K.P. Stafford's Blog: The Book Worm, page 2

Meet Farley from Mystery Theater Presents Cozy Mystery Series

Meet Farley – the ghost

Farley let out a wail and vaporized in the other chair. “How rude.” He squealed, looking at Jess, “You need to tell him to watch where he’s flopping that butt of his.” ~Farley (the lovable ghost) in my new #mysterytheater series. Available January 2019. #farleyantics #ghostfarley

Meet Jinx from Mystery Theater Presents Cozy Mystery Series

Meet Jinx, the Cat.

The character model in my new #cozymystery. Coming in January 2019. If you’re on social media, follow hastags #mysterytheater #jinxthecat to stay up to date. Don’t forget about #ghostfarley and his #farleyantics.

Murder & Mayhem

Within twenty-four hours, Alexis Danforth’s world is shattered.
She loses her parents and her job.

Rummaging through the attic she discovers family secrets and returns to her hometown of Cryptic Cove; a quiet, sleepy little town perched above the sea.

The disappearance and death of an elderly couple sets the town on edge. Accusations fly. The past is dredged up. Bodies are found.

Some even question her return and the timing of the murders.

As she joins the town constable to help solve the cas...

Murder & Menace

Book 2 in the Cryptic Cove Cozy Mystery Series

When Lexi stumbles on the dead body of county deputy Will Hunter, this town is turned upside down again. Several people have motive, a few have the means to do it.

With strained friendships hanging in the balance, Lexi is determined to solve this case and help her best friend through a major life-changing ordeal.

Can Lexi and Constable John find the killer before he strikes again?
Can Lexi and Peyton heal their friendship before it’s completely d...

Murder & Mayhem

Within twenty-four hours, Alexis Danforth’s world is shattered.

She loses her parents and her job.

Rummaging through the attic she discovers family secrets and returns to her hometown of Cryptic Cove; a quiet, sleepy little town perched above the sea.

The disappearance and death of an elderly couple sets the town on edge. Accusations fly. The past is dredged up. Bodies are found.

Some even question her return and the timing of the murders.

As she joins the town constable to help solve the case, ...

New Site Under Construction

Welcome to my new site. It is currently under construction. You can still visit my old author site by clicking this link. I apologize for this inconvenience.

KP

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Arguing With a Ghost

Here’s a small dialogue exchange from the story I’m working on. This is the lead female character, Jess and the resident ghost, Farley. If you’d like to read the previous post about this story, you can do so by clicking this link. It opens in a new window.

This is rough draft, and may not be in the final story like it is here.

It begins with Farley speaking.

A Cat, A Rat and A Ghost! Oh my!

I’m not ready to give any insider details, but my current story has some fun characters; a cat, a rat and a ghost.

Jinx

Jinx is a very large, black Maine Coon. He’s super smart and loves his owner, Jess. He often goes to work with her and that’s where he interacts with the ghost of the story.

He weighs in at 20 pounds and is about knee-high to an average female. He loves to curl up in Jess’ lap and have his ears rubbed. Of course, he’s a whole lap-full of kitty!

Pierre

Pierre is the rat...

The People of Cryptic Cove

These are some character models I created my characters from. The collage below is one I made for my desktop image while I was writing Book 1. Note: at this time some of the characters in this image may not have shown up in the series yet.

The Author’s View of Cryptic Cove

The small town of Cryptic Cove has been a lot of fun to work with. It’s loosely (or not so loosely) based on one of my favorite real towns, Eureka Springs, AR.

Enjoy the photo collages below to get a glimpse of how I picture Cryptic Cove. (Hover over the images for a caption. Click on images to open in lightbox.)

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