tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24095841527553483272012-01-18T20:40:52.237-06:00To discuss mystery writers, mystery books, and characters in mysteries. DISCLAIMER ... Sometimes I may stray!!!misterreereederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14613023716665915276noreply@blogger.comBlogger2251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409584152755348327.post-78642075986998364102011-10-02T08:01:00.000-05:002011-10-02T08:01:32.847-05:00

One Voice Too Many was written by Paul Martin Miller.  It is a psychological thriller - not a typical mystery I usually read.  It was an interesting story.  The main character was a carpenter named Jeremy Walker who starts his day with an internal conflict about something he has read.  He is on the way to work when he gets caught in a traffic jam. At this point he begins doing something very odd

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You may have heard it before but I became interested in mysteries when I was an early teen and reading Sherlock Holmes was one of the reasons for this.  I decided to go back to read some Sherlock Holmes stories and I am reminded why I was so interested in these stories.  You see - I was astonished like Dr Watson by the conclusions Sherlock Holmes could make based on his observation skills. 

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DALLAS MWASW September 3rd Workshop: Critiques For our September workshop, we'll break out into small groupsthat will include at least one experienced writer. Anyoneinterested in a critique should bring 5 copies of any 5 pagesfrom your WIP (work in progress,) which you will readout loud to your group. Some of you will choose to read, others will only critique, but everyone will learn something.

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I felt it would be interesting to try a new (and different) series for me.  This is a series by Julie Hyzy and the first book in the series is State of the Onion.  I suppose this is what would be classified as a cozy.  It is a fun read and has little to do with politics - otherwise it would not be a fun read.  Kind of what you would expect of a book with this title.  The book has a mystery and

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Sometimes life imitates art -or- vice versa.  I saw a video on the internet.  It was about a statue of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago based on that famous scene in the movie The Seven Year Itch.  That brought back some memories.  Now I had not seen the movie - it was made before a similar event happened to me as a boy.  Seeing this video brought back the memories. I was in elementary school at the

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"The Rock Hole: A Red River Mystery" is a new book written by Reavis Z. Wortham.  I have been looking forward to reading this book for several reasons.  First, I like mysteries.  Second, it takes place in and features Texas and Texas characters.  And finally, it is by a local Texas author.  Let me say I was not disappointed by the book. One of the things I found interesting about the book is the

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I went to the Firewheel Barnes and Noble today.  They had an author signing today - Reavis Wortham is the author of "The Rock Hole: Red River Mystery".  This is the first book and it was released on June 7th of this year according to Amazon.com.  I talked a little with the author and had him sign a copy of his book.  Reavis told me the manuscript for his next book is due in September.

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Recently a friend who checks out my blog on a regular basis made a comment to me about not seeing any postings since May.  She told me she knows I must be reading and she checks my blog for new reading ideas.  I admitted I am still reading - I have just been too busy to blog. So the question is ... Why Blog? If you are looking for THE REASONS to blog, this is not what you are looking for. 

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DALLAS MYSTERY WRITERS Join us for our June 4th workshop ""Rise out of the Slush Pile" with Steve Miller. Steve is published in multiple genres and also an editor at Lilley Press and MindFlights. When wearing the hat of editor, he slogs through stacks of submissions, which is known in publishing as the "slush pile." He writes a short critique for writers on every manuscript he rejects, and he

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I am discovering all types of people can become writers.  Here is a person I know through work - Reavis Wortham - who has written a new mystery book.  He is retiring from his old "job" and will be spending time with his new "job" as a writer.  Reavis Z. Wortham Web Link.  There is an interesting trailer for the book on this website you ought to check out. His book - The Rock Hole: A Red River

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WebSite For Lisa Jackson's Devious. For this month's selection, the group selected Devious by Lisa Jackson.  This is the seventh book in her New Orleans series that features Detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya.  Tonight four members showed up to discuss the book. One of the group indicated she has read other books by the author before.  She had enjoyed some of the other books but this book

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Join us for our May 7th workshop "Cops Undercover" with Chief Frank McElligott. Currently serving as Chief of Police, Hutchins , TX , Frank McElligott has been in Law Enforcement for 33 years. He has worked in every area, from patrol to Task Force Commander and everything in between. We will be sure and leave plenty of time for questions. Something extra: Workshop following lunch: Writing 101

