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Sue Vincent of The Daily Echo blog (http://scvincent.com/) agreed to my request for a guest post on the subject of:...

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An old song by Tom T. Hall for Hubs and all of you out there: Here's a link to a...

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I chose to review Echoes of Time as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team and purchased it to read....

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Here is the photo prompt from Sue Vincent this week for her #writephoto series: Lady Rowen carefully descended the stone...

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By some weird quirk of fate, I had just finished reading The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas...

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For many of us, 2016 has been a difficult year – the loss of a friend or family member, a...

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                                    (Ornament purloined from Sally Cronin's tree!) Stymied figuring out gifts for everyone? Here’s my suggestion: get them a book...

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Eclipse Lake is the latest book from popular author Mae Clair. To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of...

Shreya at https://shreyasharmasite.wordpress.com – The Mysterious Soul – blogs thoughts, poetry, short stories and memes. This blog is very entertaining!...

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Regicide begins with a description of a historical event: King William of England, known as William Rufus (1087-1100) died after...

James Osborne recently posted on the origin of Winnie-the-Pooh. This story is so charming I am re-blogging it here so...

My list is long, have patience! https://monstamind17.wordpress.com/ is the blog of Jeff Chamberlain, who likes to help others through community...

This is in response to Sue Vincent's photo prompt for this week: https://scvincent.com/2016/11/10/thursday-photo-prompt-secrets-writephoto/ Sister Alys had been kneeling on the...

We went to a Steep Canyon Rangers concert last night and came away again convinced this is the premier bluegrass...

Sing this to 'Where Is Love?' from Oliver!             Wheeeree is fall?             Will it ever come at all?            ...

I've been remiss lately about recognizing new followers and as a result, there is a huge backlog. I promise to...

I turned the tables on Christoph (who recently interviewed me: https://writerchristophfischer.wordpress.com/2016/10/10/mystery-mondays-interview-with-n-a-grainger) and asked him to answer some of the questions...

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I worked on the machine over the weekend (my wife now giving me longer sidelong glances, for the laundry was...

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Gina blew out the 19 candles and her family clapped.  She’d taken the bus overnight to be home because she...

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I saw this post late last week and asked the author if I could repost it on my blog. He...

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Today is Sally Cronin’s blog’s third anniversary party and we’ve all been invited. Sally is well known in the blogosphere...

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I am torn between describing this book as compelling or interesting. I think I’ll go with the latter. It has...

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Sorry to post this a day late -  have the chest cruds and spent most of yesterday sleeping. Today I...

Henry Philpot was a science fiction aficionado. Not an ordinary “liker” of science fiction, but a compulsive one. His obsession...

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This is about as eclectic a group of followers that I've encountered. Read about them and maybe check them out?...

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I am inordinately pleased with reviews of my third book, Death by Pumpkin, by two bloggers with who are great...

I think I am catching up – but still a few weeks behind! Here are some blogs for you to...

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I will freely confess it took me a while to finish this book. Life got in the way and I...

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Because of the comments I received on my Czech Christmas post, I decided to re-post the two blogs pieces I...

It’s Labor Day weekend so my New Followers Friday got delayed a bit. I am now blocked out for the...

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Don Massenzio kindly hosted me for a Q and A on his blog today. You can check out my answers...

Today I had the honor of being interviewed by Annette Rochelle Aben on her blog talk radio program Tell Me...

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I couldn't help responding to Sue Vincent's photo prompt from last week. Ellen looked at the crowd of people around...

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Sue Vincent is one of my blogging buddies, and she asked me if I would do a guest post. You...

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How could I resist reading a sci-fi book which has a blurb saying, “Parts of the world are disappearing…”? The...

We arrived home yesterday afternoon, just in advance of some mighty thunderstorms that rolled through all last night. While we...

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Here’s a little something from Chapter 1. Darkness was just starting to settle on the crime scene, and some spotlights...

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I am always grateful for my friends in the blogosphere who follow my paltry offerings and find them interesting! I...

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I decided to dip my reading toe into some science fiction with this book, and I found it intriguing and...

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Here are the rest of the suggestions for my characters in my book. I hope you’ll make some comments and...

Whew! Congratulations to everyone who participated in the A-Z challenge, and THANK YOU to everyone who visited my blog during...

Bet you didn't see I'd have a Z! Zoey begins as a strong minor character in Death in a Red...

At last we come to Rhe herself. I have purposefully not described her fully because I want readers to conjure...

I just realized that I had posted on Michael Bowers earlier - color me embarrassed. My mind is rather scrambled...

Another letter where I can do no better! I’ve decided to introduce you to Bitsy Wellington. She plays a major...

