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Elaine Orr

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Mystery, Young Adult, Fiction

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Also published as Elaine L. Orr
Elaine Orr writes fiction and nonfiction. The three-book River's Edge cozy mystery series (from Annie Acorn Publishing) debuted in November 2015. "Demise of a Devious Neighbor" appeared in fall 2016 and was a finalist for the 2017 Chanticleer Mystery and Mayhem Awards.

Elaine introduced the Jolie Gentil series in 2011 and many of the eleven books hit bestseller status on Amazon (cozy mystery category). "Behind the Walls" was a finalist in the 2014 Chanticleer Mystery and Mayhem Awards. The most recent addition to the series is book 11, Underground in Ocean Alley.

The three books in the Logland mysteries feature a small-town police chief and have a 'cozy' feel. The second, Final Cycle, was published in late 2018. ...more

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	Appraisal for Murder (A Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behind the Walls (A Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery, #6) 4.33 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rekindling Motives (A Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Carny Comes to Town (A Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vague Images (A Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery, #7) 4.30 avg rating — 138 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Any Port in a Storm (A Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trouble on the Doorstep (A Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery, #5) 3.98 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ground to a Halt (A Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery, #8) 4.44 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Newsprint to Footprints (River's Edge Cozy Mysteries, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 95 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holidays in Ocean Alley (A Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery, #9) 4.19 avg rating — 69 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I've been working on New Lease on Death (13th Jolie Gentil cozy) for several months, sometimes going full speed ahead, other times pausing for a week or more. Yes, I am busy. Who isn't?

When I'm not moving fast or feel stuck, I look at the intersection of plot and subplots and which character is doing what in each. Because the book has two points of view (sleuth Jolie Gentil and a former town resid

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The Specter of Seduction (Pluto's Snitch, #3)

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“An idea is a gift, a finished project is turning that gift into a book by making yourself write even when you don't want to. There is no such thing as a block of time to write. You have to carve time from a busy day. Elaine L. Orr”
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“I can't believe Scoobie talked me into a Talk Like a Pirate Day fundraiser for the food pantry. I have a sense of humor. It's just been a crazy year, and I'm up to my eyeballs in work and chairing the Harvest for All Food Pantry Committee at First Prez.”
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“Fresh paint can hide a world of sins, but this house was in a galaxy of its own.”
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