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It has been awhile since I last blogged. I've been a little busy - but I have been reading when I can. Since I last blogged, I have completed three mysteries by three of the authors I enjoy. Two of the authors are Texas authors - Leann Sweeney and Karen MacInerney. The other author is from Arizona (sometimes California) and her name is J.A. Jance. Each one of these authors have their own

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The April selection for the Firewheel Mystery Reader Discussion Group was an interesting one. The title of the book is Mind's Eye and it is written by Hakan Nesser. I am not sure who suggested the group read this one but it was an excellent choice. This book is the first book in a series involving an Inspector Van Veeteran. (Just an observation but his name is close to "veteran" which refers to a

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The local libraries in Sachse and Wylie Texas start a series events called Neighbors Read this coming Saturday (April 9th). These events are centered around the book Dewey: The Small-Town Cat That Touched The World by Vicki Myron and Steve James. These programs / events will go on for six weeks and you can see a list of these at http://friendsofsachselibrary.blogspot.com/2011/04/

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To start off, Ed Lynskey is an American author who writes crime fiction. I have read one of his previous books Blue Cheer. When I was asked if I wanted the opportunity to read an early release of his book Lake Charles, I said, "Sure!" This book is scheduled to be released in June of this year.Let me start off by saying this is not a part of the series of the previous book I read - it seems to be

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I missed out on the last meeting in March but got an update from one of the other member's. Here is what was said about the last two books we reviewed -We reviewed two selections.Everyone really enjoyed the “Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie”, our February selection, and it received a resounding six thumbs up. Several were already into reading the second and third books in this series.The March

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OK!!!! I read this strictly for the fun of it. It is NOT a mystery but it was recommended by one of the friendly cashiers at my "local" Firewheel Barnes and Noble. This is a short story I was able to download to my NOOK ant the title is .... Pigs Is Pigs - just like the title of this blog. I know - the title of my blog is unoriginal but it is catchy. It was written by Ellis Parker Butler.Let me

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Clare Ferguson is one half of the "team" in the Claire Ferguson / Russ Van Alstyne Mystery Series written by Julia Spencer-Fleming(click here to check out her website). The series consists of 7 books with the latest one - One Was A Soldier - scheduled for release in April. I was fortunate enough to get an early release of book number 7 for my introduction to the series, the sleuth, and the

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DALLAS MYSTERY WRITERSJoin us for our March 5th workshop: "Fire and Fiction—part 2." Experienced Fire Scene Investigator Richard Downing will complete his workshop regarding the wide area of basic fire science, fire behavior, investigation and other related topics to help writers better understand and utilize this often misunderstood mix of art and science, and inject a different kind of "heat"

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One Approach to WritingThere are tons of articles on the internet these days about writing. Some of these articles are interesting, helpful, and well-written. Many are none of the above. The best advice I ever came across about taking advice was a quote from Bruce Lee: “Take what is useful, leave the rest.” Writing is an art, and every individual practitioner is going to have his or her own

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E-Books!!! There seem to be a lot of these lately. As a matter of fact, this book was specifically published by an independent publisher who specializes in digital publishing.Let me tell you a little about the book. The title of the book is Shadow of a Distant Morning. It is the first book by William Topek. It is set in the 30's when gangs / mobs were very common. One of the fictional private

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I recently saw a traffic warning sign and took note of it. It caught my attention because I saw it but I did not at first exactly read it word for word. You may have seen it and I will quote it word for word - WHEN FLOODED TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN. When you know word for word what the sign says it certainly makes sense. But as I was driving along (and flooding was not on my mind due to the current

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If you recall, I recently discovered I could check out eBooks from my library and get them downloaded to my NOOK. SEE http://misterreereeder.blogspot.com/2011/01/another-nook-bonus.html.This presents a question - what happens when my checkout period expires? Well ... the checkout period occurred for the book I checked out. Here is the message I got when I tried to open it- The lending period for

