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New Age Crime Thriller That Will Leave You Breathless From Shock And Excitement!
‘Sci-fi and mystery readers shouldn’t miss this one!’

Persephone’s Pool
by Marie Montine
Genre: SciFi Crime Thriller

“The settings and the unusual killings make for compelling, often unexpected material…A detailed, futuristic detective story that is anything but typical.” – Kirkus Reviews

“A scrumptious mix of suspense, mystery, and intrigue makes Persephone’s Pool a delightful treat that sci-fi and crime lovers will relish.” – Pikasho Deka for Readers’ Favorite

Seven meets Lucy in this New Age Crime Thriller that takes investigators to different crime scenes on multiple planets on a dangerous, mythological game of cat and mouse!

A hundred years from now people can visit any planet in the solar system and take a vacation.
Despite all of the technological advancements, a new craving emerges: spirituality.
With the Age of Aquarius on the threshold, intergalactic murders involving mythology begin.
And it’s up to two investigators to find out why.
But the further they get into their investigation, the more dangerous the game becomes.

‘Author Marie Montine repeatedly pulls the rug out from under your feet with a plot featuring multiple twists and turns you never see coming. The reveals are unexpected and shocking. What impressed me is how Montine provides each character with enough urgency and distinct personality traits so that the reader is completely invested in their story arcs. The setting feels believably futuristic, which makes the story very immersive. You don’t know if your favorite characters will make it out alive, and it keeps you on the edge of your seat. Sci-fi and mystery readers shouldn’t miss this one!’ – Readers Favorite

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Marie Montine’s work includes paranormal horror, supernatural sci-fi, and dark fantasy. But there’s always one major theme in her stories: the power of love.
Many readers and reviewers have claimed Marie Montine is an author to watch for.
Red River won an award for best romantic suspense with ChickLit Cafe.
She recently finished writing Persephone’s Pool, an intergalactic crime thriller released on April 8, 2025.

The author is also a level one student with CAAE and you can find her love of astrology woven into stories like Midnight on Mars and Persephone’s Pool.
Marie lives and works in northern Canada with her husband and poet, Alvin J Beck, and their dogs, Luna and Mya. When she is not working or writing, she enjoys gaming and getting cozied up with her husband and dogs watching movies or tv series.

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What inspired you to write this book?
I was in a bad place more than a decade ago, very lost, got to the point of self-destruction. There was a stranger who bumped into me one day, and told me things about life, things that clicked with me because these were things I was always interested in but never pursued. Something happened that day, it sparked my mind and my soul. This book I wrote is actually the product of that day, the culmination of my life turning around, finding my true love, and getting back into writing. This book represents what the stranger told me.

What can we expect from you in the future?
I would actually love to write more crime thrillers based on astrology like Persephone’s Pool.

How did you come up with the concept and characters for the book?
I have been wanting to write this story for a while. I knew I wanted one that had more astrological prevalence, and I wanted to do it in a fun way, to showcase how awesome mythology and astrology can be.

What did you enjoy most about writing this book?
I think the whole process was enjoyable because this was actually the easiest story I had ever written because when they say the book wrote itself, well, this one did! And didn’t have to do too much research like I did with Midnight on Mars because I already knew so much astrology.

Tell us about your main characters- what makes them tick?
The main characters are Hades and Persephone, (for spoiler reasons, I can not reveal the characters’ names) and while they are in their current incarnation, they act out of their current personalities, needs and wants. But in their soul’s undercurrent swims a need from past incarnations, and careful readers will see this manifest throughout the story until the climax. Will Persephone fall victim once again to Hades’ power and control? Or will she break and free and create her own power?

Anything specific you want to tell your readers?
Many of my books have a common theme of Hades and Persephone, of love vs hate, light vs dark. And of sacrificing for love. Two of novels contain astrology in there: Persephone’s Pool, and Midnight on Mars. I hope people don’t mind that and love the characters as much as I do.

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