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Marilyn Meredith

by Marilyn Meredith


Victoria Winters comes to Collinwood, an isolated mansion in coastal Maine, to work as a governess, but soon finds herself drawn into a strange, Gothic world of vampires, ghosts and a family curse that dates back centuries. This is the official beginning to the immensely popular black and white soap opera soap opera. It opened in June of 1966, no doubt part of the reason so many kids got hooked on the story.

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by Victoria Heckman
& Marilyn Meredith



We had the pleasure of seeing mystery author Victoria Heckman at the latest Left Coast Crime conference last week. It is always a delight to chat with her. This week she is sharing with KRL a post on her experience publishing with a small press. After her post we have a review of one of her novels, Burn Out, and Victoria’s video interview with us from Left Coast.

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by Pat Browning & Marilyn Meredith


This week in KRL I, the editor-in-chief and publisher, get to be interviewed by our own Marilyn Meredith, and have my latest mystery novel, The Final Note, reviewed by Pat Browning. With a book event coming up in Fresno next week featuring three KRL authors-Marilyn Meredith (also mystery), myself & vampire writer James Garcia Jr., this seemed like the perfect time for this. Hope you all enjoy learning about this book as much as I did writing it. All of our books are set right here in the Valley.

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by Terrance V. Mc Arthur



Today at KRL we have the next in our series-On The Road to Left Coast Crime 2012 where we get a chance to talk to authors who will be attending this year’s conference and review their books. This week we are talking to mystery author J. Michael Orenduff, last year’s Lefty Award winner, reviewing his latest book The Pot Thief Who Studied Escoffier, giving away a copy of the book (details on how to enter at the end of this post) & we get an exclusive sneak peek at the next book in the series.

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by Marilyn Meredith & Diana Hockley



This week KRL is reviewing a pair of mystery novels by local publisher Oak Tree Press under their Dark Oak Mysteries imprint. With one of the books we actually have two reviews, providing some different perspectives. At the end of this article is a chance to win a copy of both books!

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by KRL staff



This Halloween some of the KRL staff decided it would be fun to again share our favorite scary movies with our readers. Perhaps you’ll find one here you’ve never tried that you’ll want to enjoy with your Halloween fun! Feel free to comment on this article and share your favorites with us!

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by Terrance V. Mc Arthur


Marilyn Meredith interviews mystery author Sally Carpenter, whose first book was just released. Terrance Mc Arthur reviews the book, The Baffled Beatlemaniac, and at the end of this article is a chance to win a copy.

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by Marilyn Meredith


Marilyn interviews local author Robert O’Hanneson and reviews his book Possum Belly Queen. At the end of this post is a chance to win a copy of this book.

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by Marilyn Meredith & Terell Byrd


Marilyn Meredith interviews mystery author Jean Henry Mead who used to live and work in the San Joaquin Valley, and Terell Byrd reviews her latest book Murder On The Interstate. At the end of this post is a chance to win a copy of this book.

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by Marilyn Meredith



Marilyn Meredith interviews mystery/noir author Ed Lynskey, and reviews his latest book Lake Charles. At the end of this post is a chance to win an e-book copy of Lake Charles.

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by Marilyn Meredith & Terell Byrd


Marilyn Meredith interviews mystery author Avery Aames aka Daryl Wood Gerber, and Terell Byrd reviews her latest book in her Cheese Shop Mystery series, Lost and Fondue. At the end of this post is a chance to win a copy of Lost and Fondue & the first book Long Quiche Goodbye.

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by Marilyn Meredith &
Terell Byrd



Marilyn Meredith interviews mystery author D.P. Lyle and Terell Byrd reviews his new book Royal Pains: First Do No Harm. At the end of this post is a chance to win a copy of the book. Not only is D.P. Lyle an author, but with his knowledge of medicine and forensics he has helped many other mystery authors with their research, including KRL’s publisher Lorie Lewis Ham. He is a vital part of the mystery community.

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by Marilyn Meredith &
Terell Byrd



Marilyn recently interviewed mystery author Earlene Fowler whose series always involves quilting in some way. After the interview is a review of Earlene’s latest book, Spider Web & details on how to enter for a chance to win a copy of this book!

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by Marilyn Meredeth & Pat Browning



Marilyn Meredith had the pleasure recently of interviewing mystery author Dennis Palumbo. After the interview is a review of his first mystery novel, Mirror Image, by Pat Browning and details on how to enter for a chance to win a copy of this book.

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