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POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. This speaker will be rescheduled later.DALLAS MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICAJoin us for our February 5th workshop: "Write Like an Expert." Local, award-winning author Richard Abshire will share his methods on how to write like an expert on any subject. (It's easier than you think!)The Dallas MWASW group meets the first Saturday of each month at Texas Land & Cattle

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I recently learned of another bonus with my NOOK.I work in Garland, TX so I am able to be a patron of Nicholson Memorial Library. (Saying I'm a patron is just another way of saying I have a library card.) They have ebooks that can be checked out on your computer as well as other devices. Guess what? The NOOK is another one of those devices that can be used to read those ebooks.In General, these

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mr - Thanks for responding to my posting about your book Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery. And I thought your suggestion of a followup Q&A was great. I enjoyed reading the book and sharing it with other members of the Firewheel Mystery Reading Discussion Group. I've read the second book in the series and will be staring the next book in the series - Blood Alone: A World War II Mystery. How

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"Old friends?" you say. Yes - not literally but figuratively. Let me explain. Jack Reacher is a fictional character in a series written by Lee Child. It has been a little while since I last read one of the books with him in it - that is how I became acquainted with him. So when I picked up and started reading 61 Hours, as I was reading the book I had a feeling of seeing an old friend again.If you

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The January selection for our Mystery Reading Discussion Group at Firewheel Barnes and Noble for January was by a new author for our group. The author is James R. Benn and he is not really a new author but was new to most of us. The book we read was the first book in the series and it is called Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery.There were 5 of us in attendance for the discussion and the vote

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I tried some new authors out - Richard Mabry and Robert Whitlow. I discovered Richard Mabry who has a medical background first. His books are centered in one of the places I like best - Texas. I read two of his books - Code Blue and Medical Error. They are part of a series called Prescription for Trouble. At first I did not know what to expect. I learned they are typically referred to as

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It is nice sharing an interest in an author with my daughter. She likes Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon series and so do I. I wanted something else to read so I just asked her about a book she just read - Ill Wind. She let me read it.This was one of the earlier books in the series. This one occurs in the Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. It is an interesting place where there are ruins from an

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One thing about mysteries ... there are a lot of choices. And when I say a lot of choices, I am not just referring to authors but different types of mysteries as well. Maryglenn at Maryglenn McCombs Book Publicity asked me if I wanted to read a mystery that was not so serious and I said ok!!!You can see the title of the book in the picture - Don't Sweat The Small Stuff. It is the 4th book in the

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There are a lot of Thanksgiving traditions and watching football is just one of them. How about another Thanksgiving tradition - reading? I took advantage of the extra free time and did some extra reading. The latest by Texas writer Livia Washburn was released earlier this month. It is called The Pumpkin Muffin Murder. As you may realize from the title of the blog, this cozy takes place around

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I certainly was excited to find this Texas connection with the book Dismissed with Prejudice. The author Fletcher Cockrell lives and works in the Houston Texas area. Thanks to Lindsay at Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists for connecting me with this book. By the way, this is another Texas connection - Phenix & Phenix is located in Texas as well. If you are interested, you can find out more about

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There was a comment on the back of the Advance Readers' Edition of Catching The Night I got from Ann-Marie at http://www.areyoured.com/. It said, "Dear Reader, If you've never read Iris Johansen before, CHASING THE NIGHT is where to start." This describes me to a tee. And I did not know what I have missed. This book was definitely worth reading!!!There is a lot to this story and it would be hard

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The November selection for Firewheel's B&N Mystery Reading Group was by the author Dick Francis. The title of the book was Whip Hand. It featured Sid Halley who was once a winning horse jockey. However an accident in racing caused him to lose one of his hands and a portion of the arm. Now he is working on being a private investigator.In this story he finds his hands full. First he is

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This is an interesting discovery!!! I had not heard about Bridge Works Books before. They are an independent book publisher. You can check out their website at Bridge Works Publishing. They teamed up with first time author Elliott Sawyer - or was it vice-versa???So what does Bridge Works Books brings to the joint venture? They have a list of other successful authors under their belt. And what

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You heard it right. There is a new release of a Miles Corwin book. It is called Kind of Blue and it was published by Oceanview Publishing. It was released on November 1st of 2010. Thanks to Maryglenn McCombs for giving me a heads-up on this book.There is an elite group of detectives in the Los Angeles Police Department belonging to the Felony Special unit. These are the best of the best and when

