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Bertha Fights Back - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

'Walking into my homeroom class, I realized that something was definitely going on and I was beginning to think that I might not want to know what it was. One of the boys, Dan, looked at me and then at his cell phone and b… Continue

A Corpse for Yew - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

As you read the excerpt below, picture a group of elderly ladies, all members of the Shamrock Historical Society due to their ancestors and proud of it. Picture these ladies standing in the middle of a cow pasture as they searc… Continue

Death of a Perfect Man - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

'The pump was indeed antique, and it would be a miracle if it functioned. An old beat-up white station wagon with several flat tires sat dejectedly by the office entrance. "Red Rock Inn Limousine" had been painted on… Continue

The Long Night Moon - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

'Metal hurtled out of control. Drivers slammed their brakes to the floorboard. Vehicles skidded in all directions. An ear-piercing scream went out, laying down an eerie quiet...'

Seventeen year old Darcie and nineteen year old Ian lost their parents in an auto accident ca… Continue

And on the Surface Die - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

'"Don't discount petty-ante crime," Ben Rodgers, her mentor in The Pas, had told her. "Sometimes they're part of a bigger picture, and it usually involves drugs. Why steal a CD player you can sell for only a twenty u… Continue