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Lesley Diehl grew up on a farm, eventually became a college professor and university administrator, then returned to the world of books. She is the author six previous Eve Appel Mysteries. Nearly Departed is the seventh book in the series.The ties that bindLesley said she comes from an odd family. She was an only child, raised on a farm and had few playmates until she … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Nearly Departed by Lesley Diehl

Kelly Brady Channick is a former teacher who has taught first, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades. She says she’s always loved making up stories, which is one reason she always managed to talk herself out of trouble. Asbury High and the Thief’s Gamble is the first book in her young adult cozy mystery series.Keeping it funKelly said she wrote this book … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Asbury High and the Thief’s Gamble

Southern author Maggie Toussaint writes cozy and paranormal mysteries, romantic suspense, and dystopian fiction. She has twenty published novels and is a three-time finalist for Georgia Author of the Year. She’s won three Silver Falchions, the Readers’ Choice, and the EPIC Awards. She lives in coastal Georgia, where secrets, heritage, and ancient oaks cast long … [Read more...] about Behind the Story of Seas the Day by Maggie Toussaint

Judith Gonda is a mystery writer and Ph.D. psychologist with a penchant for Pomeranians and puns, so it’s not surprising that psychology, Poms, and puns pop up in her amateur sleuth mysteries featuring California landscape architect Tory Benning. Murder in the Secret Maze is Judith’s first book in the Tory Benning Mystery series.The beginnings of Murder in the … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Murder in the Secret Maze

Elena Taylor is a former playwright and director, and the author of the Eddie Shoes mysteries under the name Elena Hartwell. All We Buried is the first book in the Sheriff Bet Rivers Mystery series.Facing challenges"The things that matter most to me are primarily about the natural world,” Elena said. "I love animals and the beauty of our environment. Nature doesn’t … [Read more...] about Behind the story of All We Buried with Elena Taylor