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I just added Sunny Frazier’s Where Angels Fear to my list of funniest mystery novels (see my list on Amazon.com). The protagonist, Christy Bristol, is bold and brave. What makes her such an appealing character is that these admirably traits clash ...
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- After retiring from the presidency of Bermuda college (a tough job but someone had to do it), I began writing the "Pot Thief" books, humorous murder mysteries set in Albuquerque's Old Town. The first one - "The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras" - won the 2006 Dark Oak Mystery Prize. The second one - "The Pot Thief Who Studied Ptolemy" - is due out this fall. The Gallup NM Herald said I "may fill Hillerman's shoes." Everyone says my books are a fun read, but I don't think I'm the next Tony Hillerman!
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Moby Dickens Book Store, Taos, NM
Coas Bookstore, Las Cruces, NM
Otowi Station, Los Alamos NM
Black Cat Book Store, Truth or Consequences, NM
Collected Works, Santa Fe NM
Tome on the Range Books, Las Vegas NM
Cookin' Books, Chama NM
Readmore Book Store, Tucumcari NM
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A new entry on my favorite humorous mystery list
I just added Sunny Frazier’s Where Angels Fear to my list of funniest mystery novels (see my list on Amazon.com). The protagonist, Christy Bristol, is bold and brave. What makes her such an appealing character is that these admirably traits clash with her basic personality. Charmingly naïve, repressed and lacking self-confidence, she has to work at doing the right thing. She’d rather stay home and pet her cat than chase a murderer, but she’s such a decent person that she forces herself to do the… Continue
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New Killer Career Excerpt at Acme Authors Link
Hi Gang,Today, I've got a new Killer Career excerpt up at http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com/ . This one continues from the first excerpt I posted on Monday at http://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/
If you're curious about my recently released romantic suspense, come on over to one or both blogs to check it out.
Thanks,
Morgan
Time Out for Kindle Reading
Our local library has 8 kindles available for its patrons. The DH and I both got on the waiting list, mainly so I could use one. His number was reached and we picked up the kindle on Sunday afternoon. Now I've got a kindle to read for 2 weeks! So far I'm really loving it, especially the current book I'm reading, My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.What about you? Do you own a kindle? Or, have you tried someone else's? Would you like to?
Who's Doing Cyber Monday?
I'm very carefully going to check out the Cyber Monday deals. I have a few items in mind that I plan to buy, but it would be very nice if they'd go on sale and save me some money. I won't be spending much. Can't afford to do so this year.What about you?
Did You Shop on Black Friday?
There's still time to take the poll to the left about what you ate at Thanksgiving.About Black Friday -
The DH despises mob scenes, but my brother and I do love the adventure of shopping on Black Friday. We weren't courageous enough to get up at the crack of dawn, though, so we did miss out on a few goodies, like the snuglee blankets and pots and pans sets at Menards, and some other items. I did manage to get some work gloves at almost 50 cents each pair, and a boot/shoe dryer which sounded interesting and was less than $9.00. The biggest extravagance there was this turntable with MP3 encoding/AM FM radio combination thing, but that was only $49.00, which isn't too bad. I didn't go for any of the high ticket items.
I didn't do too bad, but do have some Staples rebates to send in. They're pretty easy to do online, so I don't mind doing them. I bought some USB flash drives, batteries, and CD rewrites there.
I also bought a reversible light grey, almost white bubble coat and some grey boots at Walmart, both items $7.00 each, which I plan to use walking Rascal.
What about you? Did you shop on Black Friday? If so, what kind of deals did you get?
So, this year I was pretty practical, but it was still fun and I did get a few things I hadn't expected to find.
What about you? Did you shop on Black Friday? If so, what kind of finds did you get?
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Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.