My Musing ~ Tie Died by Tim Hall

May 24, 2015 | My Musing

Tie Died by Tim Hall is the second book in the “Bert Shambles” mystery series. Publisher: Cozy Cat Press, March 2015 Bert Shambles is still recovering from the injuries he sustained in his first adventure when he is recognized at the local library by a lovely hippie...

My Musing ~ Gathering Prey by John Sandford

May 24, 2015 | My Musing

Gathering Prey by John Sandford is the 25th book in the “Prey” thriller series. Publisher: Putnam Adult, April 2015 They call them Travelers. They move from city to city, panhandling, committing no crimes—they just like to stay on the move. And now somebody is killing...

My Musing ~ Bittersweet by Susan Wittig Albert

May 24, 2015 | My Musing

Bittersweet by Susan Wittig Albert is the 23rd book in the “China Bayles” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, April 2015 It’s Thanksgiving in Pecan Springs, and China is planning to visit her mother, Leatha, and her mother’s husband, Sam, who...

A Day in the Life with Jamie Taylor by Peg Brantley

May 23, 2015 | A Day In My Life

My phone rings at 4:20 a.m. Whenever I get a call that early it usually involves a hiker in the Colorado high country who hasn’t returned when expected. I push through my sleep-fog and begin to mentally review the contents of the Search and Rescue ready-pack that sits...

A Day in the Life of Mavis Loomis by Karin Gillespie

May 22, 2015 | A Day In My Life

My name is Mavis Loomis, and I’m the owner of The Bottom Dollar Emporium which is an old- fashioned general store in Cayboo Creek, South Carolina that stocks everything from ribbon candy to courting candles to long underwear. It has a soda fountain, manned by my best...