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Susan Hanafee

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Susan Hanafee is an award-winning former journalist for The Indianapolis Star. She formerly headed corporate communications for Cummins Inc. Her mysteries and blogs can be found at https://www.susanhanafee.com. ...more

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The Paper Tiger

My man experienced an emotional crisis the other day when he discovered he had gotten the wrong paper towels. They were Bounty and white. No icky floral designs. But they were NOT Select-A-Size.

Worse, he didn’t purchase just one. He got a twelve-pack. It was a disaster of epic proportions.

He even confessed his sin to me. I didn’t have the heart to tell him that it was okay with me because I always

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	Scavenger Tides (The Leslie Elliott Mystery Series Book 1) 3.80 avg rating — 15 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
	Under the Sand (The Leslie Elliott Mystery, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 12 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
	The End of His Journey (The Leslie Elliott mysteries Book 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 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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	Deadly Winds (4) (The Leslie Elliott mysteries) 3.75 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
	Rutabagas for Ten 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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