J. R. Lindermuth's Blog (222)

A story needs a setting. The Sticks Hetrick crime series is set in a fictional community in Pennsylvania. Read about its origins at http://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com/

I'm discussing the origin of the idea for A Burning Desire, sixth in the Sticks Hetrick series, at http://mysteriouspeople.blogspot.com/

A Burning Desire, sixth in the Sticks Hetrick series, is the topic at http://pat-writersforum.blogspot.com/

I'm Holli Castillo's guest today at http://www.gumbojustice.blogspot.com/

Where do writers get their ideas? That's my topic over at http://franorenstein.weebly.com/new-blog.html

Comment and you could win a prize.

If you haven't read the five books in the Sticks Hetrick mystery series, now's your chance.

Whiskey Creek Press is holding a holiday sale on the Hetrick and four other great mystery/suspense series. Each e-book in the series is only $4.99 at Amazon Kindle or B&N Nook.

Daniel 'Sticks' Hetrick is a retired Pennsylvania police chief who helps solve baffling crimes for the police with the help of his protégé, officer Flora Vastine. It's murder, mystery, and suspense set in…

I'm guest author at http://www.beverleybateman.com/GuestAuthor.htm 

If you're curious about the origins of Sticks Hetrick, here's your chance to find out. I'm spilling some other secrets, too. Come on over.

I'm Featured Author at http://www.books2heart.com/j-r-lindermuth/

Have a look.

You're invited to a book shower for The Limping Dog. No gifts required, though a comment would be appreciated.

Here's the address: http://chickdickmysteries.com/blog/

The Limping Dog, my standalone mystery coming from Whiskey Creek Press in March, is set in a different place from my previous novels. Read about it here: http://jrlindermuth.blogspot.com/2012/02/different-place.html

If you use Kindle, my historical novel The Accidental Spy is now available for a limited time for only 99 cents.

Set in Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War, a rogue becomes a hero through the influence of two good women.

Get your copy here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004E3XCNQ

If you use Kindle, my historical novel The Accidental Spy is now available for a limited time for only 99 cents.

Set in Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War, a rogue becomes a hero through the influence of two good women.

Get your copy here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004E3XCNQ

Izzie Flint and Aaron Brubaker, two of my characters, are arguing about a murder over at http://franorenstein.weebly.com/new-blog.html

You're welcome to eavesdrop and leave a comment.

Fallen From Grace just got its second five-star review of the week: http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2OZM62H0FB3MO/ref=cm_cr_dp_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview

Another five-star review for Fallen From Grace: http://readersfavorite.com/cat-71.htm?review=4359

And another reviewer suggesting another novel featuring the same characters. Maybe I should take the hint.

Flora is an important character in my Sticks Hetrick mystery series. You can read how she came to be today at http://daringnovelist.blogspot.com/2011/06/character-friday-j-r-lindermuth.html

Comments welcome.

I'm Sylvia Ramsey's guest today at http://wwwthouhtfulreflections.blogspot.com/2011/05/chatting-with-john-r-lindermuth-about.html

We're discussing Fallen From Grace, my latest book; my other books and various aspects of the writing life.

Can a story set in Pennsylvania be considered a Western?

Probably not, if you want to get technical. But my publisher Billie Johnson thought Fallen From Grace met the test in spirit if not place and decided to make it the first entry in Wild Oak, the new Western imprint of Oak Tree Press.

I couldn’t be happier, because I love the genre. I grew up (and now live again) in a house reputed to have been built by a man who rode with Buffalo Bill. My mother said she…