A Scene from Hidden Springs Mystery #1

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Scent of Lilacs E-Book Sale Last Sunday I told you Scent of Lilacs is on e-book sale until the end of the month and offered a giveaway. You can still get in on that by leaving a comment. I know some of you already have that first Hollyhill book, but if you don’t, now’s a good time to get it …

A Peek at Hidden Springs Mystery 2

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Hidden Springs mystery 2 isn’t ready for readers yet. It’s still going through edits and won’t be released until July 2016. That sounds like a while yet, doesn’t it? We still have Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Memorial Day, and plenty of other days to fill the time before you’ll have a chance to read my …

Some Mysteries are More Mysterious than Others

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“All right, all right, all right! No more Mr. Nice Guy!” If any of you have young kids or grandkids you may know where you can find that quote. It’s Grover (sweet, lovable Grover from Sesame Street) in one of my grandkids’ favorite read aloud books, There’s a Monster at the End of this Book. Grover is trying to block …

Cat Stories and Contest Winners

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The contest to celebrate my new book, Murder at the Courthouse, is over and the winners have been picked. I give each of your entry e-mails a number and then pick the numbers of the winners by random.org. Some of these days I’ll learn how to do that raffle copter that other writers use, but right now I’m enjoying hearing …

A Bilingual, Talking Cat Named Mitzi

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The cat stories are rolling in. I’m enjoying hearing all about your favorite cats and all the things they do or did to both drive you crazy and make you love them. Flora tell us about two of her cats, Mitzi and Ricky. Mitzi crossed the Rainbow Bridge at age 21 and Ricky at age 19½ so since Flora got …

What Would You Name a Calico Cat?

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“I don’t want her to have a cat because she’ll end up talking baby talk to the cat. That’s the way it is, and how can a P.I. do that? (Sue Grafton talking about her character in her alphabet mystery series) I can understand Sue Grafton’s point of view. Every character is different and some need a pet and some …