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A writing career, in my opinion, springs from a love of words and of books. I’ve been an avid reader since about the time I could hold a book and a student of the English language since my earliest school days. I was the fourth of five children in my family and mostly ignored by my older siblings as the “pesky kid sister,” so I had plenty of solitary time to spend exploring people and places between the pages of any book I could get my hands on. My parents were both avid readers themselves, encouraging the same in all of us. We had an extensive home library that I could peruse whenever I couldn’t make it to the nearby local library.

Our weekends, summers and most school holidays were spent at a farm near Hope Valley, Rhode Island. The main h A writing career, in my opinion, springs from a love of words and of books. I’ve been an avid reader since about the time I could hold a book and a student of the English language since my earliest school days. I was the fourth of five children in my family and mostly ignored by my older siblings as the “pesky kid sister,” so I had plenty of solitary time to spend exploring people and places between the pages of any book I could get my hands on. My parents were both avid readers themselves, encouraging the same in all of us. We had an extensive home library that I could peruse whenever I couldn’t make it to the nearby local library.

Our weekends, summers and most school holidays were spent at a farm near Hope Valley, Rhode Island. The main house and outbuildings had originally been a stagecoach stop on the New London Turnpike, one of the first interstate highways in the country, built originally to link Providence and New London, Connecticut. In good weather, Mother would say, “It’s too nice a day to be inside. Go out and play.” Often, I’d take a book, find my favorite apple tree and read away the hours. Apple trees are wonderful places to hide out because you don’t have to climb down if you get hungry.

In middle school … known as “junior high” in my day … I was blessed with the most wonderful teacher for both English and History lessons. I credit Walter Blanchard for recognizing and encouraging the writer in me. He gave essay assignments to the class and selected students read their work aloud. I remember him praising one particular piece of mine as reminiscent of excerpts from “Life with Father.”

My love of Rhode Island and U.S. history came from several sources besides our old farm. Again, I am thankful for my middle school teacher who regaled his students with snippets of history that weren’t in our school books … at least not in the 1950’s … like the fact that George Washington had wooden false teeth. My father was another rich source of local history and my mother took us to many local places of interest, like Gilbert Stuart’s birthplace in Saunderstown. During the school year, we lived in an old house on Division Street, a road that divides the towns of Warwick and East Greenwich. The house was built in 1780 by Jeremiah Greene, a favorite uncle of Nathanael Greene, and served as both home and medical office. Although I didn’t appreciate its historic significance when growing up, I did know that the house was drafty with a spooky attic that smelled of dry, dusty wood and an unfinished cellar that always seemed humid and cold. If you’ve ever spent a night in a creaky old house with steam heat emitted through radiators, you can imagine “things that go bump in the night.”

I was in my thirties when I read my first Agatha Christie story and got hooked on the cozy mystery genre. By that time, I had moved to Colorado and, as fate would have it, unintentionally and unwittingly segued from a career in writing to one in computer technology. I began writing programs instead of newsletter articles, but my spare time was filled with mysteries and suspense. Shortly before I retired from the tech industry, I decided to try my hand at writing fiction in the genre I’d come to love and completely different from non-fiction and technical manuals.

I began my new career by taking short story classes and quickly learned that fiction isn’t as much about writing as about telling a story … or spinning a good yarn. Writing was the easy part; plotting a who-dun-it was the challenge.

I have just published my eighth book in the Edna Davies mystery series which is set in Rhode Island. I’ve been pleased to have my protagonist touted as a cross between Miss Marple and Jessica Fletcher. My Colorado mystery, starring two elderly widows, may or may not be the beginning of another series. Time and my imagination will decide.
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	Murder by Yew (Edna Davies, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2009 — 6 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
	Murder by Proxy (Edna Davies, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 2011 — 7 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
	Murder by Mishap (Edna Davies, #3) 3.86 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Murder by Christmas (Edna Davies, #4) 3.83 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Murder by Decay (Edna Davies, #6) 4.11 avg rating — 27 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
	Murder by Arrangement (Edna Davies, #5) 4.15 avg rating — 26 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
	Murder by Exercise (Edna Davies, #7) 4.43 avg rating — 21 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
	Murder by Invite: An Edna Davies Mystery (Edna Davies Mysteries Book 8) 4.55 avg rating — 20 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
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	The Wrong Coat: A Fishen-Rodd Mystery (Fishen-Rodd Mysteries, #1) 4.55 avg rating — 11 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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Happy New Year

This past year has been a great success for the Edna Davies mysteries, and for this, I thank you, my readers.

