Casey Daniels

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http://www.caseydaniels.com/

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Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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A pseudonym used by Connie Laux, A.K.A Miranda Bliss and Kylie Logan.

A couple years ago I applied for a part-time job as a tour guide at a historic cemetery not far from where I live. Why? Well, aside from the fact that the job would force me to step away from my computer and remind me that there was a life beyond writing (even in a place where just about everybody was dead), I love cemeteries.

No, really. I mean it. I really love cemeteries.

Think about it. A cemetery--I mean a really good old cemetery, not these new “memorial parks” where every headstone is flat to the ground and every one of them looks the same--is really a museum without walls. Take a peek into any cemetery that’s more than sixty or so years old and you’re bound to see in...more A pseudonym used by Connie Laux, A.K.A Miranda Bliss and Kylie Logan.

A couple years ago I applied for a part-time job as a tour guide at a historic cemetery not far from where I live. Why? Well, aside from the fact that the job would force me to step away from my computer and remind me that there was a life beyond writing (even in a place where just about everybody was dead), I love cemeteries.

No, really. I mean it. I really love cemeteries.

Think about it. A cemetery--I mean a really good old cemetery, not these new “memorial parks” where every headstone is flat to the ground and every one of them looks the same--is really a museum without walls. Take a peek into any cemetery that’s more than sixty or so years old and you’re bound to see interesting architecture, sculpture and art. There are stories, too, everywhere you look. One memorial can give you a glimpse into generations of a family’s history. Another might suggest tragedy. Still others speak of undying love and precious memories.

Is it any wonder that a writer’s imagination is bound to take flight in a cemetery?

That’s exactly what happened to me. I didn’t get the job, by the way, but as I drove home from the interview, I did get the idea for Pepper Martin, a cemetery tour guide whose enthusiasm for cemeteries does not rival my own. After all, what could be more perfect that an amateur sleuth surrounded by dead people? And if she just so happened to be able and see and talk to some of them, all the better!

I learned to love mysteries early thanks to my dad, a Cleveland Police detective who enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes stories and spent his days off searching for stolen cars. Often on those trips, I was in the back seat and to this day, I have Dad to thank for my knowledge of some less-than-savory parts of the city. Later, I read my way through every mystery story I could get my hands on. Agatha Christie and Conan Doyle are still among my favorites.

I have a degree in English, experience as a journalist and writing teacher, and lots of ideas for more Pepper Martin mysteries. When I’m not writing, I’m usually with my family and our two dogs, Ernie, an adorable Airedale pup, and Oscar, a rescued Jack Russell who spends far too much time watching TV. I enjoy knitting, gardening and of course, stomping through cemeteries in search of history, stories and inspiration.(less)

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Books by Casey Daniels

Average rating: 3.75 · 3,939 ratings · 422 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Don of the Dead (Pepper Martin #1) 3.62 avg rating — 1,184 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Chick and the Dead (Pepper Martin #2) 3.71 avg rating — 673 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Tombs of Endearment (Pepper Martin #3) 3.80 avg rating — 635 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Night of the Loving Dead (Pepper Martin #4) 3.71 avg rating — 428 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Dead Man Talking (Pepper Martin #5) 3.83 avg rating — 336 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Tomb with a View (Pepper Martin #6) 3.90 avg rating — 308 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	A Hard Day's Fright (Pepper Martin #7) 4.01 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Wild Wild Death (Pepper Martin #8) 3.97 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Supernatural Born Killers 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:

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Series by Casey Daniels

Pepper Martin (9 books)
by Casey Daniels

3.75 avg rating — 3,930 ratings

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