelink is a skilled and inventive storyteller who has managed to deftly blend precognition and the paranormal with an original mystery/suspense storyline. The result is a thoroughly entertaining novel that can be wholeheartedly recommended to mystery buffs and paranormal enthusiasts alike!"
-John Taylor for The Midwest Book Review

http://www.midwestbookreview.com/mbw/apr_08.htm#taylor

 

I see where the bodies of murder victims are hidden.
I see what they are staring at with their dead eyes.

When small-town college teacher Fae Nelson finds her pesky neighbor, Lani Pochard, dead in a ditch, Fae’s latest vision has come true. Lani’s demise—caused by an unfortunate combination of alcohol, Boozabuse, and mud—is officially ruled an accidental death. Fae sees things differently, in part because her neighbor continues to haunt her—now from the other side.
Fae knows Lani is trying to tell her…something. Even Gwen Blackwaters, the experienced intuitive whom Fae adopts as her “psychic sponsor,” cannot find the message in the madness. Yet, Lani’s eerie interference compels Fae to examine her own ambivalent attitude toward her paranormal abilities. So begins a journey of the soul and an investigation into Lani’s murder.
But as she fills in the outlines of Lani’s bizarre life, more and more suspects appear: a despicable boyfriend, two discarded husbands, three disconnected children, and a number of second-degree contenders. All with stories of a Lani so malicious, Fae wonders…Who didn’t have a motive to kill her?
The “slings and arrows” of outrageous suspicion shoot every which way, while the haunting escalates until Fae’s very life is at stake. The reluctant psychic sees that she truly does need all her six senses to discover who served her neighbor that lethal last cocktail. She must send Lani a clear message…Get an afterlife!

 The reader may ask, “Is this real or is it séance fiction?”
The answer is both.
I See A Red Door is based on the
author’s own paranormal experiences.

 
About the Author
   
Ayna Meppelink is an editor, translator, and teacher. She was born in San Francisco but was raised in the Netherlands, where she studied education and psychology. She has a degree in English literature from the University of California at Berkeley. She lives in Washington state with her children of the dog variety.

Thank you for visiting!

 

Yellowback Mysteries,
an imprint of James A. Rock & Co., Publishers
6x9 Trade Paperback, 302 pages.
ISBN 978-1-59663-778-8
           
James A. Rock & Co., Publishers
9710 Traville Gateway Drive #305
Rockville, MD  20850
1-800-411-2230 (voice) 
301-294-1683 (fax)
www.rockpublishing.com

 

In the News

“Thru the Eyes of the Dead”

Monday, April 14, 2008; 3:00 p.m.
KOMO TV, Channel 4
Northwest Afternoon

Two women disappear, presumed dead.
Ayna’s eerie visions and the book that is based on them.
Interview with Ayna Meppelink

http://www.komotv.com/nwa

    Fabulous! I See a Red Door is a mystery full of wonderful writing—witty, humorous, and with a marvelous vocabulary. I started reading your book out of obligation, because I was going to have you on the show, but I was so enthralled with it that I could not put it down.
    It is a masterpiece of a mystery: it has humor, it has history—we learn about Dutch things—and it is the funniest thing I have read in a long time. The characters are extremely well developed and quirky. There are a lot of things trying to get the heroine’s attention, whirlwinds of activity.
    The mystery is exquisite! I want to thank you for writing such a great book. It was like one of those friends you are sorry to leave, when the book was over.

-Victoria Becker, host “Victoria Street,” KLAY Radio, 1180 AM

 

I See a Red Door on Bestseller List

November 2007: I See a Red Door is the #1 Bestseller on
the Seattle Mystery Bookshop’s Bestseller List for October 2007
(trade paperback category).

January 2008: I See a Red Door is #5 on
the Seattle Mystery Bookshop’s Annual Bestseller List for 2007
(trade paperback category).

 

 

 

Contact the Author

 

Where to order:

James A. Rock & Co., Publishers
www.rockpublishing.com

Barnes & Noble
www.barnesandnoble.com

Amazon
www.amazon.com

and other fine stores

 

Events:

Saturday, October 20, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Book signing at the Seattle Mystery Bookshop
117 Cherry Street
Seattle, WA  98104
206-587-5737

www.seattlemystery.com
Click here for photos

Sunday, October 21, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Book signing at the Center for Spiritual Living
206 North J Street
Tacoma, WA  98405
253-383-3151

Sunday, November 4, between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m.
Radio interview on KLAY1180 AM
“Victoria Street”; Victoria Becker, host
Tacoma, WA

Sunday, November 11, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Book signing at the Marina Market
during their annual Dutch Open House
18882 Front Street
Poulsbo, WA  98370
360-779-8430
www.marinamarket.com/

Saturday, December 8, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Book signing at The Bethel Avenue Book Company
1137 Bethel Avenue
Port Orchard, WA  98366
(360) 876-7500
http://bethelavebook.com

>Saturday, December 15, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Book signing at The Dauntless Bookstore
4790 NE State Highway 104
Port Gamble, WA 98364
(360) 297-4043

http://www.dauntlessbooks.com