The past–everyone has one. The past is why we are what we are. In cozy mysteries, the past is what brings the heroine to where she is today. It is the story behind the story; the back story. In Moonlight Can Be Murder, to be released this fall by Pennell Publishing, it is Nettie’s past […]
Apr 8, 2015
Win a Book
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Music is important to many of us. A song accompanies us as we do housework, write a story, or drive along the highway. Darcy Campbell likes music too. In Best Left Buried, Darcy listens to an old love song in chapter one. In fact, that song, coming through the radio of her car, lulls her […]
Apr 6, 2015
Town Crier News
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NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH I’ve sharpened my pencils, laid in a huge supply of Folgers, talked to my computer about being on its best behavior, and now I’m asking my readers to spread the news! Pennell Publishing has offered a new contract which will include three new books. […]
Apr 1, 2015
Famous First Lines
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When you pick up a book at the library or book store, what is the first thing that grabs your attention? The cover picture? And when you open to the first page and read the first line, does it determine whether you’ll continue reading? Here is the first line of The Cemetery Club.
Mar 24, 2015
Owl’s Flight
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From The Cemetery Club. Darcy and Flora have gone to see Emma James, a person who might be able to decipher the old map Ben sent to Flora. The two sleuths hear a little more about owls than they bargained for. Shaking her head, Emma said, “I’m sorry. I really can’t tell you much about it. […]
Mar 21, 2015
Snippets
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Snippets, those little picture memories you and I have. Some are good; some are bad. They are imprints that events have left upon our lives. Do you remember scenes and words? Is life rather like a narrative, an epic tale, or is it the small things, the snippets of memories that have made us who […]
