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Guest Chick Carmela Dutra: Real Life is Stranger than Fiction

Hey there, it’s Marla, welcoming the ever-awesome Carmela Dutra back to the blog! Carmela is the author of the Food Truck Mysteries, and today she’s giving away an audiobook of Hot Wings and Homicide, to one lucky commenter. Take it away, Carmela! “Real Life is Stranger than Fiction” Have you ever read a mystery novel and thought, Oh, come on! That would never happen in … Continue reading Guest Chick Carmela Dutra: Real Life is Stranger than Fiction

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Guest Chick: Patricia Raybon

Jen here. Happy–and not scared–to have Patricia as our guest. Love being introduced to her neighborhood. And check out that beautiful wreath! A Scaredy Cat Confesses My nice neighbor with her lovely porch and its pretty outdoor bench has been hosting two full-size skeletons, sitting nicely together on a cushion, for a month. Her Halloween decorations. Never mind the holiday’s past. But the skeletons? They’re … Continue reading Guest Chick: Patricia Raybon

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Guest Chick: J.C. Kenney

We are delighted to be hosting our dear friend and colleague J.C. Kenney, award-winning and bestselling author of the North Star Series, Darcy Gaughan Mysteries, Allie Cobb Mysteries, and Elmo Simpson Mysteries!   A Big Thank You Hi, folks and Happy Hump Day! It’s a thrill to be back visiting with the Chicks and you all today. As you may know, I’m celebrating the release … Continue reading Guest Chick: J.C. Kenney

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Book Birthday, Leslie Karst

Paperback Release of MURDER, LOCAL STYLE!

Happy book birthday to Leslie Karst, whose Orchid Isle mystery, MURDER, LOCAL STYLE, releases today as a PAPERBACK–hurrah!      About Murder, Local Style:  Retired caterer Valerie Corbin investigates a suspicious poisoning in this Orchid Isle cozy culinary mystery, featuring a feisty queer couple who swap surfing lessons for sleuthing sessions in tropical Hilo, Hawai‘i. A dinner to die for! It’s been an eventful transition, … Continue reading Paperback Release of MURDER, LOCAL STYLE!

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Chick Chat: Written in the stars?

Whether you think astrology is just for fun or you have a fully mapped-out chart with your houses and your rising sign, you probably have an opinion about your astrological sign and what it represents. So are we our zodiac signs? Read what the Chicks have to say, and tell us your answer in the comments below! Lisa Q. Mathews As a baby editor, I … Continue reading Chick Chat: Written in the stars?

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Mysteries

Three Things I Learned from Publishing Three Books in Three Years — by Guest “Chick” Greg Rhyno

Marla, here, welcoming author Greg Rhyno to the blog! Greg’s giving away a copy of Who By His Own Hand to one lucky reader, so read on and comment by midnight on Friday, September 18, for your chance to win. Take it away, Greg! In March of 2022, I had a dentist appointment. After the hygienist hacked away at the plaque and tickled my teeth … Continue reading Three Things I Learned from Publishing Three Books in Three Years — by Guest “Chick” Greg Rhyno

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Guest Chick: Michelle Cullen

Jen here, and it’s always a pleasure to have Michelle on the blog. I’ve been on some recent trips, and I love collecting travel tips. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, Michelle! What Travel Guidebooks Don’t Tell You I love to travel, and with a big trip planned for this fall — part book tour, part visiting friends, part vacation — I’ve realized how much I … Continue reading Guest Chick: Michelle Cullen

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Guest Post: Laura Jensen Walker

We are delighted to have author Laura Jensen Walker visit us on Chicks today . . . please join us in giving her a warm welcome! Confessions of a Genre Butterfly Thanks for having me. It’s always fun to be back with the Chicks! Recently, a writer friend called me a “genre butterfly because I flit from one genre to the next. That flitting has … Continue reading Guest Post: Laura Jensen Walker

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Guest Chick: Birdie Horne

Birdie Horne is the combined pen name of former enemies Eden Robins and Mary Winn Garguilo. Over the years, they have been love rivals, co-godmothers, and neighbors across an alley in Chicago. Separately, they have published over twenty books, and together they have a resume full of the kinds of jobs that genuinely worry their parents. One of them was nominated for—and lost—Chicago Crossing Guard … Continue reading Guest Chick: Birdie Horne

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