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L. C.'s Ramblings
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6-1-07
issue #2
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Why Casey Had to Die and the Agatha As you may know, my latest mystery
release, Why Casey Had to Die, was
an Agatha Nominee for Best Novel. For those of you who aren’t familiar with
this award, it is named after Agatha Christie and
is a fan-based award. Readers nominate
up to five of their favorite books published the year before. The books which receive the most
nominations become the finalist. Why Casey Had to Die was one of the
five. Awards are handed out at Malice
Domestic in The Agatha went to Nancy Pickard for The Virgin of Small Plains which is an excellent book. But even if I didn’t win, I had a blast being treated like hot stuff because my novel was one of the five finalists. I have a real nice certificate honoring Why Casey Had to Die as one of the top five mysteries of 2006. The convention’s festivities ended with a hat contest. I took a straw hat, put crime scene tape on it, put a gun (getting that on the airplane to Washington D. C. proved to be a very interesting experience!), a knife, a sheriff’s badge, a batten, a magnifying glass, an FBI patch, and other crime-related items and dangled them from the hat. I won for the most creative hat. Okay, so I didn’t bring home the Agatha, but I brought home the Hat—and lots of good memories. Who can ask for anything more? |
In this issue: Why Casey Had to Die and the Agatha Signing schedule Murder Must Air Schedule This issue’s Special Offer READER’S GROUP
INVITATION If you belong to a reading group and would like to discuss
my book, I will be glad to send you a set of questions and background material that relates to
the book. If at all possible, I’d
like to visit your reader’s group.
If you have ideas that will help make my books more accessible and
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Mystery Writers of America has asked me to host
their monthly talk show that airs live.
To listen, all you need is a phone.
Check out my website for details or email me at
ontheair@mystery.writers.org June 5: my topic
will be getting to know and supporting the folks at the independent bookstores. My special guests will include Ray Hengst from July 10: my guests will be Jon and Ruth Jordan, editors and publishers for Crimespree Magazine. We will focus on how the magazines can help us and we can help them. |
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SIGNING AND SPEAKING SCHEDULE June 7: signing and speaking about geocaching,
Rediscovered Books, June 8: group signing at B&N in June 9: guest speaker for Murder on the Grove, a mystery
convention in June 23: B&N signing, First week of July: signing and speaking in July 14: Arts Festival, El Paso Public Library, west side, 2 pm Sneak preview for Aug: I’ve been invited to be the Author
in Residence at the Princess Regal sailing
for a sixteen day cruise to I will also be doing book signings in CA
before and after the cruise. Schedule is
still pending. Also pending is the
schedule for the |
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