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June 2010
Greetings and felicitations. We hope this message finds you well and still passionately interested in mystery fiction. We certainly are.
There's some news on the publishing front. Apple has announced its I-Pad and Ellen has one! Kindles, Nooks and the I-Pad are selling fast. More and more authors are moving out of print and unsold manuscripts to some of the e-book websites. Check out www.Smashwords.com and Kindle at Amazon, as well as other booksellers such as Sony and Barnes & Noble.
Carl has two short stories and a new Sean Sean novel (The Case of the Great Train Robbery) on the Kindle site, as well as at Smashwords.
The Crime Wave continues with its cable TV series (Channel 6 in the Twin Cities and Channel 15 in a dozen northern suburbs.
Ellen won the 2010 Trailblazer Award at the Golden Crown Literary convention in Orlando, FL. The Golden Crown Literary Society (GCLS) was established in early 2004 and is a literary and educational organization for the study, discussion, enjoyment, and enhancement of lesbian literature. The GCLS membership includes publishers, distributors, authors and readers.
Next, an occasional feature. Which of the following stories is real and which is phony?
The first five correct answers emailed to our address win an arc of Carl's P.I. novel, The Case of the Deceiving Don.
Spot The Imposter
1. Police in San Diego chased down and arrested a 42-year-old man suspected of shoplifting several packages of corn removers from a Wal-Mart store. The chase was an easy one for the cops because the painful corns on the suspect's feet made it difficult for him to run.
2. A man accused of burglary appeared in a Spokane court with two front teeth missing, his right foot bandaged, and 12 stitches across his forehead. The story the prosecutor laid out told it all. The crowbar the would-be burglar used to open the warehouse window slipped and caught him squarely in the mouth. The man dropped the crowbar, which hit his foot, breaking two toes. Bending over to grab his pained appendages, he slammed his head against the windowsill. When police arrived a short time later, they found the burglar lying on the ground, knocked out cold.
3. Threatened with a shotgun, a liquor store clerk in Colorado Springs handed over all the money in his cash register. Not satisfied with just the cash, the greedy crook also demanded a bottle of scotch from behind the counter. The clerk refused, claiming the man didn't look over 21. After arguing, the man pulled his wallet and showed the clerk the birth date on his driver's license. When the robber had gone, the clerk called police and reported the name and address he'd seen on the license. Within two hours, the dumb-as-mud thief was in custody.
4. After being released on bail for an armed robbery, a Philadelphia man was anxious to get some cash for his drug habit. Living in an apartment just above a tavern, he decided to hold up the place for an easy payday. He entered the bar with a gun and demanded the cash. The bartender obliged and gave him the receipts from the register. The defendant then fled back upstairs to his residence. Ten minutes later police arrived and arrested him at the kitchen table, counting the money. Unfortunately for him, the bartender was also his landlord, who identified him at the scene.
NOTICE
Kent and Carl will appear in Dorset, Minnesota at the Festival of Books and Artists. We're at the Sister Wolf Bookstore. Saturday, June 25, from 11 AM to 2 PM.
Later that evening they'll show up to help celebrate the opening of the rebuilt Roseville Public Library. The program promises to be a dynamite event.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Here are places where you'll find us in the next few weeks. We'd love to have you identify yourself when you come to our events.
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Spring, 2004 - Vol. 3, Number 1
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