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Jan 29, 2024 | 
medium.com | Sandra Murphy
When I was only eleven, my family traveled from a USAF base In New Jersey to an island in the Atlantic, a twelve-hour flight in the days before jet travel. My sister, a year younger, and I were moving into a new universe — a new world for two young girls who’d lived most of their lives on our grandparents’ small farm. We were two girls still trying to adjust to meals not cooked by Grandma, but let me add here that Dad was my new stepfather, and we’d been butting heads for a year.
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Jan 13, 2024 | 
kingsriverlife.com | Cynthia Chow |Sandra Murphy
by Cynthia Chow & Sandra MurphyThis week we are catching up on some more fun mysteries that have come out in the last few months-A Twisted Skein by Sally Goldenbaum, Murder with Chocolate Tea by Karen Rose Smith, Murder Checks Out: A Blue Ridge Library Mystery by Victoria Gilbert, and Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal: A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery by Raquel V. Reyes.
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Dec 9, 2023 | 
kingsriverlife.com | Cynthia Chow |Sandra Murphy
by Cynthia Chow & Sandra MurphyThis week we have even more Christmas mysteries for your holiday reading-Murder Under the Mistletoe: A Mainely Murder Mystery by Sherry Lynn, Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas: A Year-Round Christmas Mystery by Vicki Delany, In the Wick of Time: A Magic Candle Shop Mystery by Valona Jones, and Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! by Donna Andrews.
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Dec 9, 2023 | 
kingsriverlife.com | Sandra Murphy
by Sandra MurphyDetails at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of the book and a link to purchase it. As anyone who’s met Andy Carpenter knows, he does not like being a lawyer. However, pesky cases keep turning up, and when they involve a dog, well, he has a softer spot for dogs than people. His latest case comes up just before Christmas. Andy runs the Tara Foundation with his friend Willie.
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Dec 3, 2023 | 
newsbreak.com | Sandra Murphy
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Dec 3, 2023 | 
animalwellnessmagazine.com | Sandra Murphy
Alzheimer’s service dogs are a relatively new concept, but they can make a positive difference to the lives of people diagnosed with this devastating disease. Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that affects many of our seniors. In the US alone, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than six million people are living with this dreaded disease. Short-term memory loss, confusion, and an inability to navigate familiar surroundings are some of the signs.
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Nov 25, 2023 | 
kingsriverlife.com | Sandra Murphy
by Sandra MurphyDetails at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of the book and a link to purchase it. Larch Haven, Vermont is made for winter. It’s like an Italian city was transplanted into frigid temperatures. There are frozen canals to skate your way around town, the restaurant is called The Gondolier, the chocolate shop features chocolate gondolas filled with truffles.
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Oct 28, 2023 | 
kingsriverlife.com | Sandra Murphy
by Sandra MurphyDetails at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of the book and a link to purchase the book from Amazon. Carrie Singleton has come a long way from the Goth girl who arrived in town to live with her aunt and uncle. She’s now in charge of events held at the newly expanded public library. This has led to caretaking its popular cat, Smokey Joe, and solving crimes with the help of Evelyn, the library’s resident ghost.
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Sep 30, 2023 | 
kingsriverlife.com | Cynthia Chow |Sandra Murphy
by Cynthia Chow & Sandra MurphyThis week we have another catch-up group of fun mysteries including some with Halloween and supernatural settings-A Clue in the Crumbs: A Key West Food Critic Mystery by Lucy Burdette, A Shimmer of Red: An Odessa Jones Mystery by Valerie Wilson Wesley, Mischief Nights Are Murder by Libby Klein, and Murder at the Elms by Alyssa Maxwell.
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Sep 16, 2023 | 
kingsriverlife.com | Sandra Murphy
by Sandra MurphyThis week we are reviewing mystery author Maggie Seams first mystery novel, Seams Deadly. We also interviewed Maggie. Details at the end of this post on how to enter to win a copy of the book and a link to purchase the book from Amazon. Seams Deadly by Maggie BaileyReview by Sandra MurphyLydia and her dog, Charlie, are in Peridot, Georgia, after discovering her husband in a compromising position.