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Have you heard about the Southwest Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America? They have a website: http://www.mwasw.org/. I discovered the website a couple of years ago and I learned they had monthly meetings in Dallas - the first Saturday of the month (except January - I think). The meeting will have an interesting speaker and /or workshop for a particular subject. And the nice thing is that you

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Author Louise Penney has another one with Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. This is called Bury Your Dead. Mostly we have seen him in Three Pines - a small community in Québec. Now he is in Quebec City. He is on vacation but it is not all fun and games. He has recently come off a case where he was unable to save a team member and he and other team members were seriously

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Yes ... some times the little things in life DO bring a little pleasure in life!!! I went to one of the NOOK user meetings at the Firewheel Mall Barnes and Noble to learn about one of the features - lending books. I also got online and saw a brief tutorial that included the feature. It was not until I actually did it that I really understood how to do it. I was able to "lend" an ebook to a friend

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It would be nice to read whenever I wanted to read but I do not always have that luxury. Other things sometimes get in the way. But I want to mention that there are some books on my "Gonna / Wanna Read List". Here are a couple of the books I learned about from some authors I met in Mystery Writers of America South West / Dallas Chapter.The first is a book by author David Harry. It is called The

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Our Firewheel Mall Mystery Discussion Group selected a cozy by Anne George to read for the October selection. The title of the book was Murder on a Girls' Night Out. This is the first in the Southern Sisters Mystery Series by the author. There are nine books in the series. If you are interested in more information about the author, here is a link to a web page for her - Aunt Sister and the

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I got an email about a tv series starting on the Investigation Discovery cable channel starting on October 11th. It is called Hardcover Mysteries and "each episode of Hardcover Mysteries pairs an author with a real-life case close to their heart, whether it inspired one of their own creations, mirrors the themes presented in their bestsellers or resonates with their personal life story" .The

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Triplets. When two of the three nine year-old girls turn up missing at a theatre / mall, it makes the news. And Then There Was One. This is the latest by author Patricia Gussin. I read another one of hers a little while back and it was called The Test. So when I heard about this one I definitely wanted to read it. The latest book is different from the other one. While it is different it

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Here is one of the books I read from my NOOK. I mention this only because the NOOK, as another resource. has opened me up to reading different books. The book / ebook is called The Pawn by Steven James and I probably would not have picked it up to read - if not for the NOOK. It is called "A Patrick Bowers Thriller".Who is Patrick Bowers? In this series, he is in the FBI and uses geographic

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If you are interested in True Crime, you might enjoy this post. The title of the post is 10 Books About Real World Crimes. Here is a peek into the books you will find in this post: Truman Capote, In Cold Blood ; Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry, Helter Skelter; Corey Mitchell, Savage Son; Terry Sullivan and Peter T. Maiken, Killer Clown; Dr. E. R. Milner, The Lives and Times of Bonnie and Clyde;

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"Part of reading is education." I learned from a friend about this SMART Car rally for a cause. It is the Texas Discovery Garden Butterfly Rally. This car is called Junebug and she willed be joined by others to help promote the Dallas Green Festival on Saturday, September 18th. Part of the rally will involve the release of Butterflies. Money raised will help support the programs at Texas

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It's Wednesday night and I am at my local Barnes and Noble for a meeting. There is a group of other people here with their NOOKs. Some have their fraps which is a favorite of my wife and daughter but I just have a soda - I never acquired a taste for coffee and other coffee products. Then it is my turn so I stand up and say, "Hi!! My name is ... misterreereeder and I'm a NOOK newbie"Does this

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The September selection for our Mystery Reading Group was an author from Sweden - Henning Mankell. The title of the book was Faceless Killers. This is the first in a series - A Kurt Wallander Mystery. Kurt Wallander is the detective in this mystery occurring in Sweden. He is called into an investigation of an uncommon murder in this community. An elderly farmer is murdered and his wife dies

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That's right!!! I found another resource for finding Texas Mystery Writers. There is a group called the Mystery Writers of America and the Southwest Chapter includes mystery writers from Texas. A listing of the members can be found on their website http://www.mwasw.org/members.html. It provides where they are located and sometimes their websites and one of their latest books.This is how I found

