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Rita Lee Chapman

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Mystery, Crime, Contemporary

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Born in the UK, I migrated to Australia in my early twenties. It was only when I retired to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland that I wrote my first novel.

The Anna Davies Mystery series comprises five books, Missing in Egypt, Missing at Sea, Missing in London, Missing in France and Missing in Australia.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083RQ2QDG/

Dangerous Associations is a crime mystery
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PPRY9FU/
as is
The Poinciana Tree
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XGGY2PZ

Winston - A Horse's Tale, is for horse lovers from teenagers upwards,
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G9QOZGE

The DI Mark Williamson Detective series comprise
Murder at the Tennis Club
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBGC8L4L
and
Murder at the Yacht Club
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Average rating: 3.98 · 91 ratings · 45 reviews · 17 distinct works

	Missing in Egypt (Anna Davies #1) 3.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Winston - A Horse's Tale really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Dangerous Associations 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Missing at Sea (Anna Davies #2) 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	Missing in London (Anna Davies #3) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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
	The Poinciana Tree 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Anna Davies Mystery Series (Anna Davies #1-4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2021	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
	Missing in France 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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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	The Unicorn Angel 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

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My guest author this week is Violet Budd, who writes in the fictocritical feminist memoir genre. Her first book, Being My Own Witness: Speaking out to be heard, was published last year. Violet reveals that it was her way of contributing to the prevention, intervention and response by society and its institutions, and to the recovery and support of child sexual abuse victims and survivors.

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The Last Hotel

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Rita Chapman made a comment in the group Addicted to YA — Can someone suggest me a good Book for teenager topic " If this teenager likes horses - Winston – A Horse’s Tale One for horse lovers from teenagers upwards! Winston is a good-looking palomino horse whose li ...more "
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Rita Chapman rated a book liked it Blood Pact (DCI Jack Hawksworth, #6) by Fiona McIntosh (Goodreads Author)	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 good detective story with an ending I didn't expect. ...more
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Rita Chapman rated a book liked it The Good Liars by Anita Frank	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
Three men return from war, one physically disabled, one with PTSD and one less affected. Two brothers and a friend, who live in an old house with the wife of one of the brothers and their new housekeeper. When the police knock on the door to say they ...more
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Rita Chapman rated a book liked it Acts of Love by Talulah Riley	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
Known as the Man Whisperer, Bernadette is selfish and ruthless. Badly hurt by her father and previous lovers she is, in fact, a man-hater. As a journalist she uses her feminine wiles to elicit personal information from her subjects and writes well-re ...more
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Rita Chapman rated a book it was ok Racing the Light (Elvis Cole #19; Joe Pike #8) by Robert Crais	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
Run-of-the-mill detective story.
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Rita Chapman made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Welcome Crime Fiction Authors & Readers! topic " The Poinciana Tree This story is set around the beautiful Poinciana tree, with its amazing red flowers. Suzanne Matthews arrives home from work to find ...more "
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Rita Chapman rated a book liked it The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes (Goodreads Author)	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
Maybe not a great thriller but definitely spooky!
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Voting for January 2019 Group Read - MYSTERY/THRILLER

The Soldier's Curse by Meg Keneally

27 votes, 46.6%

A Stranger in My Street by Deborah Burrows

23 votes, 39.7%

Dangerous Associations by Rita Lee Chapman

8 votes, 13.8%

58 total votes

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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― Bill Nye

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“The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters.”
― Audrey Hepburn

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“I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”
― Anthony W. Buirchell

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