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Author Interview: Herbert L. Smith, HURRICANE KINGDOM

Herbert L. Smith (Herb to his friends) is a native of Glenwood, Iowa, the town that is the prototype for Hillville, the setting for his Starfire Mystery Series. The stories are set in the 1950’s, and Hillville appears to be enjoying a Golden Age of mid-century, Midwestern optimism and wholesomeness--that is, except for the murders. in addition to being well-published …

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Can an author of police procedurals write cozies? COFFEE IS MURDER by Carolyn Arnold

Of course she can. FOR SARA, COFFEE WAS ONE of life’s greatest—and simplest—pleasures. Every time she took a draw of freshly brewed java, her eyelids automatically lowered in appreciation of the robust flavor. Somehow, when drinking it, life seemed less complicated, or maybe it was just how it coated the palate and calmed her nerves …

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Today on College Misery: They’re final grades, not opening bids.

I'm blogging over at Higher Education's Premier Online Publication today. I posted final grades at 2pm. Within minutes my inbox was brimming with pleas from prodigal students, some of whom had attendance records so irregular that the names were only vaguely familiar to me; I had to double check to make sure they were actually students of …

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Author Interview: Amanda Flower, THE FINAL REVEILLE

Amanda Flower is an academic librarian and the Agatha Award-nominated author of Maid of Murder, the Appleseed Creek Mysteries, and the India Hayes Mysteries. She also writes the Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries under the name Isabella Alan. Her latest is The Final Reveille, the first book in the Living History Museum Mystery series. Q: Amanda, thanks for …

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New mystery stars Edgar Allen Poe’s cat: THE TELL-TAIL HEART

Edgar Allen Poe + cat. Perfect. The Tell-Tail Heart by Monica Shaughnessy The Tell-Tail Heart: A Cattarina Mystery (Cattarina Mysteries) (Volume 1) Cozy Mystery Publisher: Jumping Jackalope Press (June 17, 2014) Paperback: 176 pages ISBN-13: 978-0988562974   The untold story behind Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." Philadelphia, 1842: Poe's cat, Cattarina, becomes embroiled in …

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