Will Brewster is a character who started out as the ideal husband, a little too ideal as one of the...

If Agent Bongiovanni is Jeff, then Bowers is Mutt. He’s much shorter than the senior agent, and Rhe noticed when...

U and V are hard for me, because there are no names, you see! So let me introduce you to...

Tanya Davis is a young, African American Pequod student who meets Rhe in Death in a Red Canvas Chair, during...

Ah, Sam, the Chief of Police for Pequod, brother-in-law to Rhe. Sam and Rhe are close, especially after Rhe becomes...

Ruthie is another character I had so much fun creating. She is named after a high school classmate of mine...

There is no Q, so what could I do? I decided to tell you about Phil Pearce. He appears first...

Paulette is Rhe’s best friend, her sounding board, and a willing participant in many of Rhe’s sleuthing trips. She’s bubbly,...

Tom O’Neil, sail maker of Pequod, is based on a real person I had the honor of interviewing during a...

In Death in a Dacron Sail, Mary Noonan becomes a private patient of Rhe’s, when Rhe is put on unpaid...

Dr. James Manning is the CEO of Sturdevant Hospital.  He first appears in Death in a Red Canvas Chair, as...

Lyle Pendergrass is the guard at the rear (employees parking lot) entrance of Sturdevant Hospital. He sits at a station...

Dear Readers, Thank you for your votes! We have plenty of feedback and are ready to choose a winner. If...

I am cheating today because I don’t have a K. And I’m rhyming… James plays a major role in Death...

Send me your ideas of what Jack looks like! Jack is Rhe and Will Brewster’s six-year-old son. By the time...

In Death in a Red Canvas Sail, Kelly Ingram is the quarterback of the Pequod football team – a tall,...

Sylvia is a character with a major role in Death in a Dacron Sail. She is the head of Human...

You don’t have to imagine the Glass Trinket. Here is a photo: This is Rhe’s sailboat and it features prominently...

Frank Boyette is another of the minor characters and he appears for the first time in Death by Pumpkin. Actually,...

Challenge: Send me a picture of what you think Nancy Ennis looks like! Nancy Ennis is one of those background...

Today I have an inanimate object that is on all three of the Rhe Brewster  Mysteries, unless you have an...

Today I have a place that figures into Death in a Dacron Sail, so no challenge to provide me with...

Bob Morgan Challenge: Send me a picture of what you think Bob Morgan looks like! Bob is the Editor in...

To all my followers, fellow bloggers and friends (you are all of them): I am working on the cover for...

Challenge: Send me a picture of what you think Marsh Adams looks like! Marsh Adams was originally an emergency room...

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My name is Elijah Moon. This is the first time I've posted myself, but I know one of my humans...

This review is for Rosie’s #Bookreview team. The book was purchased by the reviewer. This is the third in the...

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                                                         THE Ohio State University I took a trip on Sunday to Ohio State University to give a lecture on...

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I am into the major overhaul of my third book, getting fat in the rear from all the sitting! My...

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I just HAD to repost this from Nicholas Rossi's blog. I see a plethora of book titles...   Continuing the...

Cover Art by Jason Pedersen       Legends of Windermere  - The Mercenary Prince by Charles Yallowitz is new and is...

These stats got thrown my way so I thought I's put them out there. Blogging hard to keep y'all interested!...

The bad: losing my hard drive – I learned a few days ago that NOTHING was recoverable from the drive....

To all my family and friends, near and far, the happiest of New Years and 365 days of joy and...

This year we were facing a really, really quiet Christmas with our son in Germany and our daughter in LA,...

I wish I could wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Year or...

This was sent to me by a friend of mine. Wish I could claim to have written it! I remember...

Just want to let all of my blogging friends  know I have managed to rig something up with a lap...

It's been a truism in our family that Christmas always brings a disaster: the car throws a rod, a roof...

We all have moving stories, right? Moving as in translocation – but do let me know if these move you...

Okay, okay, my son tells me I’m too old to engage in such dangerous activities, but the truth of it...

I wanted to publish the list of new followers, some of which I have delayed responding to because of time...

Maelstrom: turbulence, tumult, turmoil, chaos, confusion, upheaval. A perfect title for this book, which is based on a concept from...

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone. I am particularly grateful for the fact I now have 300 followers - bless each and everyone...

Thicker Than Water is the last book in the The Grayson Trilogy. I read the first book, a Single Step,...

Y'all might have noticed the emblem on this page indicating I am a member of Rosie Amber's Book Review Team....

Click on the photos to enlarge them! My husband and I and two of our friends usually attend this festival...

For  those of you who took the quiz and came out as Frankenstein, I have some music for dancing: The...

Halloween is the perfect time of the year to think about your darker side. For book nerds and word lovers,...

