Posts by LesleyADiehl
Our September Chuckle, Funny Man Steve Shrott
Our Guest this month is Steve Shrott. His mystery short stories have been published in numerous print magazines and e-zines. His work has appeared in ten anthologies—two from Sisters-in-Crime (The Whole She-Bang, and Fishnets.) “Lucky Man,” his newest story, will be in Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #18. He has had two humorous novels published, Audition…
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…
Read MoreA New Malone Mystery by Pat Gligor
Pat Gligor, author of the Malone mysteries, launches the fourth book in the series this week. I’m thrilled to feature her new book, Mistaken Identity on my blog this week. She is a Cincinnati native, and enjoys reading mystery/suspense novels, touring and photographing old houses and traveling. She has worked as an administrative assistant, the…
Read MoreSharing A Laugh
Some of you may remember Dr. Laura Murphy, the protagonist in my book Murder is Academic. Laura will soon appear in the sequel, Failure is Fatal, which I intend to release sometime this summer. I’m editing the manuscript now and, as I was reading it, I thought I’d like to share an episode from it. I think…
Read MoreNot a mystery anymore
Last week I told you of a stone we dug up in the backyard. It appeared to be a grave marker, about 16 inches long. It reads: Joseph Johnson, died Dec 27, 1852. I speculated on how it found its way to my backyard, and now I know. My husband continued digging up the area…
Read MoreA mystery in my own backyard
Today we were digging up some bricks and stone pavers to put in new pavers. Glenn was creating an area for me so I could have a potting table and some shelves. A table is handy for transplanting so I don’t have to bend over as much (yes, I am getting to be that age).…
Read MoreBlog Review Tour for A Sporting Murder, novel #3 in the Eve Appel mystery series
This should be fun.! Tribute Books is hosting a blog tour for the newest book in the Eve Appel mystery series, but this tour will be a little different from many ohter blog tours. There will be thirteen stops and each one will post a review of the new book, A Sporting Murder. Camel…
Read MoreYour Chance to Meet Eve Appel
A Sporting Murder, the third book in my Eve Appel mystery series will be released by Camel Press in July, but you don’t have to wait that long to read about Eve and her friend and business partner, Madeleine Boudreau. There are three short stories about Eve and Madeleine available now on Kindle for $0.99…
Read MoreF. M. Meredith Does It Again!
Yes, she’s doing yet another blog tour because, yes, she’s got yet another book out. And I am honored to be one of her blog stops. This woman leaves me breathless with the number of books she writes and her enthusiasm for promoting them. If the energizer bunny had a human face, I think…
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