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Behind the story of Mission Impawsible with Krista Davis

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According to her bio, Krista Davis lives and writes in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Her fascination with mysteries was fueled by Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, and Agatha Christie. She has two different mystery series, one of which is the Paws and Claws Mysteries. For this interview, she discussed the story behind her […]

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Review of An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock

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From the publisher of An Unsettling Crime for Samuel Craddock When the Jarrett Creek Fire Department is called to douse a blaze on the outskirts of town, they discover a grisly scene: five black young people have been murdered. Newly elected Chief of Police Samuel Craddock, just back from a stint in the Air Force, finds […]

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Behind the story of Above the Paw with author Diane Kelly

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Diane Kelly is a former tax advisor who inadvertently worked with white-collar criminals. As Kelly puts it, she didn’t want to “end up in an orange jumpsuit,” and decided to write her “Death and Taxes” romantic mystery series. In addition to her K9 mysteries, Kelly has also written five romance novels. For this interview, Kelly […]

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Behind the story of A Composition in Murder by Larissa Reinhart

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Larissa Reinhart was a 2015 Georgia Author of the Year Best Mystery finalist. Her first Cherry Tucker mystery, “Portrait of a Dead Guy,” was nominated for a Daphne, an Emily, and was the 2011 Dixie Kane Memorial winner. In this interview, the multi-award nominated author discusses the story behind her sixth mystery, “A Composition in […]

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Review of The Queen’s Accomplice by Susan Elia MacNeal

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From the publisher Spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope returns to war-weary London, where she is thrust into the dangerous hunt for a monster, as the New York Times bestselling mystery series for fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Charles Todd, and Anne Perry continues. England, 1942. The Nazis’ relentless Blitz may have paused, but London’s nightly […]

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Review of Doggone It by Maggie Toussaint

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From the publisher Dreamwalker Baxley Powell can’t remember the last time she had such a crappy weekend. A twilight encounter with a ghost dog left her numb and disoriented, her dreamwalker abilities are wiped out, and the sheriff just summoned her to a double homicide. With no access to the spirit world, Baxley bluffs her […]

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Review of The Heavens May Fall by Allen Eskens

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From the publisher: Featuring three characters from the bestselling book club favorite The Life We Bury, this novel explores a riveting murder case told from two opposing perspectives. Detective Max Rupert and attorney Boady Sanden’s friendship is being pushed to the breaking point. Max is convinced that Jennavieve Pruitt was killed by her husband, Ben. […]

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Behind the story of Masking for Trouble with Diane Vallere

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Diane Vallere loves fashion, costumes, and mysteries. In fact, the National Bestselling author loves mysteries enough that she started her own detective agency when she was ten years old. And costumes? Let’s just say she once dressed as Tippi Hedren’s ‘The Birds’ character for Halloween. Vallere writes four different cozy mystery series. Here’s the  second […]

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Behind the story of “Devil Sent the Rain” with Lisa Turner

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Lisa Turner is the author of three mysteries. She was nominated for an Edgar in 2015 and saw her first novel turn into a bestseller on Amazon.  Her latest mystery is “Devil Sent the Rain,” Turner said “Devil Sent the Rain” began with the image of a rainy dawn at a buffalo preserve on the outskirts […]

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Behind the story of Stripped Bare with Shannon Baker

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Shannon Baker is the author of the Nora Abbott mystery series, a fast-paced mix of Hopi Indian mysticism, environmental issues, and murder. With “Stripped Bare,” Baker is debuting her new Kate Fox series, which has been described as Longmire meets the Good Wife. A circuitous route led Baker to this series. The path involved a twenty-year […]

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