Sep 24, 2020 | A Day In My Life
Good morning. I am Piper Lyall-Pierce. If you’re familiar with western Michigan’s lakeshore towns, you’ve probably heard of me and the village of Oriole Point. No doubt you have also heard of the murders involving Marlee Jacob, owner of The Berry Basket shop. But I’d...
Oct 24, 2018 | Get To Know You
Marlee first appeared in Dying for Strawberries and one of the best ways to learn about a person is by asking questions, so let’s get to know Marlee. What is your name? Marlee Jacob. Charles Dickens fans will note that I have the transposed name of Ebenezer Scrooge’s...
Nov 1, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Hi, I’m Tess Nakamura. Since the lakeshore community of Oriole Point, Michigan is so small, every resident knows that I’m a glass artist, live with my longtime boyfriend David Reese, and am best friends with Marlee Jacob. David and I own Oriole Glass, a glass...
Oct 25, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Greetings from the shores of Lake Michigan. I’m Marlee Jacob, and you may have noticed the Dickensian twist to my name. That was no accident. My mom is an English professor who happened to be reading A Christmas Carol when she went into labor. It was also Christmas...