Psst. I need to tell you something… in the spirit of Halloween and all that. I have a Sin Eater...

Murder at the Lighthouse is a frothy confection of a short, cozy mystery. This is one of a series of...

Gorgito’s Ice Rink is at its core a family saga, set largely in Russia and alternating in time between the...

This is the second in the Gavin Shawlins Thriller series. I did not read the first, but this book is...

I just realized I've reviewed three books without posting the reviews. So this is a warning, a come-on, a post...

Just to follow up on a comment I made in the previous post: I did go to Bouchercon last week....

I was an attendee at the Raleigh Bouchercon Convention this past week - at least for a day, which I...

Jemima Pett had been a great bogging friend almost from the beginning of my blog. She is a wonderful, thoughtful...

May you always have lobster! I am coming close to my 300th post since starting my...

When newly-fledged physician Dr. Adam Bascom discovers a body in a churchyard, he has no clue that discovering how the...

Believe it or not, when I was learning to drive there was no Driver Ed available at my high school....

This is a re-post of something I posted on Jan 9, 2013, when I was a fledgling blogger. I still...

Bette and I met for coffee at the Red Cup Coffeehouse in Boothbay Harbor, Me, after I’d finished my stint...

I grew up in New England the 1950s and ‘60s, and Bette Stevens has written a coming of age novel...

Move over, Philippa Gregory- you have competition from Tony Riches! I love to read books about the Tudors, so when...

I remember learning the difference in spelling the homonyms principle and principal: the principal is your pal. One principal in...

A fellow blogger (A Star on the Forehead) asked me for my recipe for scones. I've never posted a recipe...

We had a great time in Maine, but now it’s time to get back on the treadmill (literally and figuratively)....

This is the debut novel of Megan Goodenough; I think she has a great imagination and did a fair job...

We've had a busy time in Plymouth and Boothbay Harbor, meeting old friends, doing a couple of signings, and researching...

This is the second of Frances Evesham’s Thatcham Hall Mysteries, 19th Century historical mystery romances set in Victorian England. It...

This is a short story I posted last year. It happened during the summer, so it fits with my Summers...

Thought you might enjoy this infographic on men vs women writers, while I'm living it up in Maine!  Please note...

This is a partial re-posting of a memoir piece I posted last year, perfect for Summers in Plymouth. Mom and Dad standing in the driveway behind the house When I was growing up, my...

I met Anthony Vicino though his blog, One Lazy Robot. He writes perceptive and funny and helpful posts about the...

Here I am, missing my front teeth and with the new no-fuss bowl haircut. That's my...

I do like to read the occasional political thriller, and this one was novel to me in that it was...

Mom always served vegetables – canned when I was very young, then later, frozen vegetables, as they became more widely...

Looking back, I can see that I was extremely lucky. My summers in Plymouth were darned near perfect. New England...

Hello friends and followers of Noelle! My name is Fia Essen. I’ve been an expat since childhood. I grew up...

I met the wonderful Olga online via the blogosphere and have enjoyed her posts. She has become a good friend,...

A few weeks ago, I posted about the death of Grayson Queen. His wife, Rara, has a blog, Rarasaur, which...

Trouble Comes in Threes Inspired by today's humorous post from TanGental (http://geofflepard.com/2015/06/19/international-rescue-south-london-branch/), I feel compelled to comment on what happened...

I spent last week at the annual meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomist. I have been the Program...

To all my friends in the blogosphere: I have been running an academic educational meeting in Nevada for the past...

4.5 stars I will admit at the outset I have enjoyed two other Terry Tyler books: The Last Child, Kings...

The Widow’s Tale is a genuine romance and a debut novel. Set in the era of the English Civil War...

One thing did result from the Great Chicago fire: it created a clean slate for the growth of a modern...

Since retiring, my husband and I have been eating more lightly. Traveling with my daughter and son-in-law reminded us of...

As mentioned in a post last week, I spent four days in Chicago with my daughter and son-in-law. Have you...

Here's is the address for Grayson (Dave) Queen's wife, Rara: Radhika Jaini WF0124 CIW LA 249 LOW 16756 Chino-Corona Road...

Just a quick note - I'm in Chicago, meeting my daughter and her husband who are here for a wedding....

I was intrigued by the title of this book and discovered I had selected a true British cozy, a murder...

I got a brief message today on my blog from someone whom I don't know.  This person wanted to tell...

The Young Jaguar by Zoe Saadia is the first book in a pre-Aztec trilogy, and introduces us to Atolli, a...

On a 1,000 mile round trip trek to Columbus, Georgia a couple of weekends ago, we passed the Gaffney Peach...