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The Ovary Wars by Mike Hogan. This is not something I would typically pick up to read. It has an interesting title and an interesting cover. But those alone would not have gotten my attention. What got my attention was the blurb at the top of the book - How does a terrorist kill four million people? He stops them from being born. Now ... that got my attention!!!How does something like this start

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DALLAS MWA SOUTHWESTSeptember 4th Workshop: CritiquesFor our September workshop, we'll break out into small groups that will include at least one experienced writer. Anyone interested in a critique should bring 5 copies of any 5 pages from your WIP (work in progress,) which you will read out loud to your group. Some of you will choose to read, others will only critique, but everyone will learn

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I am again challenged to read a book different from what I typically read. This one is a political thriller by Robert Wickes and it is called The Hornbrook Prophecy. This is from a review I read that caught my interest - In this taut, tense, uncompromising novel of suspense, author Robert V. Wickes deftly blurs the lines between fiction and reality leaving readers to wonder whether The Hornbrook

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You heard it right!!! Our Mystery Reading Discussion Group went "over the pond" for our August Selection. Not literally - but the book we read by Peter Lovesey is called The Circle and it takes place on the other side of the ocean in a place called Chichester. It was recommended for our group to be read by our informal leader - Mary Anne.The mystery in this book seems to revolve around the circle

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Have to show it off!!! My daughter did it for me using Photoshop!!! It was a surprise!!!

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It is that time of the year. Preparations are being made for the start of the new school year. With this in mind I want to -again- acknowledge and say thanks to educators and teachers like a previous blog from last year: Reading Brought To You By.html.This year I want to share a couple of more experiences. First, it was several years ago - more than 10 years ago. I was in between jobs and doing

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Oceanview Publishing is introducing a new novel that is the work of two authors - Curt Weeden and Richard Marek. It is called Book of Nathan and it is an interesting collaboration of the two authors.The prologue of the book introduces two characters who play a very important roll in the story.The first person is Rick Bullock. He had been an advertising executive and his wife had worked with the

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Dallas MWASW MeetingFirst Saturday of each monthTexas Land & Cattle812 South Central ExpresswayRichardson, TX 75080Next Meeting: August 7Packing the Wow in Your First Five PagesAward-winning author Gretchen Craig believes that in order to convince an overburdened agent or editor to ask for the whole manuscript, we have to write a sparkling first five pages. Using excerpts from successful novels (

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I was completely surprised when this book was "dropped" in my lap. Well..., it did not actually drop in my lap - it was "dropped" in my mailbox. It was sent to me by Amy Currie at Phenix and Phenix Literary Publicists. There are several reasons this book was a surprise. First reason is the book is by a Texas author - Barbara DeShong. Another reason is because the sleuth in the book Too Rich &

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That's right!!! I picked up the next book by Kathryn Casey and I am continuing to get familiar with Lieutenant Sarah Armstrong of the Texas Rangers. I am also learned a little more about what I suspect is the author's style.The title of the book (in this case Blood Lines) plays an integral part of the story. It is introduced in a manner that seems unrelated to the mystery itself but one can see

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Disclaimer: The term "new" is relative. Kathryn Casey is an established author but she is a new to me since this is the first time I have read her. She is a journalist who has written true crime books and two books (with the third coming out in fall of 2010) in a mystery series featuring Sarah Armstrong - a profiler with the Texas Rangers. Her web site is http://www.kathryncasey.com/.Now ..., let

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As you may know, there is a group of us who meet at Barnes & Noble - Firewheel Mall to discuss a mystery book we preselected. This month's selection is called Alone and was written by Lisa Gardner. I have to admit I lost track and showed up a week early for our discussion. Was it because the book was so good that I got in a hurry? Or was it because I just was not paying attention and did not

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Patricia Springer will be signing her book "Lethal Charmer" at Legacy Books (an Independent Book Store) 7300 Dallas Pkwy in Plano, Texas on Tues., July 13th, 7pm.This is a True Crime Mystery. If you would like to see my review of the book check out http://misterreereeder.blogspot.com/2010/06/walk-down-different-path.html.

