3 Sleuths, 2 Dogs, 1 Murder

The second book in the Sleuth Sisters series delves deeper into the characters of Barb, Faye, and Retta. It seemed likely to me that Retta would have a dog. She lives in the country, she's alone, and she just seemed like a "dog person." Faye is the type who is compelled to help anyone in need, so when she finds a dog hurt on the road, she naturally takes it in. So we have 3 sleuths and 2 dogs. All I had to do was write in a murder for them to solve.

The fun part of writing this series is the response from readers, who want to tell me which sister they are. "I'm Barb," someone will say. "I'm always correcting people." Or, "I'm Retta. I'm the baby, and I always get my way." People often ask who I am, but that's complicated. Characters in a story become who we writers need them to be, so while one might figure an ex-English teacher would write herself as Barb, correcting grammatical errors on public signs in secret, I agree, but I can't say I'm like her in other ways.

Sisterhood is a theme that runs through my books, both as Peg Herring and as Maggie Pill. Our siblings are the closest people on earth to us in terms of genetics, geography, and experience, yet  in many instances, we turn out very differently. We have the same parents but often have vastly different views of them. And we come out of our childhood with completely different memories of the same events.

3 Sleuths, 2 Dogs, 1 Murder begins with Retta discovering that her latest gentleman friend has been accused of murder...of his wife. This book is available here for $2.99.