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Cindy Sample is a former corporate CEO who decided plotting murder was more fun than plodding through paperwork. After one too many mergers,she retired to write her award-winning humorous mystery series set in the gold country of California. Her experiences as a single Mom with on-line dating sites and dating agencies fueled the concept for DYING FOR A DATE. Ballroom dance competitions inspired DYING FOR A DANCE, a 2012 LEFTY Finalist for best humorous mystery. DYING FOR A DANCE was also awarded the 2012 NCPA Best in Fiction Award.

Cindy Sample is a former columnist for the Gold River Community Newspaper. She is a past president of the Sacramento chapter of Sisters in Crime as well as the co-chair of the 2012 Left Coast Crime Convention held...more


How many of you have taken a Hawaiian vacation, only to discover paradise can be perilous?



Sure, those beautiful islands offer balmy breezes, turquoise water, waving palm fronds, and sandy beaches.



But what about deadly sharks? Poisonous sea urchins? And the most lethal of them all?



Dying for a Daiquiri by Cindy Sample – Option #1



Those fruity drinks tucked into a coconut shell, adorned with an orchid, a slice of pineapple, and a tiny pastel umb... Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 4.25 · 103 ratings · 42 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors
Dying for a Date
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Dying for a Dance
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions

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message 4: by Zoë

Zoë Sharp Hi Cindy. Thanks so much for Friending me. How's the writing going with you?


message 3: by Cindy

Cindy Sample Jeannie and Louis wrote: "Hi Cindy. How are you doing? I thought we were friends here on Goodreads, but, I guess it was on FB. I'm so glad to be friends with you now.

Have a happy Autumn.
Jeannie"


Jeannie and Louis wrote: "Hi Cindy. How are you doing? I thought we were friends here on Goodreads, but, I guess it was on FB. I'm so glad to be friends with you now.

Have a happy Autumn.
Jeannie"


It's hard to keep up with all of these networking tools. Thanks for finding me here. Hope you're feeling okay.


Jeannie and Louis Rigod Hi Cindy. How are you doing? I thought we were friends here on Goodreads, but, I guess it was on FB. I'm so glad to be friends with you now.

Have a happy Autumn.
Jeannie


message 1: by Beth

Beth Hi Cindy,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author here as well as elsewhere!


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