Once again Carl Brookins shares a review with us. I really appreciate his generosity in sharing these so I don’t have to write a review. (smile) Darker Than Any Shadow By Tina WhittleISBN: 97815905854672012 release from Poisoned Pen Press. HC, 291 pages The second entry in the author’s intriguing series, featuring a gun shop […]
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A Texas jury gave Kimberly Cargill a death sentence after she had been found guilty of first degree murder for killing her babysitter and setting the woman’s body on fire. Full story here: Kimberly Cargill sentenced to death No matter what one thinks of the despicable crime, is the death penalty the best choice?
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Cat Connor is a thriller/suspense writer and the author of the _byte series – a series of FBI thrillers starring SSA Ellie Conway. Ellie shares various cases and escapades that make her life a little more interesting and a lot more difficult than she would like. Cat with her dog, Romeo 1. How did
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You know what they say about the best laid plans. My schedule for this week was totally fractured due to a very busy weekend. It was fun – hosting a troupe of traveling actors who brought a show to our Art Center – but it did keep me away from my computer most of the
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Talk about super sensitivity. I know we do have to be respectful of other people in how we act and what we say, but this recent item made me wonder if we have gone too far. Texas State Representative Rafael Anchia demanded that a candidate running for the Texas congress apologize for calling a rival
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Today’s guest is Marney K. Makridakis, who wrote an interesting new book and created a whole program around the concept of time. For writers and other creative people, Creating Time: Using Creativity to Reinvent the Clock and Reclaim Your Life, is right up there with The Author’s Journey and other books that inspire and gently
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When our kids were young we had a dog, Ruffy, who was part German Shepard and part wolf. He was a cute little fuzzy puppy who grew up into a good-sized dog, and he stayed outside. Except for the time something scared him and he crashed through the window on the French door leading into
Moonlight MileDennis Lehane2010 release First, I have to admit I am a bit biased when it comes to books by Dennis Lehane. He is one of my favorite authors, and he is one heck of a nice guy. At least he was when I met him at a writer’s conference many moons ago. This was
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When I saw these two cats sharing the same space the other day, the sight stopped me for a moment. These two female cats have hated each other ever since Daisy, the silver tabby, came to live at our house. Prior to that, Misty, the calico, was the queen. She was top cat and ruled
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First, thanks to Maryann for hosting me on It’s Not All Gravy! Schedule: Peg Herring’s Blog Tour for May (and one post in June) consists of a mix of interviews with Seamus, the Dead Detective, and posts on writing. Yesterday’s stop was at http://terryodell.blogspot.com. The next stop will be on May 21 at http://criminalmindsatwork.blogspot.com/ A
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