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Inspiration for Murder: A Visit from Author Judy Penz Sheluk
Author Judy Penz Sheluk is back again with a new mystery, and she tells us what inspired her to write this one. Judy Penz Sheluk: Inspiration Strikes Again Last time on Lesley Diehl… Don’t you just love when they do that with your favorite TV show? Maybe you’ve recorded it and it’s been…
Read MoreStories from the Hayloft Continued
Happy Fourth of July. I don’t know how all of you are celebrating, but we’re going to have a quiet holiday hanging out in our backyard. As you can tell from the picture above, it’s really serene with the sun coming through the trees. I can’t think of a better place in which to celebrate…
Read MorePlaying Pranks
I’m now beginning the second week of my blog tour for Failure Is Fatal. If you haven’t stopped by yet, you’re missing the opportunity to win a free ebook. Here’s the schedule for the tour: May 8 – LibriAmoriMiei – REVIEW May 9 – Brooke Blogs – CHARACTER GUEST POST May 10 – Island Confidential –…
Read MoreBook Blog Tour: Giveaways, Reviews, Interviews and A Few Secrets
Beginning in May, Failure Is Fatal will go on tour. Someone at Professor Laura Murphy’s college appears to be playing a joke on her by planting sexually explicit stories in her research results, but the joke turns deadly when one story details the recent stabbing murder of a coed. Laura’s close friend, Detective Derrick Pasquis from the…
Read MoreShe’s Baaaaaaack!
Failure Is Fatal, the second mystery in the Laura Murphy Mystery Series is out and available in a variety of ebook formats and in paper. Here’s what our donut eating, snoopy gal with the hot flashes is up to this time: Someone at Professor Laura Murphy’s college appears to be playing a joke on her…
Read MoreCats and Spies and World War II, Oh My!
Here’s a woman I’ve never met but who I know I love. She writes about cats who solve mysteries using the memories of their ancestors, and now she had a new series with a protagonist who loves to stick her nose into what’s going on on the home front during the second world war. What’s…
Read MoreStalking isn’t cozy, but it’s in a cozy mystery
Author Cathy Perkins Stalking? In a cozy mystery? You bet. It’s one of the serious themes that mystery writer Cathy Perkins used in her book, So About the Money. An award-winning author, Cathy works in the financial industry, where she’s observed the hide-in-plain-sight skills employed by her villains. She writes predominantly financial-based mysteries but enjoys exploring…
Read MoreSerious Stuff, not fluff
Cozy Mysteries and Serious themes by Lesley A. Diehl I’m aware that readers like cozy mysteries because they usually provide a lighter read than thrillers, suspense or more traditional mysteries. But does that mean cozies cannot entertain more serious concerns even national and international ones such as environmental, social and political issues or even matters…
Read MoreSharing a Laugh: Sally Carpenter
It’s the first Sunday of the month, the day I feature a humorous excerpt from a mystery. Today Sally Carpenter is joining us with The Cunning Cruise Ship Caper. Cruising on the high seas was never so much fun… or so deadly. Sally is native Hoosier now living in Moorpark, Calif. She has a master’s…
Read MoreYour Sunday Chuckle: Molly MacRae Visits
It’s the first Sunday of the month, and that means I’m posting a humorous excerpt from another writer on the blog. We can all use a laugh from time to time (I know I sure can). This is an opportunity for all you mystery writers out there who like to write funny to share your…
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