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Carolyn Paul Branch
I write, study history, and work the reference desk at the public library. My home in the Missouri woods is shared with Richard, my husband of 50+ years, Cookie, a little white terrier, and Sunshine, a big yellow cat. After seven non-fiction books, I finally turned to the writing I always wanted to do: mystery novels. TANGLED ROOTS, a tale of secrets, lies, and murder along the Missouri River, was published January, 2017. My next novel, THE SANITY OF STRAWBERRIES, a murder set inside a state mental hospital, will be published in 2018.
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Thunder Beneath My Feet
Thunder Beneath My Feet by Carolyn Mulford My rating: 5 of 5 stars I picked up Thunder Beneath My Feet because Carolyn Mulford is a “local” writer, who lives in Columbia, Missouri. She’s a neighbor, almost, since Columbia is only … Continue reading
Tangled Roots has a new cover!
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again. . . Tangled Roots, my mystery novel, hasn’t been selling very well as an ebook. Many of my wonderful friends, relatives, and neighbors bought the paperback edition, and some of you … Continue reading
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All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda My rating: 5 of 5 stars Different! A page-turning psychological thriller with so many twists you can’t look up for a moment, and, at the same time, an in depth look at love, … Continue reading
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CAPTURED by Neil Cross
Captured by Neil Cross My rating: 5 of 5 stars At first I thought this book was going to be a tear-jerker. It’s about a divorced man, living alone, who has just been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and has … Continue reading
Keep Your Friends Close
Keep Your Friends Close by Paula Daly My rating: 5 of 5 stars Keep your Friends Close grabbed me from the first page. I literally couldn’t put it down. The story is mostly told from two contrasting viewpoints: Natty, the … Continue reading
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Go Away Home by Carol Bodensteiner
Go Away Home by Carol Bodensteiner My rating: 5 of 5 stars Go Away Home is a chance to immerse yourself into a world that is no more, through the eyes, mind, and heart of Liddie Treadway, coming of age … Continue reading
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The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier
The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Butcher made me feel the same way I feel driving past a bloody highway accident. You don’t want to look, but you can’t help yourself. You can’t resist … Continue reading
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Promises to Keep by Shayne Parkinson
Sentence of Marriage by Shayne Parkinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This review is not just for Sentence of Marriage, which is the first book in Promises to Keep. I just finished the 3rd book, the ending of a … Continue reading
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Digital Public Library of America
FREE Public Access to Information! FREE Primary Sources! I’ve been evangelizing for the free information you can get through public libraries, non-profits, and government sites for years. I even set up my own site, primarysourcesonline, and tried to pull the … Continue reading
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North My rating: 5 of 5 stars This novel is hard to categorize. Not exactly SciFi, regardless of the title and the basic premise. The author proposes that there are many … Continue reading
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