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Skeleton’s Key Cover Reveal Day 7 and some historic trivia

We’re halfway to seeing the whole cover, and just 19 days away from the release of SKELETON’S KEY! How are you liking the puzzle reveal? Some fun historic trivia: The butlers pantry in the white house originated during President Andrew … Continue reading

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Thriller Thursday: True Crime TV

Because I’m going to be inundating you with posts about INTO THE DARK’s blog tour, my Thriller Thursday posts are going to be short and sweet for a while. For the next few weeks, I’m stealing Catie Rhodes‘ idea of … Continue reading

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Thriller Thursday: Villisca Axe Murders Revisited

I’m leaving later today to visit my best friend in the Twin Cities, so I’m reblogging this post. The Villisca Axe Murders were my second ever Thriller Thursday, and this is a new, much improved version. On June 10, 1912, … Continue reading

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Manic Monday: Southern Favorites

Due to this post from Roni Loren (thank you for the warning, Roni) I’ve decided to remove most photos from Thriller Thursday. I hope you’re still able to enjoy them! Manic Monday means anything goes, and today we’re talking about one of … Continue reading

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Manic Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. and his dream

  Last month, Beverly Diehl issued a call on her blog to participate in her MLK Blogfest, and I jumped at the chance to be a part of something so meaningful. Growing up in predominantly white southern Iowa, I didn’t have many … Continue reading

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Thriller Thursday: The Deepest Circle of Hell

Due to this post from Roni Loren (thank you for the warning, Roni) I’ve decided to remove most photos from Thriller Thursday. I hope you’re still able to enjoy them! In Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Captain … Continue reading

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Thriller Thursday: The Courtesy Due My Rank, a Civil War Murder

General Davis, Circa 1862. Along with my love of suspense, true crime, and thrillers, Civil War history is another favorite, so today we’re talking about a Civil War murder committed by Jefferson Davis. No, not THE Jefferson Davis, the one … Continue reading

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Thriller Thursday: The Sweet Face of Pure Evil

Mary Bell in 1968, aged 10. Look at that face. So sweet, almost cherubic. An innocent child, right? Wrong. Mary Bell murdered two toddlers when she was just ten years old, making her one of the youngest (if not the … Continue reading

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Thriller Thursday: Kitty Genovese and the Bystander Effect

On a dark spring morning in 1964, Catherine Susan Genovese arrived home from her job as a bar manager at Ev’s Eleventh Hour Sports Bar in Queens. She parked about one hundred feet from her apartment door, located in an … Continue reading

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Thriller Thursday: The Catacombs of Paris

Due to this post from Roni Loren (thank you for the warning, Roni) I’ve decided to remove most photos from Thriller Thursday. I hope you’re still able to enjoy them! Some of you know the storm drains of Las Vegas–an underground labyrinth … Continue reading

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