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Saralyn Richard
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Murder in the One Percent (Detective Parrott #1)
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2018
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9 editions
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Bad Blood Sisters (The Quinn McFarland Mystery Series)
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2022
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5 editions
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A Palette for Love and Murder (Detective Parrott #2)
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Naughty Nana
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2013
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A Murder of Principal
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2021
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7 editions
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Murder Outside the Box (Detective Parrott #4)
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Crystal Blue Murder
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2022
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5 editions
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Mrs. Oliver's Twist: A Quinn McFarland Mystery (The Quinn McFarland Mystery Series Book 2)
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2025
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Port of Destiny: A Victorian History, Mystery, & Romance
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2026
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Taking Flight: Crime and Mystery Stories by the Blackbird Writers
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A Steady Diet of Murder Mysteries
A Steady Diet of Murder Mysteries
Did you know reading murder mysteries burns a lot of calories? It’s true. Studies conducted while readers were reading mysteries showed the nail-biting, edge-of-the-seat sitting, and heart-pounding scenes burned way more calories than those burned by reading books in any other genre. Well, at least we think so.
That gives mystery writers poetic license to include sc Read more of this blog post »
Did you know reading murder mysteries burns a lot of calories? It’s true. Studies conducted while readers were reading mysteries showed the nail-biting, edge-of-the-seat sitting, and heart-pounding scenes burned way more calories than those burned by reading books in any other genre. Well, at least we think so.
That gives mystery writers poetic license to include sc Read more of this blog post »
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Port of Destiny: A Victorian History, Mystery, & Romance
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Thank you for this exceptional review! I'm so happy to hear how the book touched you and reminded you of your own family. The book is about ALL of us.
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Port of Destiny: A Victorian History, Mystery, & Romance:
"The Port of Destiny is the best book I've read all year. Sarahlyn Richard masterfully weaves the stories of two women whose lives are destined to merge in Galveston, Texas, five years after the Great Storm of 1900. It's a story of struggle and surviv"
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Port of Destiny: A Victorian History, Mystery, & Romance
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"A page-turner! I spent a week immersed in Port of Destiny, carried along by the story, Finally, I stole a half hour from my planned morning just to get to the end, I was so eager to find out how this would all resolve. The resolution brought me to te"
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more than entertaining Final Cut is so well-written that the reader forgets it’s a book. The smart and snappy scenes unfold so authentically that we feel we are peeking from behind a screen on a Hollywood backlot, where all the beautiful and not-so-b ...more |
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“Parrott, hate to disturb you on your day off. Need you to check out a death at the Campbell farm. Lots of important people at a weekend party. Looks like natural causes, but--"
“Okay, Chief. I’m on it.” Parrott shut down his computer and put on his heavy coat. He glanced back at Tonya’s picture before he stepped out and closed the door.”
― Murder in the One Percent
“Okay, Chief. I’m on it.” Parrott shut down his computer and put on his heavy coat. He glanced back at Tonya’s picture before he stepped out and closed the door.”
― Murder in the One Percent
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My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite #1) by Robert Dugoni
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The Way of All Flesh (Raven, Fisher, and Simpson #1) by Ambrose Parry
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Crime, Mysteries ...: Murder in the One Percent by Saraly Richard (spoilers permitted) - June 2019 | 1 | 17 | May 05, 2019 09:26PM | |
Crime, Mysteries ...:
June 2019 Newsletter with Discussion Links
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| Crime, Mysteries ...: Murder in the One Percent by Saraly Richard (no spoilers ) - June 2019 | 25 | 53 | Jul 05, 2019 11:57AM | |
| G.N.A. Publishing...: Guess the Title | 193 | 27 | Jan 09, 2020 11:56PM | |
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Crime, Mysteries ...:
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| Crime, Mysteries ...: A Murder of Principal by Saralyn Richard - June 2021 | 19 | 57 | Jun 20, 2021 04:11PM | |
| 2026 Reading Chal...: readinginmagnolia | 19 | 61 | Dec 03, 2021 11:06AM |
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart”
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“Parrott, hate to disturb you on your day off. Need you to check out a death at the Campbell farm. Lots of important people at a weekend party. Looks like natural causes, but--"
“Okay, Chief. I’m on it.” Parrott shut down his computer and put on his heavy coat. He glanced back at Tonya’s picture before he stepped out and closed the door.”
― Murder in the One Percent
“Okay, Chief. I’m on it.” Parrott shut down his computer and put on his heavy coat. He glanced back at Tonya’s picture before he stepped out and closed the door.”
― Murder in the One Percent
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