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Sandra Carey Cody

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Born

in St. Louis, MO, The United States

September 23

Website

http://www.sandracareycody.com

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Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Suspense

Influences

Like most writers, I've been influenced by everything I've read, every ...more

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I grew up in the Midwest (the St. Louis area), surrounded by a family who loved stories, whether from a book or told on the back porch. I've lived in various cities in different parts of the country, but wherever I've gone, books have been the bridge to new worlds and new friends.

I write the Jennie Connors/Riverview Manor mystery series: PUT OUT THE LIGHT, CONSIDER THE LILLY, BY WHOSE HAND, LEFT AT OZ, and LETHAL JOURNAL. These books are set in a retirement community where the residents are whip-smart, lively, and just bored enough to welcome the chance to help Activities Director Jennie Connors solve the occasional murder.

LOVE AND NOT DESTROY is a mystery set in a small town, so picture-perfect, you'd swear it was designed by Walt Disney ...more

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	Left at Oz (A Jennie Connors Mystery) 3.63 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Love and Not Destroy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Put Out the Light (A Jennie Connors Mystery) 3.78 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Consider the Lilly (A Jennie Connors Mystery) 3.70 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	By Whose Hand (A Jennie Connors Mystery) 3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	A Perfect Wedding 3.38 avg rating — 13 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
	An Uncertain Path (Peace Morrow #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2017	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
	love me deadly it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Finding Peace: a short story 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Lethal Journal (Jennie Connors Mysteries) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	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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Sandra rated a book it was amazing Face Down in the Gene Pool: A Brooke Roberts Mystery by Nancy Labs	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
During a break in a genealogy conference she's attending, Brook Roberts discovers the body of a young woman in a fishpond owned by two of the conference's esteemed presenters. Face Down in the Gene Pool is a fascinating read on several levels. Not on ...more
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I don't read a lot of short fiction, but this collection of stories makes me think I should. Bette Bono has a knack for recognizing the remarkable diversity of humanity. The people whose stories she tells seem very real to me. They are engaged in lif ...more
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Sandra rated a book it was amazing Old Women and Other Strangers: Essays by Linda Wisniewski	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
This collection was a real joy - different from what I usually read, but I am so glad I stepped out of my box. The essays, taken together, tell a story that is at once deeply personal and at the same time universal. Grouped into seven parts, beginnin ...more
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Under Water is a dual narrative, one of my favorite storytelling devices. In the first story, we meet Iris, who has recently purchased an old farmhouse in Pennsylvania, which she intends to restore. She soon realizes that the house and the grounds th ...more
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Sandra’s Quotes

“Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.”
― Joseph Fort Newton

“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
― W. Somerset Maugham

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“We are always the same age inside. ”
― Gertrude Stein

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“The beauty of Florence made up for many ugly things he saw in his work. (Commissario Garini's view of Florence,Italy.)”
― Beate Boeker, Delayed Death

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“She looked at her watch. “I have to go.” She walked out the wide greenhouse”
― Mona Ingram, Loving From Afar

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message 3: by Kris

Nov 07, 2011 09:18AM

Thanks for adding this mystery & paranormal author, Sandy. We've liked some of the same books, so I'm looking forward to reading your reviews. All the best for your writing.

Kris Neri
Magical Alienation: A Samantha Brennan and Annabelle Haggerty Magical Mystery

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message 2: by Sandra

Jun 06, 2011 01:56PM

Beth wrote: "Hi Sandy,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this fellow mystery author on Goodreads!"

Thanks for accepting. I'm always glad to connect with other authors. I'm familiar with your name because of SinC and Guppies (where I have to admit I mostly lurk).

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message 1: by Beth

Jun 05, 2011 06:51PM

Hi Sandy,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this fellow mystery author on Goodreads!

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