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As you might know, the first book I read by Nevada Barr was Track of The Cat - a mystery occurring in Texas featuring Anna Pigeon. Since then my daughter has developed an interest in the author (and the character). As a matter of fact, when I came home today, I learned that my wife and daughter went to the book store today. Guess what my daughter picked up? More Nevada Barr / Anna Pigeon books.

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It was not long ago when I read Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo. I was eagerly awaiting the release of the next book in this Amish mystery series featuring Police Chief Kate Burkholder. Well ... Pray For Silence was just released and the wait is over!!! Now that I have read it I have to say it was not exactly what I expected.And that is how the story starts off - not according to expectations.

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DALLAS MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA --SWJuly 3rd Workshop: Books on Writing—Review and RecycleBring your favorite resource books and share with the group how they helped improve your writing. We're also giving you the chance to recycle the resource books that for whatever reason failed to inspire. We all have unique learning styles, so what didn't work for you might be the perfect fit for someone

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Second Chances!!! No ... it is not the name of the book. As you can see to the right, the title of the book is Prior Bad Acts by Tami Hoag. However you may recall our Mystery Reading Discussion Group at Firewheel Barnes and Noble read an earlier book by this author and I did a blog on it. There were mixed opinions on the other book and my wife said we should have read a later book by the

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One type of book I do not usually read is the True Crime genre. Lethal Charmer is a book that belongs in this category. It is written by a Texas author - Patricia Springer - so I figured I would give it a shot. In fact (and that is a characteristic of True Crime stories cause they are not fiction), this book is set in the north Texas area.The story centers around murder that occurred in Fort

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I read for the fun of it. When I started blogging, I started it for the fun of it as well. Part of my intent with the blog was to have a place showing everything I read - mysteries that is!!! I wanted the reviews I write to be a little creative. Sometimes it is hard to be creative and it is those times it is hard / not fun to blog about what I read. So today's blog is just going to be a chronicle

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What was the June selection for the Barnes and Noble Mystery Discussion Group? It was Frankly My Dear I'm Dead by Livia Washburn. I was excited our group was reading this one since I read it before and it was by one of my favorite Texas authors. I did a review on this one in a previous blog (see http://misterreereeder.blogspot.com/2009/10/starting-literary-tour-mystery-series.html ), so I am not

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Who is she? Take your pick because it can be either the author or the character. The author is Barbara Levenson and she wrote Fatal February. I had the opportunity to read and post on my blog about that book in Feb 2009. (If you want to see the earlier blog it is at http://misterreereeder.blogspot.com/2009/02/virtual-book-tour-fatal-february.html.) Her newest book released this June 2010 is

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DALLAS MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA--SWJune 5th Workshop Speaker: Caryn FitzGerald--"The Manifesting Queen" ( www.CarynFitzGerald.com )Social networking is today's most effective means of communicating with others, according to writer, speaker, author & coach, Caryn FitzGerald. Her workshop will focus on how to use Facebook, Twitter and other aspects of the Internet to create and connect with eager

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An author acquaintance of mine - Rebecca Russell - knew that I like to read books by Texas authors set in Texas locations with Texas sleuths. She had a suggestion for me. Try reading an Amish mystery written by a Texas author. The name of the Texas author is Linda Castillo and her first book in the Amish mystery series is called Sworn To Silence.Before I read the book I had some preconceived

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I was introduced to the sleuth Anne Marshall through the latest book by author Jackie Fullerton. The title of the book is Revenge Served Cold. This is the second book featuring Anne Marshall and her "investigative teams". The first book in the series is called Piercing The Veil.Anne works in the courts so she sees all kind of things. Lots of times it is plain boring but sometimes it can be

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Welcome to this stop on the virtual book tour for Jeffrey Leever and his book called The University. You can see other stops on this virtual book tour at Jeffrey Leever:Author Book Tour. You can also enter for a signed copy of the book at the link. More information will follow. NOW ON WITH THE REVIEW.The book opens with a frightened coed in the home of another student - Zach Perry. The coed is

