Prefer a jigsaw puzzle to a sliding one? Presenting the Murder Next Door jigsaw puzzle. A few tips if you find yourself getting stuck: Once a puzzle piece is in the right place (even if it’s in the middle of the puzzle) it will “snap” in place and you won’t be able to move it. […]
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I can’t think of a better way to reveal the new cover for Murder Next Door, Book 3 in The Charlie Kingsley Mysteries, than with a puzzle! And, if you really want to challenge yourself, try solving the puzzle without checking out the cover first. (No peeking!) To move the pieces, all you have to
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When the concept for The Murder Before Christmas dropped into my head, it didn’t come alone. It brought more ideas with it, including Ice Cold Murder and A Grave Error, which is a novella prequel. So, from the beginning, it was clear this was supposed to be a series. That doesn’t mean I didn’t resist
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Ice Cold Murder Chapter 1 “Are you out of your mind?” Pat’s hand paused mid-air, chocolate chip cookie halfway to her mouth as she stared at me, eyes wide. Forsaking her cookie like that, I knew she was serious. “She asked,” I said matter-of-factly. “I’m being a good friend.” “You’re being insane,” Pat muttered as her
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Ready to take on the Ice Cold Murder cover puzzle challenge? A few tips if you find yourself getting stuck: Once a puzzle piece is in the right place (even if it’s in the middle of the puzzle) it will “snap” in place and you won’t be able to move it. It helps to move
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If you’re new to the world of Charlie Kingsley, you may be wondering how we ended up here (as it is a rather strange path) so I thought I’d take a moment to explain. The Charlie Kingsley Mysteries takes place in Redemption, Wisconsin, and is a spin-off of my Secrets of Redemption series, which is
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Let me begin by saying I have no idea who Florence is. This was another Christmas cookie tradition, along with the Merry Christmas Butter Cookies, Mom would also make pecan fingers. Mom didn’t have much of a sweet tooth, and these cookies aren’t as sweet as other Christmas cookies, so they might be a good
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My mother would have been delighted with this blog post. Three of her favorite things in life were: Mystery books Baking Christmas She was an avid reader of all things mystery, but she vastly preferred cozy mysteries over the psychological thrillers I was writing at the time. (Although to her credit, and much to my
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