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A former crime reporter, Lori Duffy Foster was born and raised in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State, where a piece of her heart remains. Her previous novels include NEVER LET GO, a thriller, and the Lisa Jamison Mystery Series. Her books have been nominees or finalists for Agatha, Silver Falchion and Shamus awards. Lori is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, The Historical Novel Society, International Thriller Writers, The Finger Lakes Authors & Readers Experience and Pennwriters. After several moves about the country with her family, Lori now lives and writes in the hills of Northern Pennsylvania. Look out for two new novels in 2026 and 2027 from Speaking Volumes LLC, SPRING MELT, an historical courtroom dram ...more

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	Never Let Go 4.11 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 2022 — 11 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
	A Dead Man's Eyes (Lisa Jamison, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2021 — 2 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
	Never Broken (Lisa Jamison #2) 4.56 avg rating — 79 ratings — 2 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
	Spring Melt 4.44 avg rating — 81 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
	No Time to Breathe (Lisa Jamison, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 47 ratings	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
	Short Story America Anthology, Volume 1 by T.D. Johnston (editor), Kristin Fouquet (Goodreads Author), Anthony Otten 4.39 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2011 — 2 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
	Childhood Regained - Stories of Hope for Asian Child Workers by Jodie Renner (Goodreads Author) (Editor), D. Ansing (Contributor), Della Barrett (Contributor) 4.63 avg rating — 19 ratings — 11 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 love all Jamie Ford's novels, but HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTERSWEET is among my favorite novels of all time. So you can imagine how much these words mean to me. I am over the moon! Thank you, Jamie!

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Lori Duffy Foster answered Jill Baily's question: I just read Spring Melt, which I enjoyed very much. The book says that after the store owner from which a socialite stole a bracelet contacted the sheriff, the sheriff left with the bracelet (and money) and that the owner didn’t want to prosecute the socialite, he just wanted the bracelet back. Did he want it back from the sheriff or the socialite? And how did the arrest of an Indian help the situation? Hi Jill! I'm glad you enjoyed SPRING MELT and that you cared enough to ask this question. Honestly, I had to reread the section myself, which tells me I was unclear. When I wrote that the sheriff "left the resort with the bracelet and an extra two hu See Full Answer
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