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Avery Aames, author of A Cheese Shop Mystery for Berkley Prime Crime, is the pseudonym for Daryl Wood Gerber. Daryl created the format for the popular sitcom, "Out of this World" and has won awards for her screenplays. She also writes short stories and suspense novels. Not one to simply read and cook, she tends to look for adventure. She has hitchhiked around Ireland by herself and she has jumped out of a perfectly good airplane. ...more

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MADDIE DAY here, greeting you from the Malice Domestic mystery convention in North Bethesda, Maryland!It's always exciting to be at Malice chatting with fans and author pals. I'm also thrilled that this year "While the Iron is Hot" is nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Short story!The story, which you can read for free on my web site, opens with a woman ironing money. Fingers crossed
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“Life is great. Cheese makes it better.”
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“Life is great. Cheese makes it better.”
Avery Aames, The Long Quiche Goodbye

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Nurture Your BOOKS™  - Bobbie Crawford Hi Avery,

Thanks for the new connection.

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Deborah Hi!
Why haven't you claimed your author profile?

Just go to the bottom of this page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... and click the link where it asks, "is this you? Let us know"


message 5: by Lori

Lori Hi Avery, thanks for the friend request. Happy to meet you!


Penelope Marzec I, too, enjoy the word play in the title The Long Quiche Goodbye! Wish I could think of something like that.


message 3: by Zoe

Zoe Greetings from Athens, Greece! Thank you so much for adding me. Well, like many other readers,I can't wait to read "The Long Quiche Goodbye" (by the way, smart word play! )Judging by its beautiful cover, it must be a great book!


Margaret I have yet to publish, but I hope to in the near future. I look forward to reading your books. Thank you for your friend request!


message 1: by Beth

Beth Hi Avery,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author here on Goodreads as well as elsewhere!


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