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Tag: mysteries

  • Posted on Saturday, October 28, 2017Saturday, October 21, 2017
  • by Cass Morris

An interview with Kellye Garrett, author of the DETECTIVE BY DAY series

This week’s guest at the Deb Ball is a force to be reckoned with. Kellye Garrett has, in addition to…

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  • Posted on Saturday, June 21, 2014Friday, June 20, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

Guest Author JOELLE CHARBONNEAU on Writing Every Day and Letting It Go + GIVEAWAY

Got a treat for you today, Deb Ball readers! Joelle Charbonneau is with us! Joelle Charbonneau has performed in opera…

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  • Posted on Saturday, April 12, 2014Thursday, April 10, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

LYNNE RAIMONDO Tells an Unbelievable Story + GIVEAWAY

Today we have mystery author Lynne Raimondo as our guest, and this is a real treat: She’s going to tell…

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  • Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2014Friday, January 24, 2014
  • by Lori Rader-Day

JULIE HYZY Talks Research and Puts Us on the Watch List + GIVEAWAY!

Today we’re excited to have mystery writer Julie Hyzy on The Debutante Ball! A relentless snoop and mystery seeker since…

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  • Posted on Monday, December 9, 2013Saturday, November 30, 2013
  • by Lori Rader-Day

Book-Buying Habits of Midwestern Girls

When I was a kid, reading was my thing. I rollerskated a bit, and could occasionally be forced outside to…

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  • Posted on Saturday, November 23, 2013Friday, November 22, 2013
  • by Lori Rader-Day

HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN on Right and Wrong in Debut Promotion + GIVEAWAY of THE WRONG GIRL!

HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is the on-air investigative reporter for Boston’s NBC affiliate. She’s won 30 Emmys, 12 Edward R. Murrow…

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  • Posted on Saturday, October 5, 2013Sunday, September 29, 2013
  • by Lori Rader-Day

CLARE O’DONOHUE on Writing Series and “Dangerous” Reads + GIVEAWAY of THE DOUBLE WEDDING RING

We’d like to give a rousing welcome to Clare O’Donohue, author of the Someday Quilts mysteries. The fifth book in…

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  • Posted on Friday, September 6, 2013Friday, September 6, 2013
  • by Lisa Alber

INSPIRATION STEW || The Helluva Year That Inspired My First Novel

Here I am, your Friday girl, and in all honesty, after reading my fellow debs’ posts this week, I felt…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2013Monday, July 15, 2013
  • by DanaB

Deb Dana’s Summer Vacation to 16th-Century Japan

Today, friends, I have the honor of introducing our VERY LAST DEB LAUNCH. Yes, that’s right: Deb Susan’s engrossing debut,…

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  • Posted on Friday, December 28, 2012Friday, December 28, 2012
  • by Susan Spann

Why Deb Susan Likes “The Song That Doesn’t End”

When my son was young, the end credits to “Lamb Chop’s Play Along” featured The Song That Doesn’t End. Not…

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