Last week’s Mystery Question was so much fun for me. I love reports from the Police blotter! A woman reported her water line runs through the neighbor’s property. She thinks they have tapped into her line because her bill has been high for more than a year. When the neighbors were gone for about 6 weeks, her water bill …
People Report the Funniest Things
Breathing a sigh of relief. Just mailed edits for the first Memphis Cold Case Novel–Justice Delayed! And I noticed when I typed “mailed”, autocorrect wants to change it to email. 🙂 No, autocorrect, there are some things that still have to be snail mailed. As I went through the edits, I was really pleased with the book…just hope you readers are. …
Woolly Worms and Dumb Criminals
Last week’s question was what was a Woolly Worm and it seems everyone knew it was #3, a caterpillar that’s sometimes black. Which is the correct answer. 🙂 But as I researched about woolly worms I discovered a few interesting facts. Woolly have 13 segments and three sets of legs. They have tiny eyes, but they make their way around mostly …
Mystery Question…Was It Poison?
Today I toured the American Queen for research purposes for my cozy mystery. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a good photo of the boat so I had to ‘borrow’ a photo from their Facebook page! I did get lots of information from COO Ted Sykes, and was treated to the Million Dollar tour. He was so helpful and so passionate about …
A New Beginning
This week I started working on a new book that will be a departure from my romantic suspense stories. It’s a cozy mystery. And in case you don’t quite know what a cozy mystery is, here’s how I describe it: a cozy mystery is all about how an amateur sleuth takes the clues and solves a murder. Said murder is usually …
The Thief Forgot His Name
This week I’m giving away a copy of Silence in the Dark! Now for last week’s winner of the $10 gift card: Caryl Kane! Last week’s Mystery Question intrigued me from the get-go. I had to disguise the crime, but this is what attracted my attention: She was one of Germany’s most-wanted criminals. Dubbed “The Phantom of Heilbronn” and “The Woman Without a …
Solving Crimes Isn’t Always Easy
I have an interesting case for you today, but first, let’s look at last week’s Mystery Question: A 19-year old girl robbed a bank and stole a Pontiac. It took the cops 24 hours to find her. Did she: Drop her billfold with her driver’s license as she ran out the door? Post a YouTube video about how she robbed …
Truth is Stranger than Fiction
I thought last week’s Blotter Report was hilarious, especially #3 when the policeman said Marco and the suspect answered Polo, which happened to be true. Here is the recap: Friday: Wal-Mart: Police received a report of a newborn infant found in a trash can. Upon investigation, officers discovered it was only a burrito. Police received a call from an elderly …
More Police Blotter Reports
Today I want to tell you about the setting of the book I just finished. It’s set in Memphis, Tennessee at the Pink Palace Museum. I was invited to come and explore the underbelly of the museum…the attic and basement, and guess what? There are so many places to hide a body there! The basement was really dark and creepy …
More Posts from the Police Blotter
I thought once I finished the book I would have more time. Not so. The interview will have to wait. But isn’t this a beautiful cover for the first book in the Memphis Cold case series! I do have more Mystery Questions straight from the Police Blotter report, but first last week’s answer: 10:15 p.m. Suspicious people were reportedly doing …