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Behind the story of Galliano Gold by Traci Andrighetti

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Traci Andrighetti is the USA Today bestselling author of the Franki Amato Mysteries and the Danger Cove Hair Salon Mysteries. She’s been an award-winning literary translator and a Lecturer of Italian at the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics. As she puts it, she then “got wise and ditched […]

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Friday Fotos – sentry guards the door

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During our trip to Devonport, we wanted to walk around outside of the downtown area. Only a few blocks off the beaten path, we came across this house with its quirky sculpture. It reminded me of a sentry standing guard at the front door. The great thing about this house is that it has a […]

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Behind the story of Two Bites Too Many by Debra H. Goldstein

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Debra H. Goldstein has been an attorney, a judge, and is now an award-winning author. In addition to her Anthony and Agatha award nominations for her short stories, Debra now writes the Sarah Blair Mysteries. This is the story behind her latest in that series, Two Bites Too Many. The beginnings of Two Bites Too Many When […]

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Behind the story of When It’s Time for Leaving

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Ang Pompano has taught, and is now writing, detective fiction. His mystery novel is titled, When It’s Time For Leaving. Here is the story behind the story. The genesis of When It’s Time for Leaving :I wanted to explore what happens when a person’s plans are changed by some outside force, a.k.a Life,” said And. “I […]

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Auckland Sky Tower in black-and-white

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The Auckland Sky Tower, shown in the black-and-white image, dominates the skyline in downtown Auckland. Our hotel was only two blocks from the tower. Sadly, the Christchurch shooting tragedy took place only days before our arrival and the tower was kept dark at night. We didn’t take the trip to the top, but did marvel […]

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Behind the story of The Garden Club Murder

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Amy Patricia Meade is an avid cook who says she reads cookbooks as if they were novels. Although she and her husband are American, they currently reside in Bristol, England. Amy is the author of The Marjore McClelland Mystery series, set in 1930s Connecticut. She’s also written The Rosie the Riveter Mystery titled Don’t Die […]

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Friday Fotos – for all the writers

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For all the writers out there, he’s a boutique stationer in Devonport, New Zealand. That display in the window includes an old typewriter, which looks to be in mint condition, that is labeled, “Built in the British Empire.” Only as I was preparing this post did I realize there’s no brand name or logo visible. […]

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Behind the story of A Night’s Tail by Sofie Kelly

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Sofie Kelly is the New York Times bestselling author of the Magical Cats mysteries. She also writes the New York Times bestselling Second Chance Cat mystery series as Sophie Ryan. Sofie’s latest Magical Cats mystery is a night’s tail. The beginnings of a night’s tail The inspiration for a novel can strike an author at any time. […]

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Behind the story of Murder Double or Nothing by Lida Sideris

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Lida Sideris is an author, lawyer, and all-around book enthusiast. In addition to soft-boiled mysteries, Lida also has written a picture book for ages 4-8 titled The Cookie Eating Fire Dog. Here is the story behind Murder: Double or Nothing, the third book in her Southern California Mystery series. Murder: Double or Nothing – the backstory Lida said the […]

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Friday Fotos – Auckland skyline at sunset

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Those orangish light trails traveling across the top of the skyline are not a UFO or any type of flying object. They’re actually reflections of light from the dining room of the MS Noordam. The photo was not planned, but came about because I glanced out the window at dinner as we were leaving port. […]

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