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Hazards of the Game
. . . A Cedar Harbor Mystery
House and cat-sitting at the posh development of Kamiak Hills is supposed to help Paula Madigan recuperate after the recent death of her domineering husband, Fred. But when she and her new next-door neighbor, Ellen Cogsdill, uncover a woman's hand in a sand hazard during a golf game, her life is changed. As if that isn't enough excitement for one day, Paula learns that the thirteen-year-old granddaughter she didn't know existed, Laurie Shuler, is coming to spend the summer. Laurie settles in with ease. making friends with the two cats, Mum-mum and Carioca, but alarms her grandmother with her interest in the recent murder. After Laurie makes friends with twelve-year-old Josh Cogsdill, the two begin an amateurish investigation. It seems that Kamiak Hills residents have a number of scandalous secrets, including an anonymouse letter-writer and possibly a blackmailer. Ignoring warnings that their snooping could be dangerous, the two are knocked into a ditch by a hit-and-run driver. Laurie remembers a large, silver-colored car, but feels there was something else she should be recalling. More murders occur, and the community is in turmoil. How can this be happening in their upscale Puget Sound nieghborhood? The cats and Laurie are involved in the thrilling climax of this cozy mystery. Release date : August, 2010 |
Donna Rose and the Roots of Evil
. . . A Cedar Harbor Mystery
Donna Galbreath assumed that Cedar Harbor would return to its peaceful existence after she and her neighbor, Cyrus Bates, solved the murder of the victim she had found on the beach. But it was not to be. In the cozy mystery, Donna Rose and the Roots of Evil, the community is torn apart when the inept police chief, William Donniker, suddenly dies at a function honoring him. Monkshood, the same poison used in the murder in Donna Rose and the Slug War, was the cause of death. When the monkshood held in the police evidence room is found to be missing, Jake Santorini, the capable young policeman who Donna and Cyrus had hoped would be named Chief, is arrested. Donna and Cyrus find themselves drawn into the investigation when the department is taken over by a sheriff who is convinced the murderer is behind bars.  The Chief was generally disliked, but there’s a difference between dislike and hate. As before, practical Cyrus uses his computer skills and his contacts from his previous military experiences to investigate. Donna talks to people. There are secrets, some leading to blackmail. Fiery Donna and meticulous Cyrus secretly enjoy their continuing confrontations and peculiar friendship. Is it possible there is even a spark beween these formerly feuding neighbors? They may not survive to find out unless they can trace the roots of long-ago actions before the killer strikes again. . . . . READ EXCERPT, REVIEWS 
Publication date: January 21, 2009
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Donna Rose and the Slug War
. . . The Original Cedar Harbor Mystery
Small-town Americana, backyard competition and long-lost secrets color life in Cedar Harbor, Washington. Retired schoolteacher Donna Galbreath finds the body of Lyle Corrigan while on an early morning clam-digging foray. After attacks are made on Corrigan's widow and on Donna herself, she begins to investigate—along with her neighbor, Cyrus. READ EXCERPT, REVIEWS Hardcover ISBN: 1-594142-20-3 Softcover ISBN: 1-410402-47-9 Available at: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powell Books, The Snow Goose (Stanwood, WA) Book Club edition |
Soldiers of the Mountain
[Military History · Age 12-18 and up · Trade paper]
The 10th Mountain Division is rarely mentioned without being preceded by the adjective, “famed.” Stories and pictures of the men training for winter warfare caught the the imagination of a country ready for heroes. The Tenth lived up to this image when it fought through Italy. A nighttime climb of the cliffs of Riva Ridge surprised the Germans and the ensuing battle for Mt. Belvedere led to the breaking of the much-feared enemy line. Norma's husband was a platoon leader who received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. She has interviewed a number of veterans, and the stories they told are inspiring, frightening, humorous or even all three. READ EXCERPT, REVIEWS See The Last Ridge on my links page for exciting news about the story of the 10th.
Softcover ISBN: 1-413781-58-6
Available at:
Publish America,
The New England Ski Museum,
Colorado Ski Museum,
Amazon,
Barnes & Noble
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Bats on the Bedstead
[Mystery · Age 8-11 · Hardcover,Paper]
When his family moves into an old house, 11-year-old Ricky is threatened by a flock of evil bats who want to regain possession of the house. . . . READ EXCERPT, REVIEWS
Hardcover ISBN: 0-395430-22-4 Softcover ISBN: 0-380705-40-0
Available at:
Amazon,
Barnes & Noble,
Powell Books,
Mobipocket eBook
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