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Sylvia Dickey Smith was born and reared in exotic southeast Texas, the land of Cajuns, cowboys, pirates and Paleo-Indians. She came into this world feet-first, and spent the first half of her life making it up to her mother. After marriage, she lived on the Caribbean island of Trinidad for seven years before returning to Texas. At 41 she took her first freshman class and fought her way to a BA in Sociology and a Masters in Educational Psychology while raising four children. After that, she worked with non-profit and for-profit organizations within the human services field before embarking on a career as a novelist. All three books in her debut mystery/suspense series, The Third Eye, have achieved winner status in writers contests.

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	Dance on His Grave 4.28 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2007 — 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
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Dead Wreckoning

DEAD WRECKONING, listed in the TOP TWENTY SUMMER READS, 2009!

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“Woman" is not a derogative word. I am always a woman, but there are time when I choose to sit without holding my knees together.”
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“I always thought that 'wilderness' was somewhere where God wasn't. It took me a long time to learn that 'wilderness' is a mighty sacred place.”
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“The Frankfurt, however, did not give her latitude or longitude, and after waiting 20 minutes asked the operator of the Titanic, “What is the matter?” To this the Titanic replied that he was a fool (pp.”
― U.S. Senate, The "Titanic" Reports: The Official Conclusions of the 1912 Inquiries by the US Senate and the British Wreck Commissioner

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message 6: by Kris

Nov 03, 2011 11:41AM

Thanks for adding this mystery & paranormal author, Sylvia. I'm looking forward to reading your reviews. Good to connect with you here.

Kris Neri
Magical Alienation: A Samantha Brennan and Annabelle Haggerty Magical Mystery

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message 5: by Beth

Dec 14, 2010 03:17PM

Hi Sylvia,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this fellow mystery author on Goodreads!

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message 4: by Sylvia

Nov 28, 2010 08:18PM

Likewise!!!

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message 3: by Sylvia

Nov 28, 2010 08:17PM

Thanks, Charlotte. I'll check them out. Love tales of strong women!

Charlotte wrote: "Thanks for the book list. I've added several to my TBR pile.

If your in the mood for some short stories, you might want to check out Twisted Tales of Texas Landmarks, which contains stories of mul..."

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message 2: by Charlotte

Nov 28, 2010 04:25PM

Thanks for the book list. I've added several to my TBR pile.

If your in the mood for some short stories, you might want to check out Twisted Tales of Texas Landmarks, which contains stories of multiple very strong women.

Charlotte Phillips
The Eva Baum mysteries

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