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Cats By The Tracks

FROM THE January 16 ISSUE

IN THE Animal Rescue Adventures SECTION

by Lorie Lewis Ham



KRL would like to welcome local animal rescue Cats By The Tracks to KRL’s growing list of animal rescue columns. Their first column will go up next month, but we took some time this month to get to know them a little better. We chatted with their coordinator Jeremy Goodrich. Jeremy helps rescue animals, find foster families, and approve adoptions. He also manages their social media and website, as well as their donation platform. Cats By The Tracks is currently located in Fresno, as well as Santa Cruz County. They have adoption centers throughout California, and rescue animals from all over California.

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Premeditated Mortar: A Fixer-Upper Mystery By Kate Carlisle: Review/Giveaway

FROM THE January 16 ISSUE

IN THE Cynthia Chow SECTION

by Cynthia Chow


Historical home renovator and building contractor Shannon Hammer couldn’t be more excited about her latest project. Hammer Construction has been hired by Shannon’s best friend Jane Hennessey to renovate the historic 1870 Gables into a planned hotel and spa resort. It wasn’t until the 1960s that the name was changed to the Northern California Asylum for the Insane, but the purpose always remained the same.

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Tales From the Border: Andreita’s Lullaby

FROM THE January 16 ISSUE

IN THE Tales of Diversity SECTION

by Mark Redwine


The Space-X spaceport is about twenty minutes from our home. We drove out there today to see the latest prototype of the starship that will take humans to Mars. Her name is SN-9. She could fly next week. They have been test firing her engines and doing pressure tests on her for several days. Many of her predecessors did not survive the tests leading up to a launch. One reason is that some of the tests were designed to find out how much pressure the ship could handle.

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More Mystery Catchup: Garage Sale, Busybody, & Historical Mysteries

FROM THE January 16 ISSUE

IN THE Cynthia Chow SECTION

by Sandra Murphy &
Cynthia Chow


This week we have another fun catch up group of mysteries published over the last few months-Absence of Alice: A Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery by Sherry Harris, Murder Comes to Call: A Beryl & Edwina Mystery by Jessica Ellicott, Murder is in the Air by Frances Brody, and Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door by Barbara Ross (Barnes and Noble exclusive).

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Local Actor Kelly Ventura’s New Audio Adventures

FROM THE January 16 ISSUE

IN THE Lorie Lewis Ham SECTION

by Lorie Lewis Ham


Visalia actor Kelly Ventura has voiced several episodes of Mysteryrat’s Maze Podcast, and earlier this year directed an audio production of War of the Worlds for Enchanted Playhouse in Visalia. Now he has set out to do even more fun audio adventures that are available on his website and as a podcast, so KRL chatted with him to learn more.

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A Murder Between the Pages By Amy Lillard: Review/Giveaway/Interview

FROM THE January 16 ISSUE

IN THE Mysteryrat's Maze SECTION

by Sandra Murphy


Arlo and her friend, Chloe, have opened a bookstore and coffee shop. Arlo is in charge of books, while Chloe takes care of the coffee drinks. Anyone who’s tasted Arlo’s coffee, appreciates Chloe all the more.

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Rats in the COVID Shuffle: The Shrews

FROM THE January 16 ISSUE

IN THE Pets SECTION

by Alyssa Nader


Rattie Ratz mission is to find loving forever homes for all the rats who come our way. Many of our volunteers (including myself!) enjoy our own personal ratties just like the folks who adopt from us. Since we are in the business of rescue, we often come across our future pets at unexpected times and in unexpected ways.

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Inherit the Shoes By E.J. Copperman: Review/Giveaway/Guest Post

FROM THE January 16 ISSUE

IN THE Cynthia Chow SECTION

by Cynthia Chow
& E.J. Copperman


The opposing lead attorney is absurdly attractive. The second chair is improbably gorgeous. The witness fakes a heart attack, and is caught out by another attorney grabbing his wrist. These improbable occurrences are all the clues one needs to know that this is a legal television show, one that has former New Jersey assistant prosecutor Sandra Moss wanting to throw her remote. Needing a change of pace – and having misguidedly dated her boss – made moving to Los Angeles to accept a job as a divorce attorney seem like a good idea. It only takes her first day at the law firm of Seaton, Taylor, Evans and Bach to show her how bad a decision it may have been.

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New Mysteryrat’s Maze Podcast Featuring Dead to the Last Drop By Tonya Kappes

FROM THE January 16 ISSUE

IN THE Mysteryrat's Maze SECTION

by Lorie Lewis Ham


Here is your weekly reminder that there are also new articles up on our other website KRL News & Reviews! Every week there will be book reviews and giveaways, plus sometimes pet articles, theatre articles, and more! And listen to our new podcast!

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Is Bigfoot Guilty?

FROM THE January 13 ISSUE

IN THE Mysteryrat's Maze SECTION

by Loretta Jackson
& Vickie Britton



Does Bigfoot really exist? Many people think so. Over one thousand sightings have been reported in Washington and California alone, and like accounts have been made from lonely, mountain areas throughout the world. In Wyoming, where our High Country Mystery series takes place, Bigfoot has been spotted many times, mostly near Yellowstone and in the Big Horn Mountains.

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Greenway: The Story Behind the Stories

FROM THE January 13 ISSUE

IN THE Mysteryrat's Maze SECTION

by Gay Toltl Kinman


I visited Greenway with a Road Scholar group on their educational program “Literary England.” Yes, there is an aura about the place, and yes, Agatha Christie’s spirit was hovering around. There was no way I couldn’t write mystery stories set there. In the four stories that comprise my new book, Greenway, a scriptwriter with an American crew is filming documentaries on the Agatha Christie’s property.

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5 Steps to Finding an Online Vet

FROM THE January 11 ISSUE

IN THE Pets SECTION

by staff


Taking your pet to the vet every time they feel even a little sick is a tiring task. Yet, you cannot simply take your pet’s health for granted as it might be something serious.

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I’m Dreaming of a Quiet Forever Home

FROM THE January 9 ISSUE

IN THE Animal Rescue Adventures SECTION

by Lee Juslin



Hyacinth, a little Scottie girl, lived on a farm with two other Scotties and an assortment of farm animals. When her owner died, the Scottie came into the Greater NY/NJ Scottie Rescue, and the farm animals were placed in appropriate homes.

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A Big Fat Greek Murder By Kate Collins: Review/Giveaway

FROM THE January 9 ISSUE

IN THE Cynthia Chow SECTION

by Cynthia Chow


With over twenty installments of the charming Flower Shop mysteries under her belt, Kate Collins steers back into the adventures of Athena Spencer, first introduced in Statue of Limitations, in a mystery that earned her the nickname Goddess of Greene Street. The former Chicago newspaper reporter is unexpectedly relishing her return home to Sequoia, Michigan, where she joins her many Greek relatives who run their family-owned business.

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