Fun Friday

This week, Spyglass Lane is showcasing Treasure at Blue Heron Lake by Susan Page Davis. To learn more about the Mainely Murder Mystery Series, check out her website!

Mystery Door

Thursdays are Mystery Door days! Choose a door. A surprise is waiting for you!

MYSTERIOUS MYSTERY AUTHOR!!!!

Congratulations to ABI who wins a copy of Anita Higman's book, ANOTHER STAB AT LIFE! She correctly guessed Anita as last week's mystery author. You can learn more about Anita on her Web site: www.anitahigman.com.

Before I give you the clues for this week's author, I want to encourage you to buy books for Christmas gifts. Books are gifts that can be shared and enjoyed over and over. They truly are the gift that keeps on giving. And check out your favorite author's book signing schedule. You might get the chance to meet them - and give an even more special gift this Christmas to the people in your life who love to read!

Now...this week's mystery author: (Remember, to enter the drawing for a free, signed book from the Mystery Author, you must leave your e-mail address in your comment!)

Welcome, Mystery Author!

What part of the country do you call home?

Texas is now my home, though it used to be Minnesota.

Are you married? Any children?

I've been married 20 years now and have two sons.

You used to write for a Christian Web site. What was it called?

I used to write children's devotions for The Invisible Connection.

In 2003 you were a top ten finalist in the Noble Theme contest. What category did you enter?

I entered the Historical Romance category.

In the Heartsong book you co-wrote with another author, what is the main character's name?

Casey

Thanks, Mystery Author!

Short Story Mystery

Seoul Food by Elizabeth Ludwig

Part 2

“She is dead! Cho Hee is dead!”

The cry picked up in the market place, only to be carried and scattered by the people crushing near for a closer look.

Detective Dho dropped the fresh vegetables he’d been examining for dinner. Grabbing the arm of a boy running past, Dho pulled him to a stop and jerked his head toward the crowd. “Tell me, what has happened? Why do the people shout so?”

“Cho Hee,” the boy panted, his face flushed with excitement. “It is said she has fallen dead in the square.”

“An assassin?”

“I do not know, sir. No one saw what killed her.”

Dho frowned. “Where is she?”

The boy pointed back the way he’d come. “That way.” He squirmed from Dho’s grasp. “I must deliver the news to my father.”

Dho let him go. If what the boy said was true, he was finished questioning him anyway. Better to investigate.

His credentials in hand, Dho pushed his way through the crowd until he found the woman. Indeed, it was Cho Hee, her pretty face distorted in agony. Next to her lay an overturned basket, the lid crushed by trampling feet. Dropping to his knees, Dho did a quick examination of the body.

A telltale mark marred the pale skin of her hand.

Sighing, Dho pushed to his feet and turned to address the crowd. Almost on cue, a sudden hush fell over the throng as each person gathered waited to hear what the detective would say.

“I must ask that no one leave the market,” Dho said, his voice ringing with authority, “until I have questioned you all. This woman,” he gestured to Cho Hee’s limp form, “has been murdered, and you are all in danger.”

Stay tuned next week for Part 3 of Seoul Food.

FOR DISCUSSION: What danger is Dho referring to?

Monday Mystery Theater

THE CASE:

Inside the charred remains of an old, dilapidated boarding house is a grisly sight. The burned bodies of three elderly men and one middle-aged man are in the parlor. The middle-aged man has a bullet hole in his head, but none of the other bodies show any apparent signs of foul play.

THE MYSTERY:

Who was the middle-aged man and why was he killed? And what role did the other three men play in the story?

THE CLUES:

1. The boarding house had a freezer in the basement.

2. The elderly men were all receiving retirement checks.

THE ANSWER:

Think you know the answer? Fill in the comment box to submit your guess. Winner receives a free Heartsong Presents Mystery!

Special Feature!!

DOWN HOME AND DEADLY
BY

CHRISTINE LYNXWILER, SANDY GASKIN, AND JAN REYNOLDS

DEATH FOR DESSERT—When Jenna Stafford quits her dead-end job to help her sister Carly open a diner, she may have jumped from the frying pan into the fire. Even though business is really cooking, last time the sisters checked, murder was NOT on the menu. So who’s the dead guy out back? And why are there more police officers on the scene than there are paying customers? Can Jenna and Carly sort out their scrambled love lives and still find the missing ingredient in time to solve the crime before their goose is cooked?

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Sisters Christine Pearle Lynxwiler, Jan Pearle Reynolds, and Sandy Pearle Gaskin are usually on the same page. And it's most often a page from their favorite mystery. So when the idea for a Christian cozy mystery series came up during Sunday dinner at Mama's, they determined to take their dream further than just table talk. Thus the Sleuthing Sisters mystery series was born.

Christine writes full-time. She and her husband, Kevin, live with their two children in the beautiful Ozark Mountains and enjoy kayaking on the nearby Spring River. Jan, part-time writer and full-time office manager, and her husband, Steve, love to spend time with their two adult children and their granddogs on the lake or just relaxing at home. Sandy, part-time writer and retired teacher, works with her husband, Bart, managing their manufacturing business. She spends her spare time shuttling their teenager back and forth to school activities. But knowing how quickly these days will be gone, she wouldn't have it any other way.

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Heartsong Presents: Mysteries!

OTHER HEARTSONG PRESENTS MYSTERIES BY CHRISTINE LYNXWILER, SANDY GASKIN, AND JAN REYNOLDS


DROP DEAD DIVA
Free Branson vacation…in exchange for a little elbow grease and moral support.
Jenna Stafford and her sister, Carly, dust off their cowboy boots, herd the kids into the SUV, and hightail it up to Branson, Missouri, to help with the grand opening of a friend’s theater. To their amazement, the glittering lights and twanging tunes make a perfect backdrop for…murder! The high-maintenance star of the show gets on everyone’s nerves. Until someone puts a permanent end to the diva’s demands. Carly and Jenna’s leading men are waiting in the wings. But with a whole band of suspects, can the sleuthing sisters make the killer play a different tune before their own song is silenced forever?

DEATH ON A DEADLINE
Headline News; Jenna Stafford's nephew is accused of killing his boss, the newspaper editor.
But stop the presses! Jenna recruits her sister, Carly, and they go undercover to get the scoop on the murder.
Will the next headline proclaim: Jenna and Carly Expose Killer? Or will the sleuthing sisters end up the featured
subjects in tomorrow's obit column?

Fun Friday

This week, Spyglass Lane is showcasing Gunfight at Grace Gulch by Darlene Franklin. To learn more about Darlene and her books, check out her website!