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Donation to Wausaukee School Library

Posted on March 10, 2013 at 12:38 am by admin

A donation to the Wausaukee School Library of the two young adult books Watch For The Raven and Cold Water in the month of February, 2013

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Building Suspense

Posted on October 26, 2012 at 8:34 pm by admin

Building Suspense – The Criminal Mind “Suspense happens when a scene becomes charged with anticipation.” Holly Ephron, Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel The old adage “write what you know,” suggests you must be a murderer to know how that … Continue reading →

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Q is for Quirky, Quagmire and…

Posted on September 6, 2012 at 4:12 pm by admin

Q is for the quirky, quagmire of Arnold Beeblebox in Skull Music as yet undiscovered. His meek and mild manner is deceiving. Quirky characters become memorable characters. Sometimes, those quirks get those characters in a myriad of trouble. Arnold Beeblebox … Continue reading →

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P Is For Poison, Problem and Protagonist…

Posted on August 25, 2012 at 12:20 pm by admin

P Is For Poison, Problem and Protagonist… P is for poison. Always a good murder weapon. The problem it creates for the protagonist, especially, if he or she is not a forensic expert, is daunting or could be. In Cauldron … Continue reading →

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M Is For Murder, Mayhem and…

Posted on July 31, 2012 at 5:52 pm by admin

M is for Murder, Mayhem and Money Isn’t Everything Money isn’t CNA, Mary March’s main concern. Like everyone else, she wants fair pay for a day’s work. She is content to be part of the Certified Nursing Assistants team as … Continue reading →

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K is for Killer and…

Posted on July 27, 2012 at 1:19 pm by admin

K is for Killer and in most modern mysteries that is true. There is a tote bag picture floating around the internet with the phrase, “Don’t annoy the author. She will put you in a book and kill you…” What … Continue reading →

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I Is For Icon, Intrigue, Irony and …

Posted on July 20, 2012 at 12:50 pm by admin

I is for Icon, Intrigue and Irony and… Death by Candlelight.  It would seem in a mystery, especially mystery suspense, that there is always a certain amount of irony. The hobby, candle making, of protagonist, Danielle Maynard Ord, in Death … Continue reading →

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G is for Gumshoe, Gangster and …

Posted on July 14, 2012 at 12:48 pm by admin

G is for Gumshoe, Gangster and … G is for gumshoe, gangster and Ghost Music of Vaudeville. So where did the term gumshoe come from and what does it mean? G is for gumshoe as a term for detective originated … Continue reading →

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E is for Evasion, Education and Escape…

Posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:41 pm by admin

Evasion, education and escape is there truth in the Cauldron or does Cauldron hide the truth? Education refuses to come easy and all the players distrust their own perspective. Are there vampires, really? What is the proof? Or does the … Continue reading →

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D is for Danger, Diamonds, Death and…

Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:28 pm by admin

D is for Danger, Diamonds, Death and… There is danger in Diamonds, Death and Deceit, the novel that takes you from the University to the Dark Continent.  Ex FBI agent, David Hemingway, turned to the Peace Corps and teaching to … Continue reading →

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