A miscellany of thoughts about dogs, cats, writing, life in the Ozarks, & occasional book reviews
Looking for a multi-dimensional mystery with plenty of action and a high-tech twist? You'll find it—and much more—in Dying With A Secret, the fourth book in the Dead Detective Casefiles written by award-winning author Tj O’Connor. Some categorize this book—and the series—as a paranormal mystery or PI mystery, while others might shelve it among crime …
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In the world of mystery fiction, you’ll find a varied collection of amateur sleuths—characters whose careers seldom fall within the scope of traditional law enforcement. Browse the library or bookstore shelves, and you’ll find these sleuths tend to have personal or professional reasons—sometimes both—for investigating all manner of crime. When those crimes occur at a …
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What do you get when you mix rural cops, college professors, assorted villains, a heroic Labrador Retriever, and a detective who’s determined to solve his own murder? Answer: The Dead Detective Casefiles! Meet police detective Oliver Tucker (“Tuck” to most), who investigates suspicious sounds in his home one night and finds himself on the wrong …
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Long ago, I lived in a small village on the northern shore of Crete, not far from the ancient ruins of Knossos. That was a magical place and time, and after reading On The Horns of Death by the award-winning author Eleanor Kuhns, I found myself once more under the spell of the myths, …
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Kate Michaelson's debut novel is set against the richly textured landscape of rural Ohio and a strong sense of family, place, and tradition. Quoting the narrator of this tale: In our town, you became what people thought you were. Everyone knew everyone's parents and their parents so well that from the day you were …
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