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A Word With Catherine Dilts

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? Watching my mother consume stacks of mystery novels from the library, while drinking steaming cups of hot, black coffee and chain-smoking cigarettes in her easy...

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A Word With GG Calpo

Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? I’ve always loved mysteries. I read Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys growing up, moving on to Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes as I got older, then to Dorothy Sayers,...

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A Day in My Life ~ Tory Van Dyne by Amanda Chapman

“Do you know, when I was a child, it was the lavatory to which I retired for quiet meditation.” I froze. The voice behind me, British and unmistakably posh, had come out of nowhere. But this was impossible. There had been no one in the Mystery Guild Library when I’d...

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A Day In My Life ~ Leigh Notrap by Leah Dobrinska

Hey y’all! Thanks for popping in to keep me company. If you don’t mind, I’m going to continue stress-cleaning, because I’m working through some things at the moment. My name’s Leigh Notrap. That’s pronounced No-trap, in case you’re wondering. I know my apartment is...

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My Musing ~ But Not For Me by Allison A. Davis

Beatniks, Eisenhower, Fillmore District jazz and Major League baseball. As Mayor George Christopher fights an influx of organized crime and redevelopment begins to transform the city, racial and political tensions rise when a Black real estate magnate is murdered. Kay...

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My Musing ~ Photo Finished by Christin Brecher

Photo Finished by Christin Brecher Series Name: Snapshot of NYC Mystery #1Genre: CozyRelease: October 25, 2022 The first in Christin Brecher's new cozy mystery promises photo taking fun—and satisfying sleuthing—set in New York City, featuring Liv Spyer, a millennial...

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My Musing ~ A Doomful of Sugar by Catherine Bruns

A Doomful of Sugar by Catherine Bruns Series Name: Maple Syrup Mystery #1Genre: CozyRelease: October 25, 2022 There's nothing sweet about murder. . . Leila Khoury has always believed that everyone loved her father as much as they loved his artisanal maple syrup. But...

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New Releases ~ Week of August 4, 2024

Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of August 4 – 10, 2024. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Have fun reading! AUGUST 5 The Case of the Disappearing Diner by JC Savoy (Cozy Mystery) In the...

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Cover Reveals

Cover Reveal ~ MURDER IN THE LIGHTHOUSE by Maddie Day

Edith Maxwell writing as Maddie Day is a prolific author with several dozen books and short stories published and it is my pleasure to share with you the cover reveal for the next book in the "Cozy Capers Book Group" mystery series, coming February 2027 and now up for...

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Cover Reveal ~ Evil For Evil by Deb Pines

I’m happy to host the cover reveal for the next book in the "Mimi Goldman Chautauqua Mysteries," coming July 2023 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: July 1, 2023Format: Print, DigitalName of Series: Mimi Goldman ChautauquaNumber in Series: Book #10Genre:...

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Cover Reveal ~ Crooked Paths by Deb Pines

I am happy to share with you the cover for the next book in the "Chautauqua Murder Mystery" series, coming July 2020. Book Synopsis When thrice-married socialite Connie de Palma arrives in Chautauqua, New York, a neighbor says, “Here comes trouble.” And, boy, was he...

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Interview with L.A. Chandlar

Author on the Air Global Radio Network invited me, the shy one, to interview the fabulous L.A. Chandlar about her latest release, THE HINDENBERG SPY. We talked about the book, Josephine Baker and of course my favorite building in New York. Listen here on Soundcloud 👉...

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The reclusive figure of Dru reportedly spends her working hours at the mysterious daytime situation doing “research.” Her non-working hours are spent less reclusively on her blog, dru’s book musings where the main goal is to introduce readers to authors and their work.

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Accolades

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2024 Anthony Award

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2024 Agatha Award

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2017 MWA Raven Award

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