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4 Ways to Shop Local

Next week is Thanksgiving and the weekend after is Small Business Saturday, but it’s always in season to shop local!

[image error]1. Brick-and-mortar

If you’re not sure if there’s an independent bookstore near you, check out indiebound.org where you can search quickly and easily.

In and around Spokane I know you can find Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker at:

The Well-Read Moose (Coeur d’Alene)

2nd Look Books (South Hill)

Wishing Tree Books (South Hill)

Auntie’s Books (Downtown Spokane)

Call them today to order my book and either come in to pick it up or have it delivered straight to your home!

2. Purchase a signed copy direct from the author!

That’s right! You can order a paperback copy of Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker direct from me right here! If you’d like it signed to a certain person, just leave me a note in the purchase comment box so I’ll be sure to get the name (and spelling!) correct!

You can also visit my Zazzle shop to purchase an item or two to complement the book! I’ve got mugs, bags, and more! A book and item make for an awesome local gift!

Thank you in advance for your support!

3. Bookshop.org

On Bookshop.org, you can order your favorite books from independent bookstores across the nation and the world!

Check out my affiliate bookshop, where I’ve listed some of my favorites that I’d highly recommend. Order it through the link on my shop and I’ll get a small percentage, which means now you’re supporting local in a couple different ways!

4. Libro.fm

Did you know that you can now even buy audiobooks from your local independent bookstore? What a great idea! At Libro.fm you can find anything you’re looking for, including Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker!

So there you have it, four quick and easy ways you can support local today!

Be sure to ask for Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker in any format from your favorite local bookstore and share it in the comments so others can find it, too!

Don’t forget, Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker is only the first in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries, so there’s much more fun to come!

Sign up for my newsletter today to be the first to hear when a new blog is posted, and also receive my short story, “Escapades of a Spokane Thief.”

Thanks for reading!

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Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries Historical Research

Author Patricia Meredith shares a little about the historical research that went into writing the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries. The first book, Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker, a new historical mystery, is available everywhere books are sold in whatever format you prefer!

For a complete list of newspaper clippings outlining the building of the Spokane clock tower, head here.

Visit linktr.ee/pmeredithauthor for all the links to everywhere you want to go! 

Be sure to hit that subscribe button on YouTube and sign up for my newsletter here so you’ll be the first to hear when I post new videos and blogs about my writing, research, and books.

Got a question? Please post any questions you might have for me below in the comments! Thank you for listening and reading!

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Q&A with the Author: First Book?

Author Patricia Meredith answers the question: Is this your first book?

Find out how my editing background working with New York Times bestselling authors, including George RR Martin, William H Keith, Tracy Hickman, Steve Savile, and Graham McNeil impacted my writing. You can find a complete list of my edited works here.

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker is the first in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries, a new historical mystery series available everywhere books are sold in whatever format you prefer!

Visit linktr.ee/pmeredithauthor for all the links to everywhere you want to go! 

Be sure to hit that subscribe button on YouTube and sign up for my newsletter here so you’ll be the first to hear when I post new videos and blogs about my writing, research, and books.

Got a question? Please post any questions you might have for me below in the comments! Thank you for listening and reading!

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Reading from Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker

Hello, everyone! I’m excited to share another reading from Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker, the first in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries, my new historical mystery available everywhere books are sold in whatever format you prefer!

Beware: murder is afoot…

Visit linktr.ee/pmeredithauthor for all the links to everywhere you want to go! 

Be sure to hit that subscribe button on YouTube and sign up for my newsletter here so you’ll be the first to hear when I post new videos and blogs about my writing, research, and books.

Got a question? Please post any questions you might have for me below in the comments! Thank you for listening and reading!

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Interview on the Page Turner Show

Last Friday I had the extreme honor of being interviewed on the Page Turner Show with Annie McKinley at KYRS radio! You can listen to the interview at KYRS.org or right here on my website.

Donate to the KYRS pledge drive here to get a signed copy of Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker.

I mentioned LOTS of fun things in the interview so I’ll include all the links here!

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker is the first in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries

Learn more about the series and where to purchase a copy here.

“A vivid and intense historical thriller featuring murder and mystery, mayhem and madness in 1901 Spokane.” 

— New York Times Bestselling Author William H Keith

The Campbell House

Learn more about the Campbell House‘s history and influence on Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker here.

Historical Locations

Learn more about the other historical locations incorporated in Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker here.

