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Rita Webb

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In Rita Webb’s debut novel, An Offer to Die For: The First Julia Novo Mystery, she introduces us to her altar ego, a woman who uses her unusual abilities to help others identify and appreciate the shadowy ways of the world around them. As a lifelong fan of mysteries from Encyclopedia Brown to Agatha Christie, and from Columbo to Midsomer Murders, Rita is able to turn her wise-woman character into an amateur sleuth who helps the police catch the elusive bad guys.
Having been born and raised in New England to a mother with deep roots back to 1600s Massachusetts, and a superstitious Cuban father, Rita brings her love for local lore, mystery, and dark and stormy nights to the Sunshine State where she and her husband now make their home. In both ...more

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An Offer to Die For: The First Julia Novo Mystery

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Love to write? Don’t know if you can become a real author? Write a book. Bam! You’re an author!
If only it were that easy. To be honest, my journey from putting words on paper (computer) to self-publishing my first book, and all the marketing before, during, and after has been, how do you say…a lot. However, it has been the most exciting and rewarding professional ac Read more of this blog post »

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Misery

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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The Cipher (Nina Guerrera, #1)

by Isabella Maldonado (Goodreads Author)

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Poirot's Early Cases (Hercule Poirot, #43)

by Agatha Christie

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The book was written in 1933 so I was hoping for an Agatha Christie type character and mystery. It was close. I do enjoy the dry British matter-of-fact dialogue and this book was definitely that. It was just a little repetitive but was otherwise all ...more
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Loved the whole premise. Was just a little dull at the end.
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