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Here is May's selection for the Firewheel Mall Barnes and Noble Mystery Reading Group - Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith. It was mostly set in the USSR but seemed to end in the USA. I know the book was made into a movie but I have not seen it. As I read it I had a hard time visualizing the movie that was made from it. I think part of the reason is because it was set in the USSR and Chief Inspector

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Mark the third Monday of every month for the Writers' Guild of Texas meeting. Meeting at Richardson Public Library.Monday, 17 May 20107-8:30 p.m.Topic: Method Writing: Using an actor's tools to bring your prose to lifeSpeaker: Rosemary Clement-MooreRichardson Public Library900 Civic Center Dr.Richardson TX 75080Basement RoomHave you ever finished reading a book and felt like the heroine was your

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By request, I am revisiting my Texas Theme. Here are authors, sleuths, and places. Yes ... I kind of am hooked on Texas authors and mysteries!!!Texas Author – Susan Wittig Albert; Texan Sleuth – China Bayles is a former lawyer from Houston, Texas who moves to become a herb shop owner; Texas Location - Pecan Springs.Texas Author – Jay Brandon; Texan Sleuth – Mark Blackwell is the District Attorney

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IMAGINE. You are playing an online game. You have an online piece - an avatar. There are other players in this game but nobody know who the other players are. They only know the other "pieces" in the game. When your piece dies in the game, you are eliminated from it and do not play anymore. Now suppose another player's avatar gives you a warning and you remind yourself you are only playing a game

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The Killing of Mindi Quintana, by Jeffrey A. Cohen—An excerptThe following is an excerpt from my new Philadelphia-set legal thriller, The Killing of Mindi Quintana. The scene takes place after Mindi’s murder, at the tail end of reporter Manny Sykes’s jailhouse interview with Freddy Builder, the accused. The crime was brutal, sensational and newsworthy. Media coverage of Freddy, a formerly

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Jeff Cohen is making his debut as an author of the book The Killing of Mindi Quintana. Before becoming a published author, he practiced as a lawyer and operated some business ventures. He is already working on his next book so let me tell you about this one - his first. A brand new book, it was published April 25th, 2010.I would kind of describe this book as a Tale of Two Lives. Very Interesting

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Roses - an interesting theme for this Monday. I chose it is because of a suggestion from my Mystery Reading Group at Firewheel Barnes and Noble. A lot of the group are into roses and were wondering if there were mysteries involving roses. So I undertook the task to find out. Here is what I found.The Blue Rose: An English Garden Mystery (English Garden Mysteries) by Anthony EglinThe Trail of the

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Have you heard the phrase "Different strokes for different folks"? Loosely translated it means we all like different things and that was evident with this month's mystery book selection - No Way Home by Patricia MacDonald. There was a split when we took our traditional vote - 4 thumbs up and 4 thumbs down. But that is one of the great things about belonging to this reading group - we get exposed

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In a previous post, I gave the feline the highlight so I thought it only fair that I give the dog (man's best friend) equal time. Here is what I have found about dogs in mysteries.From Dog Hobbyist - http://www.doghobbyist.com/articles/DogMysteries.html.From the Cozy Mystery List Blog - http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/dogs-can-be-cozy-too-dog-mysteries.html.From Dena P's Amazon List - http://

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DALLAS MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA --SWMay 1st Workshop Speaker: Chief Frank McElligottJoin us for a workshop on Hostage Negotiations.Currently serving as Chief of Police, Hutchins , TX , Frank McElligott has been in Law Enforcement for 33 years. He has worked in every area, from patrol to Task Force Commander and everything in between. We will be sure and leave plenty of time for questions.The

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Yeah .... I know. Halloween is a long ways off. But I got an email from my favorite Miniature Mysteries author - Margaret Grace about her latest book coming out. It is called Monster In Miniature. I thought I would check out other mysteries with Halloween as a theme - and what a mother load!!!The first place I found was a place I am familiar with - it is the Cozy Mystery List. Here is the link

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Who is Derek Stillwater? I had no idea until I was introduced to him in this book The Fallen written by Mark Terry. I did not realize Derek was in two previous books - The Devil's Pitchfork and The Serpent's Kiss - so he has been around before.To some, Derek Stillwater is thought to be dead. He is actually introduced in this book as Michael Gabriel - a part of the maintenance staff at a Cheyenne

