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WHEN THE HOUSE BURNS, the third in my Twin Cities Mystery Series, will be available February 2023.

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	Where Privacy Dies 3.17 avg rating — 41 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
	When the House Burns 3.62 avg rating — 34 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
	Should Grace Fail (Twin Cities Mystery 2) 3.27 avg rating — 26 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
	Howard and the Sitter Surprise 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1996 — 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
	Abandoned New England 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003	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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Chicks-on-the-Case Blog on Fathers, Humor, Dry Wit, and WHEN THE HOUSE BURNS.

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“Always listen to your dog.”
― Margaret Mizushima

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“You do not know the madness of scholarly curiosity, Mr Webster. To be interested, and at the same time disinterested…”
― Muriel Spark, The Comforters

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“Yet he who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.”
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― Helen Simonson, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

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