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Northwest winters can be cold and drippy, so curling up with a good book is the best way to get through it. Mysteries call to me. I gather them around me and choose one. Then I escape into its pages.

I've written about seven mysteries of my own now. Maybe some of my Goodreads friends will want to escape into their pages. And there will be more mysteries to come...mine and many other wonderful authors'. Watch for a new one soon!
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	A Walk of Snipes, A Cade Blackstone mystery 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Splitting Heirs 4.20 avg rating — 5 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
	A Murder of Crows, Death amid the vineyards. 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Eyes & Ears: The SetUp 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Gin & Juice Boxes by Kate Ayers (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Witkun (Illustrator) 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
	FOLLOW THE CLOWNS: An Eyes & Ears Mystery 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
	A Murder of Crows: Mysteries With a Wine List 4.50 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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	Eyes & Ears: Games People Play it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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

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Cade Blackstone is going to have some competition soon. Well, not really. See, Cade's territory begins in Carlton, Oregon, and radiates out however far his PI cases take him. Portland is 40-ish miles away, so Abby Dalton and Bridger Flynn's new agency will not really bite into Cade's workload. Besides, Dalton and Flynn will be working Portland Police Bureau's cold case. It seems they're farming th Read more of this blog post »

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