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If you check, you can probably find mysteries that cover about any theme you want. Here is one of my favorite mystery themes - National Parks.My first introduction to a mystery in a National Park was by Nevada Barr. It was called Track of the Cat and it occurred in Texas - naturally!! There are plenty more Anna Pigeon (she is the sleuth) mysteries and they occur in places all over.Another

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This month's book was another surprise. It is called Death At La Fenice written by Donna Leon. It is the first Guido Brunetti mystery. Guido Brunetti is a commissario for the police in Venice and he is called into action when a popular conductor is found dead inbetween Acts at the opera. The conductor was poisoned and Guido must find out who is responsible. This book got an unanimous eight thumbs

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Thinking about travel? Mysteries and travel seem to go hand in hand. I was asked to find some of these and these mysteries involve travel in them.Cozy Mystery List Blog - http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/tour-guide-travel-mystery-books.html. This lists several authors.Mary Hudgins, Travel Mysteries - http://members.cox.net/mhudgins1/Shady Grove Mysteries by Jackie Lynn - http://us.macmillan.com/

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I had the opportunity to preview Frame Up by author John F. Dobbyn. It is published by Oceanview Publishing and is scheduled for release on March 8th, 2010. This is the second book in the series featuring Michael Knight and Lex Devlin. The first book in the series was called Neon Dragon. I have not had the opportunity to read the first book in the series yet.Michael Knight and his friend John

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The mystery theme for this Monday is CAT. I am not particularly a cat fan myself but have read some mystery books that feature cats in them. One of my favorites is a series by Leann Sweeney.Here is a list of some mystery writers who write these books and their cats.From MysteryBookCats.com http://www.mysterybookcats.com/bookindex.htmlFrom Cozy-Mystery.com http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/

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My name is Celina from (Courtreporter.net). We wanted to let you know that we featured your blog in one of our recent articles on our own blog. (50 Best Blogs for Crime & Mystery Book Lovers), is linked below and could be a fun way to share this announcement with your readers.(Courtreporter.net )Thanks again for your time, and keep up the good work!Celina JacobsonThanks Celina. I guess you never

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This is the first Monday that I am doing a Mystery Theme and it features TEXAS mysteries. This is NOT an original idea and I want to give credit where credit is due.At work on Fridays' we started off with coordinating our shirt colors on Fridays. Now we are coordinating themes for our shirts on some Fridays - like Dallas Cowboys, Mardi Gras, United Way ... just to name a few.Also I know other

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As you may know, the NOOK is Barnes and Nobles entry into the eBook reader market. I am still not sure if I would prefer the eBook over the hands on book. The price of an eBook of $9.99 for the Amazon's Kindle was one of it's draws that has been upset by increase in the eBook price change recently announced. Another concern is the investment in the ebooks and their stability. What happens

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The Mystery Reading Group at the Firewheel Barnes and Noble met last week to discuss The selection for the month. The name of the book was Cover Her Face and it was written by P.D. James. This is the first in a series of books by the author featuring Adam Dalgliesh - a detective in the UK. This book was first published in 1962. Incidentally, the detective Adam Dalgliesh has been the subject of

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His name was Bob and he was a soldier. He carried a radio pack on his back. It was partly because of this he earned his nickname – “EARS”. He had literally been “handpicked” for the current mission along with a few others – Ray (who tossed grenades like grapefruits); Sam (who carried a bazooka); and Jim (who could lay flat and shoot his rifle with some accuracy). There used to be more of them but

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Mark Twain was one of my early interests in reading. Of course he was not a mystery writer but he did write about the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. And I can not forget about some of the wit he used in some of his other writings – it was fantastic!!!Needless to say, when I heard about Livia Washburn’s latest Delilah Dickinson Literary Tour Mystery, I was immediately interested. The

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See the end for details to register to win a copy of his book.The Alpine Setting for ‘Collision of Evil’- John J. Le Beau‘Collision of Evil’ is an international thriller and thus the plot plays out in multiple locations around the globe. That said, most of the story transpires in the Bavarian Alps, roughly the geographical area between the splendid old and noble city of Munich and the German

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