Call the Canaries Home is the story of a reunion : three sisters reconnected in their childhood town in Louisiana. It is a time of happiness and healing , but also of grief and anger. As secrets shadow the sisters’ relationship, many questions remain about the disappearance of their younger sibling several decades ago.

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#mysteryfiction #familydrama #louisiana

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What a fun little adventure ! If your middle grader loves mystery story and problem solving, this graphic novel will be the perfect read. And it is really funny too ! I l enjoyed the retelling of Sherlock Holmes and how young Finder solves the case.

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It's going to take me forever to write this visual novel/adventure game but I've been making slow progress every day. These last few days, I've fleshed out more of everyone's motives and nailed down the murder weapon. Now I'm working in the backstory leading to the events where the story begins 😃 #writing #visualnovel #mysteryfiction

Whew, just finished the final revision of my campus thriller (9 years after commencing!). A couple of previous revisions saw me chopping out excessive detail, removing one whole character and her story line, & moving a few other things around.

Nonetheless, in this final go-round, I managed to remove another chapter and 1300 excess words.

The excess were words I tend to overdo—e.g., "that" & "then" & "now" as well as adverbs that seemed descriptively redundant.

#AmWriting #MysteryFiction

Moving into new spaces, I’ve started to write mystery and crime fiction, and my first story came out today in the Crimeucopia series from Murderous Ink Press. It’s easily available at Bookshop.org and Amazon (print or Kindle): just look for Crimeucopia: Boomshakalaking! Modern Crimes for Modern Times.

https://www.amazon.com/Crimecuopia-Boomshakalaking-Modern-Crimes-Times/dp/1909498483/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CM3KX4JU4RE9&keywords=Boomshakalaking&qid=1689298973&s=books&sprefix=boomshakalaking%2Cstripbooks%2C92&sr=1-1.

#MysteryFiction #CrimeFiction #ShortStories

Seeking noble action, I read detective fiction and love The Poisoned Pen

Today’s quote
“I got a kid to bring up, and a man who keeps fighting to stay sane, sober, and useful—despite the odds against him. I try to do the right thing, and surround myself with people like you and your mom and Joe and Lester. Who cares if the rest of the world is acting like a bunch of loonies?”

Written by Archie Mayor in Bury the Lead, a Joe Gunther novel.

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#Reading The body in the marsh by Nick Louth #CrimeFiction #books #mysteryfiction

https://veronicaleighauthor.wordpress.com/2023/04/20/dragon-gems-spring-2023/ Dragon Gems: Spring 2023 #fantasyfiction #speculativefiction #mysteryfiction #crimefiction #historicalfiction #amwriting #WritingCommunity #authorsofmastodon

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They are the largest minority in the world. They have no rights. They are told how to think, how to worship, and how to socialize.

They are children.

Some will grow up and repeat the pattern.

Some will break from the vicious cycle and use their voices whether it be in the present or in the far, far future.

How to Make Friends with Teenage Anarchists is a collection of young adult stories spanning many genres that will make you think twice about children and join their rebellion.

Wide release on June 30th, 2023: www.books2read.com/u/mvyKjV

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@Comey #ReadingCommunity , #WritingCommunity, #crimefiction, #intrigue, #mysteryfiction, #suspensethriller #readers #Writers, check this out! Can't wait to read it. ⚖️🕵️‍♂️📚

Blunt Force Kharma

https://books2read.com/u/4AgBQA

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My latest translations, the Dutch version of Operation Sherlock, book five in my Eve’s War Heroines of SOE series, and the Afrikaans version of Love and Bullets, book two in my Sam Smith Mystery Series.

#Dutch #Afrikaans #WW2 #SOE #FrenchResistance #MysteryFiction #Books

God forbid if anyone is curious about my books, you can find them here.

https://books2read.com/ME-Purfield

#scifi #mysteryfiction #mystery #bookseries #detectiveficton #neurodivergentcharacter #neurodivergent

https://veronicaleighauthor.wordpress.com/2023/03/30/news-about-the-lady-sheriff-series/ News About The Lady Sheriff Series #historicalfiction #CrimeFiction #mysteryfiction #amwriting #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter #indieauthor

Am reviewing some essays & papers I wrote in college (as part of some character backstory research). It's huge fun to read them. I seem to have been something of an erudite smarta$$. 😄

#AmWriting #AcademicMystery #CampusMystery #MysteryFiction #WritingCommunity

Info need request:

If anyone out there keeps or raises ravens, or knows someone who does, would you please get in touch?

Context: I am doing backstory research for my next mystery novel I would like to talk with you/them.

Plz boost. 🙏

#AmWriting #ravens #research #MysteryFiction #backstory

📣 FYI: Mystery Writers!

Library Journal has new article titled "Trends in Crime Fiction | 70+ Titles To Add to the Collection" https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/Trends-in-Crime-Fiction-70-Titles-to-Add-to-the-Collection

😥 Must be logged in to read, but here are the headings to give you a hint:

“Q” for Quozy Z [queer + cozy]
The Paranormal Expands
Leave It to the Professionals
Stepping Back in Time [i.e. histfic]
Near but Still the Future
Locked Room, Island, Campus
Crime in the Country
The Whole Truth?
Thrillers Widen Their Range

#MysteryFiction #CrimeFiction

New episode snippet!

I can’t help but notice, there’s a lot of people vanishing without a trace.

#Gothic #Paranormal #Mystery #KindleVella #Serial #SelfPromo #TheVanishing #AmPublishing #MysteryFiction #IndieAuthor
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09TCM5XKM

Manga Review: Master Keaton

https://countzeroor.com/2023/02/04/manga-review-master-keaton/

#Manga #manga #Mysteryfiction #NaokiUrasawa

Dorothy Hughes' Ride the Pink Horse (1946) is interesting in how it uses fictional techniques to deal with racism, specifically against Hispanos. The main character is a white working-class hoodlum who comes to New Mexico during the annual Fiestas de Santa Fe to blackmail a powerful Senator. #amreading #crimefiction #MysteryFiction #bookstadons #HardboiledDetective /1