"Murder by Mishap" was released at the end of April. This third book in the series has proven even more popular than the first, and put me on the "most popular author" list for Kindle mysteries.

People have been asking when the next book will be out. I really can't predict but it will be "M Read more of this blog post »

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“Your writing is never as good as you hoped; but never as bad as you feared.”
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message 11: by Suzanne

Sep 06, 2010 06:55AM

Stacy wrote: "Hey, we just had to pick a "time" for the site launch party as Goodreads requires that for invitations, but it'll be going on for several days. Anytime you're bored, pop in! The message board will ..."

Good to know, Stacy. Will do!

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message 10: by Stacy

Sep 05, 2010 08:32PM

Hey, we just had to pick a "time" for the site launch party as Goodreads requires that for invitations, but it'll be going on for several days. Anytime you're bored, pop in! The message board will be there.

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message 9: by Amber

Mar 24, 2010 09:32AM

I enjoy books that have suspense. I also really enjoy books if I know they are true stories. Out of all the books I have read though, its the suspense that has kept me floored. The book that I'm reading now has gotten predictable and I'm having a difficult time finishing it (I know its a YA book and I shouldn't judge it too hard, but there are alot of really great YA books out there)

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message 8: by Suzanne

Mar 18, 2010 03:24PM

Amber wrote: "Absolutely! I can’t wait!"

Me, too! I look forward to it!

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message 7: by Suzanne

Mar 18, 2010 03:24PM

Beth wrote: "Hi Suzanne,
I thought your name & photo looked familiar! Yes, To Hell in a Handbasket is also a Five Star release. I also have a new series contract with Midnight Ink, the first of which, Deadly Cu..."

Hi, Beth! Yes, I hope to be at Gold this year. Looking forward to swapping stories with you--on Goodreads and elsewhere!

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message 6: by Amber

Mar 18, 2010 02:17PM

Absolutely! I can’t wait!

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message 5: by Beth

Mar 18, 2010 02:10PM

Hi Suzanne,
I thought your name & photo looked familiar! Yes, To Hell in a Handbasket is also a Five Star release. I also have a new series contract with Midnight Ink, the first of which, Deadly Currents, will come out next March. I'll be at Colorado Gold this fall. Will you?
- Beth

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message 4: by Suzanne

Mar 18, 2010 01:37PM

Amber wrote: "I didn't realize you are an author! I just added you because you looked like someone I would want to share books with. I added Murder By Yew to my list and plan to get it very soon =)"

Then that's doubly nice, Amber! Nice to be your book friend and an author, as well! We'll have lots to talk about, I'm sure. Hope you enjoy my story and I'll look forward to discussing it with you, if you'd like.

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message 3: by Amber

Mar 18, 2010 11:09AM

I didn't realize you are an author! I just added you because you looked like someone I would want to share books with. I added Murder By Yew to my list and plan to get it very soon =)

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message 2: by Suzanne

Mar 17, 2010 08:59AM

Beth wrote: "Hi Suzanne,
Thanks for befriending this local Colorado mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you'll put my books, A Real Basket Case and To Hell in a Handbasket, on your to-read list. If you'd like t..."

Hi back, Beth. I'm one of your RM/SinC friends and have already read "Basket Case." Is your new release via Five Star? I hope you'll add "Murder by Yew" to your to-read list and visit me at http://SuzanneYoungBooks.com. Hope to see you sometime at an RMFW event.

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message 1: by Beth

Mar 17, 2010 08:47AM

Hi Suzanne,
Thanks for befriending this local Colorado mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you'll put my books, A Real Basket Case and To Hell in a Handbasket, on your to-read list. If you'd like to enter a contest for a free copy of To Hell in a Handbasket, sign up for my email newsletter at: http://bethgroundwater.com/ .
- Beth

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