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Bruce A. Borders was born in 1967 in Cape Girardeau, MO. and has lived in a number of states, including Missouri, Oregon, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
During his high school years, he was a member of the football, basketball, and track teams, involved in various non-athletic activities such as school yearbook production and photography, and won numerous awards for his artistic creations. Bruce graduated Valedictorian in 1984.
While in school, Bruce held three part-time jobs; a store clerk, a janitor, and a dental technician. After graduation he became employed full time as a dental technician. Other jobs have included restaurant manager, carpenter, and grocery store cashier. For the past 22 years, he has worked as a commercial truck driver, logging more than three million miles.
At the age of fifteen, Bruce decided to become a writer. He began by writing songs, news articles and short stories. Eventually, books were added to the list. Over the years, he continued to write and currently has a catalog of more than 500 songs, numerous short stories and over a dozen completed books. He writes on a variety of subjects such as the Bible and politics, as well as fictional novels of legal issues and westerns. Titles include: Dead Broke, Inside Room 913, Over My Dead Body, Miscarriage Of Justice, The Journey, and in The Wynn Garrett Series - Mistaken Identity, Holy Terror, Remote Control, Judicial Review, Even Odds, Safety Hazard, and Dark Day.
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Reviewed by Trudi LoPreto for Readers' Favorite
Dead Broke (Lana Denae Mysteries) (Volume 1) by Bruce A. Borders is a wholesome, entertaining, and easy to read mystery murder story. Lana Denae is a detective with the Portland Police. She enjoys her job and likes working alone, but when her latest investigation ties into the mystery that Detective Jamie and Damien are working on, they join forces to solve the killings. It is her take charge attitude that has them following her leads through all of the twists and turns of the case. Lana’s murder victim is an elderly woman and Jamie and Damien are dealing with the killing of several people who have been thrown off a bridge overlooking her window. Millions of dollars, false identities, and overseas accounts are just a few of the things that turn up as the trio looks for clues and answers.
Dead Broke was hard to put down because each page filled in a piece of the puzzle. I never saw the ending coming, but it was an “of course” moment that made so much sense. I have chosen not to give you too many details because I do not want to ruin the mystery for you, but I can say that you will be glad you took the time to read Dead Broke. Bruce A. Borders filled two hundred and sixteen pages with a great cast of characters and a well written story that is hard to put down. The cases of Lana, Jamie and Damien would make a wonderful weekly TV show. I anxiously await volume two in this series and highly recommend this book.
