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EPISODE · Sep 10, 2026 · 28 MIN

Episode 3782: Can You Solve the Cold Case Before She Does? Laura Burke’s Jolene Mystery Series

from This Week in America with Ric Bratton · host Ric Bratton

 Can you spot the clues, identify the suspect and solve the murder before the final reveal?Award-winning mystery and thriller author Laura Burke joins Ric Bratton on This Week in America to discuss her Jolene Mystery Series, a collection of suspenseful cold-case investigations filled with murder, hidden motives, unexpected clues and twists designed to keep readers guessing.Burke brings a unique perspective to crime fiction. After working as a nurse for 20 years, she became a private investigator, working closely with police officers and detectives on closed-case files. Her lifelong fascination with mysteries and unanswered cases eventually became inspiration for her fiction.The Jolene Mystery Series follows determined investigator Jolene through cold cases and crimes that refuse to stay buried. From The Model Murders and The Toy Store Murders to Murder in Camouflage, Surgical Murders, Red Flag Murders and Timeless Innocence, the series challenges readers to examine the evidence, question the suspects and try to uncover the truth before Jolene does.Burke has published 22 novels over the past 12 years, building a body of work that includes the Jolene Mystery Series, the Detective Roy Masson Series and other murder mysteries and thrillers.In this conversation, Laura discusses her fascination with cold cases, how her experience as a private investigator influences her fiction, creating believable mysteries, planting clues without giving away the solution and why readers remain fascinated by cases that have gone unsolved for years.Think you're a good detective?See if you can solve Laura Burke's mysteries before the final pages reveal the truth.Watch the conversation with Laura Burke on This Week in America with Ric Bratton.This Week in America with Ric Bratton features conversations with authors, experts, innovators and fascinating people from around the world. Hosted by veteran broadcaster Ric Bratton, the program brings listeners informative and entertaining conversations covering books, health, business, personal development, current issues and much more.Discover the Jolene Mystery Series by Laura Burke and go inside the mind of an author and former private investigator who turns cold cases, clues and unanswered questions into murder mysteries designed to keep readers guessing until the final pages.https://authorlauraburke.comhttps://inkspiremediahouse.com/#LauraBurke #MysteryBooks #ColdCasesKeywords: Laura Burke, Laura B Burke, Jolene Mystery Series, Jolene Johnson, The Model Murders, The Toy Store Murders, Murder in Camouflage, Murder of Innocence, Surgical Murders, Red Flag Murders, Timeless Innocence, cold cases, cold case mysteries, cold case fiction, murder mysteries, murder mystery books, mystery novels, mystery books, crime fiction, crime novels, detective fiction, private investigator, private investigator author, female detective, female sleuth, suspense novels, thriller author, mystery author, author interview, book interview, Ric Bratton, This Week in America, TWIA

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