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Betty McMahon

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Montour Falls, NY, The United States

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Sue Grafton, J.A. Jance

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I've worn many hats in my 30-year career as a writer -- newspaper reporter, newspaper editor, magazine editor, copywriter, marketing communications specialist -- and now, finally, author.

Here's what made such a career possible: a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Minnesota in 1982, and then lots of persistence to make that degree work for me. It had to work because I love writing and couldn't imagine doing anything else.

A RENDEZVOUS TO DIE FOR grew out of the intersection of my wide-ranging interests and my writing experience. Before spinning this mystery novel, I was an award-winning short story writer, and also won numerous awards in the field of journalism. A RENDEZVOUS TO DIE FOR actually became a final ...more

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Died On The Vine by Joyce Harmon

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A delightful, fun cozy mystery. The book was evidently written some years ago and the author added a new prologue and an epilogue, which are a little awkward. Also, the reader must overlook some punctuation errors. But the story is fun, the dialogue smart. I got caught up in the story and liked the characters.

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	10 Ways to Bomb-proof Your Horse 3.74 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2012	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 Rendezvous to Die For 3.63 avg rating — 57 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

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Written as a play. Good mystery.
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Partly interesting. Statistics are a turnoff.
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Tom Wolfe is in a class by himself. Spot on characterizations. My only beef--why of all possible endings did he choose this lame one? Very unsatisfying.
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Huh? What did I just read? Interesting background but kept waiting for an "answer." Disappointing. Written with strange exclamations throughout. Save your money on this one.e
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