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I'm the author of children's books, mysteries and other fun word formations. DEATH OVER EASY, my first murder mystery, is out in October 2013 from Five Star, and I am working on book #2 in the series.

My short story, "At the Corner of Night and Nowhere," is included in an anthology called MOON SHOT: MURDER AND MAYHEM ON THE EDGE OF SPACE, forthcoming from Untreed Reads. I also write poetry. I will be featured on The 5-2 Crime Poetry Weekly (poemsoncrime.blogspot.com) the week of 11/4/13 and have some poems soon in LIGHT magazine.

I live on Long Island, NY, but am moving soon to New England with my husband and office assistant, Kashi the Cat. And I have three fabulous daughters.

I need to get some books on my shelves! ...more

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The Brief, the Eloquent, the Evil: A Celebration of Crime Poetry

What better way to celebrate National Poetry Month than by blogging about crime poetry? This year, The 5-2 Crime Poetry Weekly — my favorite source for this literary delight — presents “30 Days of the 5-2,” and I’m pleased to join the party. Edited by Gerald So, The 5-2 (I have yet to learn the […]

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	Two Cool Cows by Toby Speed (Goodreads Author), Barry Root (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1995 — 9 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
	Brave Potatoes by Toby Speed (Goodreads Author), Barry Root (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.54 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2000 — 4 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
	Water Voices 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1998 — 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
	Death Over Easy 3.16 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013	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
	Whoosh! Went the Wish 3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1997 — 4 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
	Hattie Baked a Wedding Cake by Toby Speed (Goodreads Author), Catherine Hepworth (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1994 — 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
	Crawly Bug and the Firehouse Pie 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1993	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
	One Leaf Fell by Toby Speed (Goodreads Author), Minerva McIntyre (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1993 — 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
	Treasure Pie it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	The Old Gollywamps it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Oct 25, 2013 06:14AM

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“Growing up in a family of gamblers, daredevils and practical jokers, I've learned a lot about timing and its first cousin, dumb luck, concepts I was introduced to while still in the womb.”
― Toby Speed, Death Over Easy

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Untreed Reads: MOON SHOT: MURDER AND MAYHEM ON THE EDGE OF SPACE Anthology	1	5	Oct 10, 2013 02:40PM
The Mystery, Crim...: MOON SHOT: MURDER AND MAYHEM ON THE EDGE OF SPACE Anthology	1	7	Oct 10, 2013 02:46PM
Untreed Reads: E. Lynn Hooghiemstra Featured in West Seattle Blog	1	1	Dec 02, 2013 02:57PM
Untreed Reads: MOON SHOT: MURDER AND MAYHEM ON THE EDGE OF SPACE Reviewed!	1	2	Jan 02, 2014 01:54PM

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