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Ellen is an award-winning fiction writer, freelance writer and retired insurance fraud investigator. She is excited about her mystery/dual-time series, Show Me Mysteries, set in her picturesque hometown of Mexico, Missouri. Scrivenings Press released the first book of the series, Show Me Betrayal, May 16, 2023. It was a dual finalist in the American Christian Fiction Writer's 2024 Carol Awards in the Debut Novel and Mystery/Suspense/Thriller categories. It was the Scrivenings Press Reader's Choice Award for Best Mystery/Suspense for 2023. Book two in the series, Show Me Deceit, released May 14, 2024 and won the Scrivenings Press Reader's Choice Award for Best Mystery/Suspense for 2024 . Book three in the series, Show Me Skullduggery, will b ...more

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	Show Me Betrayal (Show Me Mysteries Book 1) 4.50 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Show Me Deceit (Show Me Mysteries, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 37 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
	Show Me Skulduggery (Show Me Mysteries Book 3) 4.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 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
	A Gift for All Time by Tonya B. Ashley, Jenny Carlisle, Ellen E. Withers (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 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
	Romancing the Elements: A Collection of Four Contemporary Romance Novellas by Ellen E. Withers (Goodreads Author), Delores Topliff (Goodreads Author), Tonya B. Ashley 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 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
	Magic Words: How to Enchant Judges & Conjure Contest Wins 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 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
	Winning Writers' Waltz by Dusty Richards, Janis F. Kearney, Kevin Brockmeier it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	Murder in Tornado Alley Anthology Vol. 1 by Victoria M. Patton (Goodreads Author), Dawn Allen, Dianne McCartney (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 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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Death Under the Ice: An award-winning chilling mystery by Deborah Sprinkle

It’s always a pleasure to have one of my friends who is also an author with Scrivinings Press, to be a guest here. Being able to celebrate this book winning Novel of the Year for the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA) Golden Scroll Awards is priceless!

Here is what Deborah had to say about the win:

Last December, the fourth book in my first series, a romantic suspense series, Tr

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