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Kate Thornton

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I was fascinated by all the bee information. What drew you to the bee motif as the main mystery? When I was a little girl, I spent summers in Oklahoma. My Great Uncle Clyde raised bees. I learned a lot, but was always a bit afraid they'd turn on me. That's why the whole "killer bee" motif really resonated with me!

Kate Thornton When I first started writing BUZZ KILL, I lived in a part of Los Angeles County that did not allow beekeeping, so naturally I wanted to do it. I settl…moreWhen I first started writing BUZZ KILL, I lived in a part of Los Angeles County that did not allow beekeeping, so naturally I wanted to do it. I settled for chickens instead and my husband and I raised backyard chickens for several years. But the bees fascinated me. My husband worked at Cal Poly University and I used to go there and explore the hives and talk to the beekeepers and buy the freshly-slung honey. I came to love the little critters, so when I wrote BUZZ KILL, I did a lot of hands-on research. I was delighted - when we moved to Tucson - to discover that the world-renowned Carl Hayden Bee Research Center is right here in my backyard. That sort of clinched the story for me.(less)

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Kate Thornton I am currently working on #3 in the Toni Carey Mystery Series, DEAD DREAMS. #2, MEDIUM DEAD, will be released Oct 1st. The first in series, BUZZ KILL …moreI am currently working on #3 in the Toni Carey Mystery Series, DEAD DREAMS. #2, MEDIUM DEAD, will be released Oct 1st. The first in series, BUZZ KILL is available now.(less)

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	Shattering Glass: A Nasty Woman Press Anthology by Heather Graham (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Maria Alexander (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Sandi Ault (Contributor) 4.26 avg rating — 57 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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	Ladies' Night (Sisters in Crime/LA Chapter Book 2015) by Naomi Hirahara (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kate Thornton (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeri Westerson (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 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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“I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.”
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