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Marilyn Meredith

by Marilyn Meredith & Terrell Byrd



Marilyn Meredith interviews local mystery author H.A. Hurtt whose book is set in caves. Terrell Byrd also reviews his book Double Drop & there’s a chance to win a copy of this book at the end of this article.

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by Marilyn Meredith



Marilyn Meredith interviews Lemoore mystery author Sunny Frazier and reviews her second book, Where Angels Fear. At the end of this article are details on how to enter for a chance to win a copy of both of her books!

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by Lorie Lewis Ham & Marilyn Meredith



Lorie Lewis Ham interviews Reedley mystery author Terri Lynn Main, and Marilyn Meredith reviews her first book, The Dark Side of the Moon.

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by Lorie Lewis Ham & Marilyn Meredith



Lorie Lewis Ham interviews mystery author Diana Hockley from Australia and Marilyn Meredith reviews her first book, The Naked Room. At the end of this article are details on how to enter for a chance to win a copy of this book!

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by Sheri Humphreys & Marilyn Meredith



Sheri Humphreys shares with KRL about a wonderful writer’s group right here in the Fresno area, the Yosemite Romance Writers, and Marilyn Meredith then reviews a book by one of the group’s authors, Diane Story.
Two years ago a small group of women founded Yosemite Romance Writers, Inc. (YRW) as a chapter of Romance Writers of America® (RWA). Although the Fresno/Kings/Madera area had several different fiction writing groups established, nothing was available for writers specializing in romantic fiction.

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by Marilyn Meredith & Stephanie Barnett



Marilyn Meredith interviews mystery author Robert (RJ) McDonnell and Stephanie Barnett reviews his latest book, Rock & Roll Rip-Off, the latest in his Rock & Roll mystery series. At the end of this article are details on how to enter for a chance to win a copy of this book!

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by Marilyn Meredith



Marilyn Meredith interviews Victoria Heckman, Sisters in Crime-Central Coast Chapter President, Author of the K.O.’d in…Hawaii Mystery Series, & the Ancient Hawaii Mystery Series. She also reviews one of her latest mystery novels, Kapu Sacred. Details on how to win copy of this book at the end of this article!

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by Marilyn Meredith



Marilyn Meredith interviews mystery/sci-fi author P.I. Barrington from Riverside, California, and reviews three of her books. At the end of this post is a chance to win all three of these novels.

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Thai Kitchen in Porterville

IN THE January 8 ISSUE

FROM THE Downtown Doings,
andFood Fun,
andMarilyn Meredith
SECTIONS

by Marilyn Meredith



Porterville has none of the big name chain restaurants, but it does have a few gems of small owner-operated eateries. One of these—and my favorite—is the Thai Kitchen, a little hole in the wall place at 951 W. Henderson, on the north end of town right off the 65 freeway.

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by Marilyn Meredith & Pat Browning



Interview by Marilyn Meredith, book review by Pat Browning, and contest to win an autographed copy of How To Crash A Killer Bash by Penny Warner at end of this post.
Hi, Penny, I’m so happy to finally be catching up with you. First off, please tell me and the readers a bit about your background before you started writing mysteries.

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by Marilyn Meredith



During this Christmas season we at KRL decided it would be fun to review some Christmas mysteries! These books by Judith K. Ivie & Carola Dunn are the first two! At the end of these reviews you will find instructions on how to enter to win a copy of both books for your Christmas reading!

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by Marilyn Meredith



Linda Watanabe McFerrin, author of Dead Love, was kind enough to grant me an interview. Dead Love is in the Fantasy/Horror Genre and was published by Stone Bridge Press .It can be found in bookstores everywhere, including Fresno’s Barnes & Noble and, of course, Amazon.

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by Marilyn Meredith



The Holiday Spirit(s) of Lottawatah is an e-book containing two holiday mystery short stories by Evelyn David, both starring psychic, Brianna Sullivan. Brianna lives in a motor home, sees ghosts, and her boyfriend is Deputy Cooper Jackson.

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Gemini Night: Book Review

IN THE November 6 ISSUE

FROM THE Every Other Book,
andKRL Reviewers & Tales,
andMarilyn Meredith
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by Marilyn Meredith



I’ve been a fan of Bonnie Hearn Hill since her first book. She has always been able to capture a reader’s imagination no matter what genre she might be writing.

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