Clock Tower

Learn more about the timeline of the building of the Spokane clock tower here.

Historical Characters

Learn more about the historical characters incorporated in Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker here.

Anna Katharine Green

Learn more about Anna Katharine Green here. Before Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, nine years before Arthur Conan Doyle’s infamous Sherlock Holmes, there was a female author of American detective fiction whose stories were so clever and well-informed that when they were published people didn’t believe they could have been written by a woman. This was Anna Katharine Green. Her character Miss Amelia Butterworth would inspire Christie’s creation, Miss Marple, and her novel The Forsaken Inn was the first historical mystery. My favorite novels include The Leavenworth Case and That Affair Next Door.

Etymological Research

Learn more about the etymology of words used in Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker here.

Dear Mother

Learn more about the collection of letters written by Marinus Crommelin in 1901 here.

Support Authors Through Your Library

Learn more about how supporting your library supports your favorite authors here. You can find Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker through Overdrive as an ebook or audiobook, or you can order a print copy through normal channels.

If your library doesn’t have it yet, it’s usually a pretty simple matter to request it. Ask your librarian today! (If you need the ISBNs for requesting it, you can find those here.)

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker is available through the Spokane Public Library and Spokane County Library systems. Put a copy in any format on hold today!

Spokane Public Library Presentation

Thursday, November 4 at 6:00 PM PST I’ll be sharing more about the historical research behind the writing of Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker with plenty of time for Q&A afterward!

Open to anyone anywhere! You do not need a library card to sign up. Register here for your Zoom link!

My husband Andrew D Meredith‘s Slavic fantasy Thrice

“Steeped in a wealth of brooding Slavic folklore, Thrice is a deeply personal story of a reluctant father and the mysterious child in his care. It beautifully weaves a tale of personal survival with a much grander narrative of ill-fated bargains and dangerous magic of the past to tell a story that’s both intimate and epic.”

— Graham McNeill,  New York Times  Bestselling Author of  A Thousand Sons

Forced out on the road with the boy left in his care, Jovan determines to journey into the cave of the bear—to seek out those that would do him and his boy harm. It is the boy and his bottomless well of soul-searing magic that they seek. They would do anything to exploit it. And Jovan would do anything to stop them.

Thrice is the first book in the Needle and Leaf series. Now available for pre-order wherever books are sold!

Be sure to sign up for my newsletter here to get a free copy of my short story “Escapades of a Spokane Thief.”

“Everybody has a story to tell. There is somebody who is interested in your story. I promise you you’re not alone. Somebody needs to hear what you have to say.”

— Patricia Meredith, Author of Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker

If you have any questions, be sure to leave me a comment below! Thanks for reading and listening!

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Montrose Park Reading from Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker

Hello, everyone! I’m excited to share another reading from Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker, my new historical mystery available everywhere books are sold in whatever format you prefer!

In this reading, we’re transported to Manito Park in 1901—only at that time it was called Montrose Park. You can learn more about the history of the park in my blog about some of the Historical Locations in Spokane included in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries.

Visit linktr.ee/pmeredithauthor for all the links to everywhere you want to go!

Be sure to hit that subscribe button on YouTube and sign up for my newsletter here so you’ll be the first to hear when I post new videos and blogs about my writing, research, and books.

Got a question? Please post any questions you might have for me below in the comments! Thank you for listening and reading!

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Giveaway ends October 31, 2021.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter GiveawayDid you miss my interview on Friday?

Don’t worry! You can listen anytime at KYRS.org. Just follow me to their archives and search for The Page Turner Show from October 22 to listen!

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Reading from Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker

Hello, everyone! I’m so excited to share with you a reading from Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker, book one in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries.

Be sure to tune in THIS FRIDAY on KYRS.org to the Page Turner Show with Annie McKinleyat 1:00. If you can’t listen live, it’ll be available in their archives afterward!

Visit linktr.ee/pmeredithauthor for all the links to everywhere you want to go! Be sure to hit that subscribe button on YouTube and sign up for my newsletter here so you’ll be the first to hear when I post new videos and blogs about my writing, research, and books.

Got a question? Please post any other questions you might have for me below in the comments! 

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Why Are You Dressed That Way?

The biggest question I get is not about my new historical mystery, Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker, but about how I dress! Find out why I love to dress in my 1901 ensembles in this short video.

As I mention in the video, all of my costumes are purchased from Recollections. I am not affiliated with them, so I get nothing for this plug except to say they’re amazing! Check them out!

