Mom has been busy finishing the mystery novel that she started 2 years ago. She is normally a slow writer, but has produced at least one book a year. Life took a toll on her over the last two years, so I’ll cut her some slack. I shouldn’t cut her too much, because I did have lots of things to say as she ignored me.

The new Mystery is titled DROWING IN CHICAGO.
She hasn’t decided on the final wording of the blurb, but here is the current version:

Mable Schmidel and the Ladies of the St James Apartments have proven to be good investigators in their first two cases. Now, Mabel is taking a much-needed vacation with her friend, Mark Emery on a trip from Seattle to Chicago. There they meet with his old law school friends for an informal reunion. He is also planning to introduce her to kayaking on the Chicago River after he had shared stories of his undergraduate days on the rowing crew. That all changes when they discover one of those old friends floating in the river. Can Mabel solve the crime before Mark is convicted of the murder? She and the Ladies of the St. James are on the case.

She is still waiting on a cover and the first round of edits. She has also been creating websites for other people. I want her to get done with that silliness and just focus on me. I’d cross my fingers if I had any. I’ll settle for having you wish me luck.