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Judy Alter

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Mystery, Women & Gender Studies, Historical Fiction

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After an established career writing historical fiction for adults and young adults about women of the nineteenth-century American West, Texas author Judy Alter turned her attention to contemporary cozy mysteries and wrote three series: Kelly O’Connell Mysteries, Blue Plate Café Mysteries, and Oak Grove Mysteries. She has most recently published two titles in her Irene in Chicago Culinary Mysteries--Saving Irene and Irene in Danger.
Her most recent historical books are The Most Land, the Best Cattle: The Waggoners of Texas and The Second Battle of the Alamo, a study in both Texas and women’s history. Judy’s western fiction has been recognized with awards from the Western Writers of America, the Texas Institute of Letters, and the National Cow ...more

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Starting over. Where to begin?

For days now, my first thoughtin the morning has been that today is the day that I must pick up the droppedthreads of my blog. After all, I’ve been blogging since 2006. I checked just now,and my last blog post was June 08, just shy of a month ago. But where to begin?I think I’ll go wash my hair.

Truly, that’s been sort of myattitude. A Scarlett O’Hara-type tendency to put off what I’m not s

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	Mattie 4.02 avg rating — 2,956 ratings — published 1988 — 13 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 at the Blue Plate Café (Blue Plate Café Mystery #1) 4.30 avg rating — 297 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
	Libbie (Real Women of the American West, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 1994 — 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
	Skeleton in a Dead Space (Kelly O'Connell #1) 4.01 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Sundance, Butch And Me (Real Women of the American West, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	The Gilded Cage 4.10 avg rating — 105 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 at the Tremont House (Blue Plate Café Mystery #2) 4.21 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	No Neighborhood for Old Women (Kelly O'Connell #2) 4.10 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Cherokee Rose (Real Women of the American West, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1996 — 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
	A Ballad for Sallie 4.11 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1992 — 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

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“Florence Dodson was murdered the same night that Claire Guthrie shot her husband. For me, the story began with Claire, and I put Mrs. Dodson on the back burner in my mind. That turned out to be a mistake.”
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“Most people who choose to do something on the basis of what other people need make themselves miserable.”
― Judy Alter, Mattie

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“Well, now, isn’t that fine! Course, I don’t know next to nothing about books, never could read much, and I ain’t heard of that one, but I know it’s important for a young person to get all the education they can. You go right on and read, Mattie, and I’ll help your ma.” He patted me on the head, and as I looked up, I saw Mama give him a long sideways look. I wasn’t sure what it meant, but I read a little hurt and disappointment in her face.”
― Judy Alter, Mattie

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message 6: by Judy

Aug 02, 2014 10:46AM

Just released: Deception in Strange Places. A woman desperately seeking her biological mother, a televangelist determined to thwart that search, a hired hit man, and in the midst of it all, a reclusive diva who wears Chinese silk gowns and collects antique Chinese porcelain. No one is telling the whole truth, and Kelly doesn’t know who to trust. She has gotten herself involved in a dangerous emotional tangle this time, and Mike doesn’t tell her to back off this time, even when events take them from Fort Worth to San Antonio. http://www.amazon.com/Deception-Stran...

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message 5: by Judy

Aug 23, 2012 07:38PM

Glad to be your friend, Kris. I'm not a paranormal fan, so maybe you can educate me.

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message 4: by Kris

Aug 23, 2012 07:33PM

Thanks for friending this mystery & paranormal author.

Kris

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Magical Alienation: A Samantha Brennan and Annabelle Haggerty Magical Mystery

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Magical Alienation: A Samantha Brennan and Annabelle Haggerty Magical Mystery

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message 3: by Judy

Aug 14, 2011 08:57AM

Please visit my new website--http://www.judyalter.com. It includes a linke to the first chapter of my forthcoming novel, Skeleton in a Dead Space.

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message 2: by Judy

Mar 22, 2011 03:05PM

Thanks, Beth. I'll add your books right away. I'm still exploring this site, so may hold off on the newsletter and Q&A for now.

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message 1: by Beth

Mar 22, 2011 02:54PM

Hi Judy,
Thanks for befriending this mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you will put my books, A Real Basket Case, To Hell in a Handbasket, and the just released Deadly Currents, on your to-read list. If you'd like to enter a contest for free mystery books, sign up for my email newsletter at: http://bethgroundwater.com/ .

I've also reactivated my Q&A group, so please join and join in the discussions: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...
- Beth

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