Visit linktr.ee/pmeredithauthor for all the links to everywhere you want to go! Be sure to hit that subscribe button on YouTube and sign up for my newsletter here so you’ll be the first to hear when I post new videos and blogs about my writing, research, and books.

Thanks for asking! Got another question? Please post any other questions you might have for me below in the comments! 

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PUBLICATION DAY for Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker

It’s here!!!!

Watch my unboxing video here or on YouTube!

“A vivid and intense historical thriller featuring murder and mystery, mayhem and madness in 1901 Spokane.” 

— New York Times bestselling author William H Keith

Archie Prescot has traveled across the country to design the now-iconic Spokane clock tower for the new Great Northern Railroad Depot. When his talent for creating unique clock chimes connects him with a local patroness, he is thrilled, until she is discovered dead in the workshop of his new colleague. Her grand home on the South Hill provides ample suspects, as Archie works with his landlords, Detective Carew and his twin brother, to prove his fellow inventor, a blind Japanese man, and himself innocent of the crime. While on the hunt for the murderer, romance crops up when a young lady crosses his path with a mysterious past of her own. Six intersecting storylines create a cohesive look at a convoluted murder that will require all points of view to discover the truth…

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker is the first in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries set in Gilded Age Spokane.

Where to Buy

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker is available in all formats wherever books are sold!

PrintISBN: 978-1-0878-8594-0Purchase a signed copy direct from me here!Support local! Buy from your favorite independent bookstore:Auntie’s BooksWishing Tree Books2nd Look BooksAmazonBarnes and NobleEbookISBN: 978-1-3938-9228-1Links to all formats available hereAudiobookISBN: 978-1-6670-0684-0Libro.fm (support local!)Add the book to your Want to Read list on Goodreads!

Check it out from your local library, or if they don’t have it, request it! Remember, you’re still supporting your favorite authors by supporting your local library!

Where to Find MeSupport My Writing and the Book

Want a cool book tote, mug, magnet, or more and also support your new favorite author? Check out my new Zazzle shop!

It would be absolutely amazing to me if you’d consider buying an item or two. Then, when someone asks you about it, you can tell them about my book and send them my way!

“Because the point of all this…is to write more books!” 

—My paraphrase of a line from my favorite movie: That Thing You Do!

Remember that all links to everywhere you need can be found at linktr.ee/pmeredithauthor.

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for your support! Without you there would be no book!

Now go enjoy Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker! I can’t wait to hear what you think!!!

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Second KREM 2 News Interview!

I had the honor of being interviewed a second time by KREM about Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker, this time down by the clock tower that inspired the book!

You can watch the interview here, and be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel while you’re there!

I was so excited to meet Nicole Hernandez downtown to talk about the writing of Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker! I am so grateful for the editing experience and connections that brought me to this point in my career today!

“A vivid and intense historical thriller featuring murder and mystery, mayhem and madness in 1901 Spokane.” — New York Timesbestselling author William H Keith

Set in Gilded Age Spokane, Archie Prescot has traveled across the country to design the now-iconic Spokane clock tower for the new Great Northern Railroad Depot. When his talent for creating unique clock chimes connects him with a local patroness, he is thrilled, until she is discovered dead in the workshop of his new colleague. Her grand home on the South Hill provides ample suspects, as Archie works with his lodgers, Detective Carew and his twin brother, to prove his fellow inventor and himself innocent of the crime.

While on the hunt for the murderer, romance crops up when a young lady crosses his path with a mysterious past of her own. Six intersecting storylines create a cohesive look at a convoluted murder that will require all points of view to discover the truth.

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker is the first in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries. 

Rebecca Cook brings to life the story’s narrative and characters in a way that will make you feel like you’re standing in the midst of the action.

You can sign up for my newsletter here to get a free copy of my short story “Escapades of a Spokane Thief” which is based on an actual article I found in the Spokesman-Review.

You can also follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and Goodreads as @pmeredithauthor to hear as soon as the book becomes available! For now, be sure to add Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker to your Want to Read list on Goodreads and tag #BBCTbook on your favorite social media to spread the word!

Thank you for reading! I can’t wait to share this book with you!

Visit linktr.ee/pmeredithauthor for all the links you need to all the places the book can be found, including my first three scheduled appearances!

Available in print, ebook, and audiobook, pre-order your copy of Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker wherever books are sold today!

RELEASING OCTOBER 4—JUST 12 DAYS AWAY!

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