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Tim Dorsey wanted to write a wacky Easy Rider sequel

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Tim Dorsey loves Florida news headlines. Those headlines, along with small towns and black humor, fuel the Serge Storms novels readers have come to love. Dorsey’s nineteenth book in the series is Coconut Cowboy, a wacky blend of Easy Rider, a corrupt Southern town, and a serial killer out to set the world right.For those unfamiliar with the movie, Easy Rider was a 1969 … [Read more...] about Tim Dorsey wanted to write a wacky Easy Rider sequel

McKenna critiques the FBI email scam

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Special Agent Erick Bolt. Ah, the very name conjures up memories of the 1965 TV series, “The F.B.I.,” starring the snappily dressed Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. The very cool thing about that old series was the F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover served as a consultant until his death in 1972. Unfortunately, whoever sent the email claiming to be from Special Agent Erick Bolt should have … [Read more...] about McKenna critiques the FBI email scam

Behind the story of Death by Chocolate

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Sally Berneathy is a USA Today Bestselling author who wrote fifteen romance novels ranging from comedy to dark suspense under the names Sally Carleen, Sally Steward, and Sara Garrett. The former winner of the National Readers' Choice award talked about her Death by Chocolate series.“Back in the ‘90s,” said Berneathy, “I wrote romance novels. However, Harlequin/Silhouette … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Death by Chocolate

Kauai Temptations Book Giveaway

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If you like book giveaways, here's one for you. A soft cover copy of my new McKenna Mystery, "Kauai Temptations" is on giveaway at Goodreads through October 31. The first blurb came in from New York Times Bestselling author Jenn McKinley, who called it, "More delicious than a Coconut Mocha Frap (and that's saying something), this rambunctious, character driven whodunit, kept me … [Read more...] about Kauai Temptations Book Giveaway

McKenna on Duarte Festival of Books

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McKenna here, reporting in for Terry on the Duarte Festival of Books while he tries to sort out some sleep-pattern issues. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m the hero in the McKenna Mysteries. I’m what Terry calls an amateur sleuth. Tell you what, I’ll let him have that one because the sun’s not up yet.So, today is the festival in Duarte that the Friends of the Library … [Read more...] about McKenna on Duarte Festival of Books