Now that is a title for a blogpost! It is also the focal point for the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles — where the happening place is the town cemetery.
Magnolia Bluff
What makes the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles series unique is that the books are written by a group of authors known as the Underground Authors.
Each author writes a mystery set in Magnolia Bluff, Texas. The author has his or her own cast of characters, and may draw on the characters and places created by the other authors.
Over time we have built and peopled a living town in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Well, it certainly seems real to us and our readers.
And in two weeks Book 14, Men Lying Dead in a Field, goes live. You can pre-order Richard Schwindt’s book right now on Amazon.
Another addition to the life and times of Texas’s most famous (or infamous) small town.
How It Started
Back in 2021, I was at a virtual writers conference and it was there that I learned of the multi-author series concept.
On the heels of the successful launch of our short story anthology, Beyond the Sea, I brought the multi-author series concept to my fellow Underground Authors.
After numerous emails, nine of us decided to give the idea a try. And thus Magnolia Bluff was born.
We had so much fun in 2022, we decided to continue the series in 2023. And now we have 12 authors all set to continue the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles in 2024.
Wyldwood Books
For myself, I will say that not in my wildest dreams did I imagine the series would take off, let alone be a success.
Part of the success, I think, is due to the absolutely awesome covers created by Crispian Thurlborn of Wyldwood Books.
His imagination is phenomenal and his drive to create the perfect cover for your book is unrelenting. He isn’t satisfied with less than the best.
The Series to Date
Summer is upon us. Now is the time to not only take an actual vacation, but take a virtual one as well. Magnolia Bluff. The perfect vacation of the mind. Just watch your back.
Here are the books in series order. Click or tap on the title for a description and buy link.
Death Wears a Crimson Hat by CW Hawes
Eulogy in Black and White by Caleb Pirtle III
The Great Peanut Butter Conspiracy by Cindy Davis
You Won’t Know How… Or When by James R Callan
The Flower Enigma by Breakfield & Burkey
The Shine From a Girl in the Lake by Richard Schwindt
The Dewey Decimal Dilemma by Linda Pirtle
JUSTICE by Kelly Marshall
Born and Bred Texan by Jinx Schwartz
The Dog Gone Diamond Dilemma by Linda Pirtle
When Bad Things Happen to Good Mice by Cindy Davis
Only the Good Die Young by Cindy Davis
Who Killed Lilly Paine? by KD McNiven
Men Lying Dead in a Field by Richard Schwindt
There they are: the 14 books to date in the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles. And more are on the way! Enjoy!
Comments are always welcome! And until next time, happy reading!
CW Hawes is a playwright; award-winning poet; and a fictioneer, with a bestselling novel. He’s also an armchair philosopher, political theorist, social commentator, and traveler. He loves a good cup of tea and agrees that everything’s better with pizza.
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