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The Friends Tour I recently returned from my Friends Tour of Ireland, Paris, and Israel. I’d been planning this trip for quite a while. I have three friends who live outside the US: one in each of the countries I planned to visit. What got me started on this idea was the 2019 World Science […]
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Nostalgia For An Old Hilo Ritual By Robert B. McCaw My Hawaiian mysteries are set on the Big Island of Hawaii, where my protagonist, Koa Kāne, is the chief detective of the Hilo police. Hawaiian geography, history, and culture play important roles. So in a way, the Big Island and Hilo, themselves, are characters in […]
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Skeletons in the Closet “A nice and fun, old-fashioned mystery. Halloween is Murder was a very well-written and fast read with great characters and a fun mystery with a resolution that I did not see coming.” –The Reading Café Everyone has secrets. Some secrets are small, inconsequential, but others are significant. Some secrets can […]
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Couples who solve mysteryBy Maggie Toussaint The Dreamwalker Mystery Series has a female protagonist, Baxley Powell. She uses her psychic talents to direct the deputies to real evidence to help solve crimes. She is a highly effective crime consultant. Baxley is also a single mom and only 28 years old. Her Special Forces husband disappeared […]
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THE DOS AND DON’TS OF PUBLISHING YOUR OWN MYSTERY NOVEL Having written and published three cozy mystery books in the last year, I’ve had the good fortune of receiving a lot of feedback from readers. My latest book is Running from Arrows: A Running Store Mystery. Although it can be read as a stand-alone, it’s […]
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My Favorite Supporting Characters Anyone who’s read my books (or even just looked at the covers) might have figured out that I love poodles. What some people may not realize, is that the dogs on the covers of the Mystery Bookshop Mystery Series are actually, my dogs. Coco and Cash were the inspiration for the […]
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The Perfect Town for a Cozy Mystery One of the things that draws readers to a cozy mystery is a place that appeals to them. It’s important that the place where the story is set beckons to readers to step in and stay a while. Some places just linger in your mind. Something about the […]
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A guest post by author Larissa Reinhart for her Maizie Albright, Star Detective cozy mystery titled NC-17. This is the third book in the series.
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How I Write (aka Where my books hang out before they come to me) People always ask me how I got the idea for my book. I’m always interested in understanding how other authors get their ideas. Some authors seem to swim in an endless pool of plots and characters, effortlessly plucking out one plot […]
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Recently, someone asked me what I liked to do in my spare time. I almost snorted coffee through my nose. Spare time? What’s that? I have two jobs. First and foremost, I’m a paramedic with the Monongahela County Emergency Medical Services here in southwestern Pennsylvania. I love my work. When a call comes in, the […]
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