A Day In My Life ~ Jessie Madison by Terry Shames

Last week I got in touch with the detective who worked on my father’s case. Milton Walsh wasn’t a fireball twelve years ago when my father was murdered, and he’d only gotten lazier. Persuading him to talk to me was like prodding a frog to walk upright. He actually...

Hailey Craddock by Terry Shames

A rant. . . My parents suck. I finally found a boyfriend who really loves me, and what do they do? Go ape shit. My dad followed me one night for no reason, and he saw me going into a bar with Lyle. Big deal. Everybody my age does it. I’m sixteen. I’m old enough to...

Get To Know You ~ Loretta Singletary by Terry Shames

Loretta Singletary first appeared in A Killing at Cotton Hill and one of the best ways to learn about a person is by asking questions, so let’s get to know Loretta. What is your name? Loretta Singletary. My middle name is Rose, but I never liked it, even though I like...

My Musing ~ A Reckoning in the Back Country by Terry Shames

A Reckoning in the Back Country by Terry Shames is the seventh book in the “Samuel Craddock” mystery. Publisher: Seventh Street Books, coming January 9, 2018 Acting Police Chief Samuel Craddock investigates the murder of a visiting physician, whose mangled body is...