Just in time for Christmas, the first book in the Ned McNeil moonlight series is a free e-book on Amazon. Ned anticipates a joyful reunion with her uncle, her last living relative, but her return to her hometown is not the happy occasion it should be. Neither are the people around her to be trusted–that […]
Apr 1, 2023
No April Fool’s Joke
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April is a wonderful month and it’s especially welcome after the wild ending to March yesterday. April people, you have a great gemstone–the diamond. Next to a cozy mystery, a diamond may be a girl’s best friend! April’s special flowers are the daisy and the sweet pea. If it thunders on April Fool’s Day, […]
Jul 28, 2022
What Was That Sound?
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It had been so long since I’d heard it, I asked Nemo, What was that sound? He had no doubt at all. Thunder! Time for his Thunder Shirt. Last night, we got a long awaited quarter of an inch of rain. But, today, maybe we’ll get more? I can only hope. It’s amazing how quickly […]
Oct 30, 2021
One Black Beetle
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So far this morning, I’ve rescued one black beetle who was struggling to get from tile floor to carpet, and put him outside where he belongs, dispatched an unwary ant atop my stove, obliterated a drowsy mosquito who lit on the cabinet for the last time, fed a plump, fuzzy, dog, all this before I […]
Oct 29, 2021
A SHIVERY READ
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The sound of sobbing came over the line and a hurried mumble that was impossible to understand. “Lizanne, I can’t hear what you’re saying. What’s wrong?” I asked. She spoke in a hoarse whisper, “Ned, you’ve got to come to the old church right now! It’s Daisy. She’s got me tied up. She’s going to […]