This past month, I became a formal part of the University of North Carolina’s Southern History Program. I guess I’m...

I was honored to be asked by Joanne Guidoccio to participate in her Second Act Series. My contribution: From Human...

Bob enjoys a cup of good black coffee, so over coffee in my kitchen, I pried some answers out of...

The Fur, Fish, Flea and Beagle Club is a fantastic first book by R. M. Byrd, who writes with evident...

I received a wide range of guesses about what sites of the ones in my A-Z Challenge I would visit...

My thanks to everyone who visited me during the A-Z Challenge! I made some new friends this past month, and...

Congratulations to everyone for making it through our Challenges. Don't forget to give me your best guesses as to which...

York is an historic town near the southern tip of the state. It includes the villages of York Village, York...

[caption id="attachment_1750" align="alignleft" width="150"] Old Fort Western I simply could not find anything to see in Maine that begins with...

Old photograph of a Micmac encampment on Cape Breton Island Wabanaki is roughly translated at “People...

Maine Hospital for the Insane, Augusta During the 1890s, as part of a belief in "moral...

I had a hard time finding a U until I remembered that faculty at the University of Maine had a...

I’m pretty sure you’re all drawn to Vermont Maple Syrup, but did you know that Maine also produces excellent stuff?...

Concealment is quite a twisted mystery and unique in that it takes place in the arena of big business and...

Although Saint Croix Island has no public access, it can be well seen from both the U.S. and Canadian mainlands....

Many times in my books, Rhe Brewster takes Route 1 to get to various places: Boston, Portland, Presque Isle. So...

West Quoddy Head Light with Grand Manan in the background - Wikipedia Quoddy Head State Park...

Puffins are cute and comical seabirds which breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands along the Maine...

I hope I’m not going to bore you with yet another house, but Rhe’s interest in old buildings is also...

This one is for all you train aficionados out there! Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum The Maine...

Maine occupies the northern part of the Appalachian Highlands region of the United States. Its physical features were determined by...

The United Society of Believers, commonly called Shakers, was founded in 1747 in Manchester, England. Because if their vigorous bodily...

Kennebec Arsenal, Wikipedia The Kennebec Arsenal in Augusta was built between 1828 and 1838, as a ...

The author Nicholas Rossis is known to a lot of people, but this was my first introduction. I’d been promising...

In keeping with Rhe’s interest in old houses and unusual architecture, today I am introducing you to the James G....

Good morning, everyone! This post is to remind you that LEGENDS OF WINDERMERE: SLEEPER IN THE WILDWOOD FUGUE by Charles...

An  'I' was definitely hard to find and then I discovered the isacc H. Evans. Isaac H. Evans is another...

Harriet Beecher Stowe and her husband, Calvin Ellis Stowe, lived in this house for a short while. The house is...

Grace Bailey Rhe Brewster's love of sailing would have undoubtedly led her to the Grace Bailey,...

Map of Bay of Fundy The Bay of Fundy lies along international borders, surrounded by Maine...

Where would Rhe be without her Garmin Persephone, who leads her all over the place? The map industry is changing...

Maine has a desert – bet you never knew that! This is another place that Rhe and Will would likely...

I’ll bet you thought I would choose Campobello Island for C. But I can’t, because it’s a Canadian Island located...

This is short one - Boon Island is tiny! Before I start, I'd like to give a shout out to...

Welcome to my tour of Maine. If these posts don't make you want to visit, then I'm not doing a...

Sing this to the tune of "Are You Ready for Some Football?" that's played before the NFL season opens on...

I met fellow blogger Trisha Surgarek on line. Trisha is one talented lady: she writes cozy mysteries which I enjoy...

My friend, Elizabeth Hein, interviewed me for a post today on her blog, Scribbling in the Storage Room:  https://scribblinginthestorageroom.wordpress.com/2015/03/25/interview-with-n-a-granger/ I...

I was introduced to Terry Tyler when I reviewed her previous book, Kings and Queens. This is the sequel, and...

This is my third year doing the A-Z Challenge. The first year I posted on odors, which is something every...

After the longest four weeks in February, I am finally in a springtime state of mind. Although it is chilly...

Today I’m nursing a headache from celebrating St. Paddy’s Day, but over a cup of coffee and an English muffin,...

Stranger or Friend is Sylvia Villalobos’ first book, a mystery. Anyone familiar with Sylvia Writes, Ms. Villalobos’ blog, knows she...

Tomorrow I get to introduce the first book by Sylvia Villalobos, the author of the blog Sylvia Writes.  The book...

My second book, Death in a Dacron Sail was released ten days ago. I had a fabulous launch party in...

Stranded in the Seychelles is a fun, frothy memoir of two young women looking for adventure before they have to...