September 2026

Finally!

Here's your first look at the cover art and details about Fatal Impulse, Green Dory Inn Mystery #5.

This book has been a long time in the making, and I hope you’ll think it’s been worth the wait.

Fatal Impulse ebooks will release October 16 and are now available for preorder. Print books can't be preordered, but I'm expecting them to release around the same time.

Below, you’ll find the cover reveal, see what the story’s about, and get a link to read the first chapter. Oh, yes, and buy links too, which I’m hoping you’ll use!

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Along with Landon, Bobby, and the usual human and feline characters,

what will you find in Fatal Impulse?

A clean, faith-filled mystery with:

an unidentified body in the woods

a surly teen who's afraid it's his runaway mom

his caregiver grandparents who insist it's not

a female amateur sleuth who doubts her worth

(she's a dyslexic trauma-survivor on overload)

her geeky boyfriend who writes space novels

her wisecracking elderly neighbour

an Atlantic Canadian seacoast inn with two mischievous cats

unexpected high-maintenance guests

a few dogs (Moxie the Chihuahua is back)

a centre for homeless people

a bossy busybody

a timid people-pleaser

old grudges and past entanglements

ongoing family drama

a pottery studio

a dog groomer and a doggy spa

a glimpse of the UNESCO World Heritage-designated Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

and vicariously delicious food

The Green Dory Inn: Come for the mysteries, stay for the characters.

A few links:

Read chapter one of Fatal Impulse

Add Fatal Impulse to your Goodreads wishlist

Preorder Fatal Impulse

Share Fatal Impulse with your friends

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Yes, but what’s Fatal Impulse about?

If the runaway mom didn’t sneak back into town, who’s the snow-covered corpse wearing her coat?

Landon Smith doesn’t dare investigate. Juggling intense university courses, a fledgling romance, and an empty bed and breakfast, the twenty-four-year-old trauma survivor is fighting for her dreams. Yet her heart breaks for the hurting teen who’s convinced his mother is the body in the woods.

For his sake, she’ll dig into the secretive woman’s abrupt flight. But when the missing persons case ties into the murder, Landon fears she’s placed herself on the villain’s hit list.

With her mistakes mounting and her personal life imploding, can Landon uncover the truth--and maybe open the door to a family reunion--before she stands face to face with a killer?

Cozy mystery meets Christian women’s fiction in Fatal Impulse, the twisty fifth book in the Green Dory Inn mystery series. If you like female amateur sleuths who don’t quit, small-town characters who feel like friends, and mischievous cats, then you’ll love this heartfelt whodunit.

Buy Fatal Impulse and check into the Green Dory Inn today. Come for the mysteries, stay for the characters.

Now that you know all I can tell you, here are those links again:

Read chapter one of Fatal Impulse

Add Fatal Impulse to your Goodreads wishlist

Preorder Fatal Impulse

Share Fatal Impulse with your friends

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Until next time...

Wherever this finds you, thank you for opening my email and I wish you a lovely week with some time for a good book. If you have friends you think would like this new book, feel free to forward this email to them.

Until next time,

Janet Sketchley is an award-winning Atlantic Canadian writer who likes her fiction with a splash of mystery or adventure and a dash of Christianity. Why leave faith out of our stories if it's part of our lives? You can find Janet online at janetsketchley.ca.

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Buy links:

Green Dory Inn Mystery Series:

Unknown Enemy (book 1, novella-length)

Hidden Secrets (book 2, novel-length)

Bitter Truth (book 3, novel-length)

Deadly Burden (book 4, novel-length)

Fatal Impulse (book 5, novel-length)

Redemption's Edge Christian Suspense Series:

Heaven's Prey (book 1, novel-length)

Secrets and Lies (book 2, novel-length)

Without Proof (book 3, novel-length)

Daily Devotional Collections:

A Year of Tenacity (365 days)

Tenacity at Christmas (31 days)

Reader's Journals:

Reads to Remember (Book Stack Edition)

Reads to Remember (Books with Tea Edition)