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Jill Paterson

Mystery writer and author of The Celtic Dagger,  Murder At The Rocks and Once Upon A Lie, all part of the Fitzjohn Mystery Series.  I live in Australia, am an avid reader, love the theatre, travelling, and delving into my family's genealogy.

 

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    Turning Story Opening Don'ts Into Do's - Today I'm super happy to have author & friend *Lisa Gail Green* in for a visit. Lisa is the author of The Binding Stone (The Djinn Series). She's lookin...
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    WHAT A CHARACTER!! - *What a Character!!* *Can your characters please all readers?* * * * * * ** * Long before I became an author, I was a reader. Have been since ...
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  • Murder, Suspense and Musings
    Deanna Jewel, Author of Whispers at Ghost Point on An Avid Reader's Haven Blog - *Deanna chats with me about her new release Whispers at Ghost Point on Haven's blog this week. She is giving away a $10 GC and Five Ecopies of No Turning B...
    3 months ago
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