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Free Classic Victorian Mystery Audio: Missing!

Did you know about Victorian lady detectives?
For his mystery lovers Panzer found a classic mystery at the Bitesized Audio Classics channel on YouTube.

The Victorian lady detective mystery Missing! is written by Catherine Lousa Tirkis. It's 1 hour 12 minutes long and narrated by Simon Stanhope. Make a cup of tea and enjoy this lady detective mystery.
 To listen to the sudio tootle over to Missing!

Free Clean Romance Audiobook: More Than A Mistress

Now, off to find some mystery for you.
For today's romance audiobook Panzer found one on the Ivanna Boord channel on YouTube.
 The romance More Than A Mistress is written by Mary Balogh.  It's narrated by Roslin Lander and 11 hours 50 minutes long.
This is a long audiobook so make a cup of tea, find a comfortable place to lean back, and enjoy the romance.
 To listen to the audiobook tootle over to More Than A Mistress

Free Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Blog Post:Old Loves That Keep Us Up: Revisiting Robert B. Parker

This writer's view on another writer's work is interesting.
For all you mystery and crime fiction lovers Panzer found this blog post at the Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (EQMM) blog.
The Something Is Going to Happen blog post Old Loves that Keep Us Up: Revisiting Robert B. Parker is written by Tom Andes. It's a long post.

Make a cup of tea, grab two muffins, and find a comfortable place to read this post.

To read the post tootle over to Revisiting Robert B. Parker

International Dayton Peace Prize Shortlists - Publishing Perspectives

I haven't seen any advertising for the contest.
Panzer's travels in the Catosphere today took him to the Publishing Perspectives site. There our adventuresome kitty found a post about an international writing contest.
 According to Porter Anderson's post, almost no one has heard about this contest and those who do don't know what it's about. So, he does a deep dive into it and explains the contest's origin and this year's shortlists of nominees for the prizes.
 Panzer says, "This little kitty has never heard of it either, but he has heard of some of the books on the shortlists."
 Note: This is a long post. Bring a glass of lemonade to drink and pick your own snack to eat while you read.
 To read the post tootle over to International Dayton Peace Prize Shortlists

A Grim Fate Befalls Horror Publisher DarkLit Press - Publishers Weekly

Finished reporting for the day.
On his way back from Writer Beware (R) Panzer made a stop at the Publishers Weekly site. There he stumbled into a post about the mess at Canada's DarkLit Press.
 In case you haven't read about DarkLit online yet, Nathalie op de Beeck's post gives an indepth look at what has led to the death of the publisher.
 Panzer says, "It's an interesting story that makes no sense to this little kitty."
 Note: This is a very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.
 To read the post tootle over to Horror Publisher DarkLit Press

Evaluating Publishing Contracts: Six Ways You May Be Sabotaging Yourself - Writer Beware (R)

It's worth your time reading this.
Panzer made a trip to the to the Writer Beware site today. There with a little digging in the posts our illustrious kitty found one about bad for writers contract phrasing.
 At the beginning of the post Victoria Strauss says this is a slightly re-written post which has appeared before. The post addresses six "assumptions" authors should never make about contracts they're asked to sign. Links to other posts with contract information are also included in the post.
 Panzer says, "This little kitty says there's good contract information in here that every writer should be familiar with."
 Note: This is a long medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on while you read.
 To read the post tootle over to Evaluating Publishing Contracts

Washington State Supreme Court Rules on Amazon Pandemic Price-Gouging - Publishers Weekly

  This post is about as long as the news brief.
Panzer found a short news brief at the Publishers Weekly site.

As the headline says the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled the class action lawsuit against Amazon for price-gouging meets the criteria under the state's Consumer Protection Act.
Panzer says, "There's a link to a much longer announcement about the court's decision and the lawsuit included in the news brief post."
Note: The news brief is short and you won't need anything to snack on while you read it. If you plan to follow the included link to the longer information post, you'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read there.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon

A Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on showing love:
I gave Mom a dead mouse today.I left it on her pillow so she'd see it when she woke up.
Then ...
That really hurts.*
She let What's His Name have it
and ...
he threw it in the garbage can outside.
Humans just don't know the value of love gifts.



*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: What? If I fit it's mine.

Hint

It must be Sunday because here's your weekly jigsaw puzzle.
As always, remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.
Have fun!
To do the puzzle tootle over to What? If I fit it's mine.

Free Classic Mystery Movie: Shed No Tears

Don't make noise eating your popcorn. I can't sleep. then.
For all you classic mystery movie lovers Panzer found one on the Timeless Classic Movies channel on YouTube.
 The crime drama movie Shed No Tears was made in 1948. It's black and white and 1 hour 8 minutes long.
 Grab your beverage of choice, make some popcorn and enjoy this noir movie.
 To watch the movie tootle over to Shed No Tears