The Slow Burn Mystery
Thrillers are all the rage today. In fact, just about every genre must have thrills and spills starting on page
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October 23, 2024
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Big Sale and a Book Launch
It’s a triple play today through Thursday. Magnolia Bluff Sale Second Chances by Joe Congel is free 20-22 August. That’s
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August 20, 2024
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Justinia Wright
The Slow Burn Thriller
It might seem to be an oxymoron to put slow burn and thriller together as a descriptor of a novel.
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June 25, 2024
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Pipe Smoking in Fiction
While pipe smoking is not what it used to be, as is smoking tobacco in general, fictional pipe smokers (and
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July 18, 2023
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Who Killed Lilly Paine?
This Saturday, May 20th, the newest Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles book drops. Who Killed Lilly Paine? by KD McNiven And
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May 16, 2023
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Worldbuilding and Magnolia Bluff
Worldbuilding Worldbuilding is often seen as the exclusive purview of the fantasy and science fiction genres. After all, in those
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April 11, 2023
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Interview with Harry Thurgood
Today, I have the honor to be talking with Harry Thurgood, Magnolia Bluff’s Man of Mystery. He’s the owner of
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February 14, 2023
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Final Vella Update
Yesterday, 30 January, the last episode of Tales Macabre and Arabesque went live. The collection of stories is now complete.
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January 31, 2023
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One Of My Favorites
With my own contribution to the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles, Death Wears A Crimson Hat, leading the way as the
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January 10, 2023
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Christmas with the Wrights: What the Readers Say
The stories in Christmas with the Wrights started out as gifts to my mailing list. If you want to get
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December 13, 2022
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Christmas with the Wrights
It is no secret that Tina and Harry Wright are my favorite fictional children. They first appeared in my life
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December 6, 2022
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The Detective Takes a Vacay
The mystery genre (I’m talking about the whodunit, not the thriller) is full of marvelous tropes. The eccentric, and perhaps
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July 19, 2022
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