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Lori Duffy Foster

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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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Lori Duffy Foster I am not sure I had a choice. Writing was therapy for me as a kid. I got into trouble a lot (temper!), which means I spent loads of time in my room, w…moreI am not sure I had a choice. Writing was therapy for me as a kid. I got into trouble a lot (temper!), which means I spent loads of time in my room, writing and sketching to calm down. I’d get so immersed that I would forget to come downstairs when my punishment was over. I also won a local poetry contest as a kid and wrote radio commercials for my Catholic elementary school (good ole’ St. Bernard’s), so it would seem logical that I would become a writer, but I fought it. I grew up with very little money and writers don’t earn much. I didn’t want to be poor. I tried studying geo-chemistry in college, but I was addicted to English classes. Finally, I gave in, studying creative writing and communications, which prepared me for my first career as a journalist. I always knew I would go back to fiction though.(less)
Lori Duffy Foster I was covering a house fire one night on a city street in Syracuse when an obviously pregnant 15-year-old began talking with me. She was in foster car…moreI was covering a house fire one night on a city street in Syracuse when an obviously pregnant 15-year-old began talking with me. She was in foster care, but she was determined to keep the baby and make something of herself. She struck me as extraordinary—smart and capable—and her name seemed familiar. I looker her up in my old notes when I returned to the newsroom. She shared a name and age with a girl who had witnessed a fatal game of Russian roulette. I forgot her name over time, but I never forgot her. She is the main inspiration for the novel along with a couple of colleagues who were single moms and successful, one with a toddler-in-tow and no father in the picture. That is not easy in journalism.(less)
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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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In 1920s New York, Ella finds her hollow social life shattered when three local men are charged with a nineteen-year-old murder linked to her own childhood trauma. The men were accused of serving up justice vigilante-style.

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when Spring melts some truths come to light.

Back in the twenties, things were totally different.

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"This novel started out a little slow but by the end, I was fully engaged. I was surprised that the novel ultimately elicited emotion in me. The first half of the book sets the stage and records the preparation the attorneys make. About half way throu" Read more of this review »
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