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Deborah Dilks

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in Missouri, The United States

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Nonfiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery

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September 2020

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When Deborah Dilks aka Debby Dilks retired from the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Computing and Engineering in 2017, she started writing books. To date, she has three biographies written (Miss Kansas City Kitty, Mrs. Kansas City Kitty and From WW2 to the Run of the Year. She also has four cozy mysteries written, (Murder Among Friends, Peculiarities at the Picnic, Killing the Kansas City Shuffle and Murder at the Pickwick Hotel) Three books are under the pseudonym Juliet Sidonie. There are plans to write several more books in the Miss Markham Mysteries series. Debby lives with her husband on a farm north of Buckner, Missouri. Her interests include genealogy, attending her grandchildren’s events, robots, and reading/ writing bo ...more

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Average rating: 4.53 · 19 ratings · 7 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Miss Kansas City Kitty: Doris Markham's Story 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrs. Kansas City Kitty: Doris Swinney and Her Family it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killing The Kansas City Shuffle it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From World War II to the Run of the Year 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Murder On Friday Street (Friday Street Murder Mysteries Book 1)

by Russell Cooper

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Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker (Music in American Life)

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Deborah Dilks liked Elizabeth G's review of Killing The Kansas City Shuffle: "Deborah Dilks's "Killing The Kansas City Shuffle" launches the Miss Markham Mystery series with authentic 1930s atmosphere and a puzzle-box plot that invites reader participation. Deloris Markham, amateur sleuth, stumbles into a classic closed-circle" Read more of this review »
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Deborah Dilks and 4 other people liked Frank's review of Miss Kansas City Kitty: Doris Markham's Story: "Folks with country roots make up one of the largest demographics in Kansas City. Countless farm kids have moved to KC from the rural areas and small towns that surround the city, but few have had their stories told. With this book we get the chance t" Read more of this review »
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Deborah Dilks and 1 other person liked Best Friend 🧡 's review of Miss Kansas City Kitty: Doris Markham's Story: "I came across Miss Kansas City Kitty Doris Markham’s Story and was immediately pulled into a world that feels raw, lively, and unapologetically real. Doris isn’t written as a polished heroine she’s messy, funny, stubborn, and fiercely independent, wh" Read more of this review »
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Deborah Dilks and 1 other person liked Rosie's review of Killing The Kansas City Shuffle: "“Killing The Kansas City Shuffle,” by Deborah Dilks Step back in time. It’s Columbus Day in 1931, and Deloris Markham, our not-so-average amateur “Killing The Kansas City Shuffle” detective, stumbles upon the body of Slick Sam Sloan. This guy was a to" Read more of this review »
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I read this book because I saw there will be a movie on Netflix, and I like the actors scheduled for it. The book was hard to follow with all of the characters, and some were introduced in the last part of the book. I am also not a fan of books that ...more
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Deborah Dilks rated a book it was amazing Writing with Stella and Friends: Coloring and Activity Book by Rosie Russell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
My granddaughter wants to write a book, so I purchased this workbook for her. I went through both the book and workbook, and I like the way the writer presents thought-provoking ideas easy for a child to follow in fun activities. I highly recommend b ...more
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Deborah Dilks rated a book it was amazing Storytime with Stella and Friends by Rosie Russell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
My granddaughter wants to write a book, so I purchased this book and workbook for her. I hoped they could help her get started. I went through both, and I like the way the writer presents thought-provoking ideas easy for a child to follow. I highly r ...more
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