Fireworks Friday
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Fireworks Friday

ByLakota Grace

A week from today, on Friday, May 8th, the sixth book of the Pegasus Quincy mystery series, Malice in Tarnished Spaces, will be released. And it’s on pre-order status at Amazon, right now. A cause for celebration! I’ll be sharing more about how this book was created later in the week. ___________________________________________________________________________ And, what I wanted…

BLOOD IN TAVASCI MARSH–Now Available on Audible!
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BLOOD IN TAVASCI MARSH–Now Available on Audible!

ByLakota Grace

My narrator, Amy Otteson, has been working overtime, and BLOOD IN TAVASCI MARSH, Book 2 of the Pegasus Quincy mystery series is now available in audiobook format! Amy does a superb job bringing a multi-dimensional presence to the community of Mingus, the Nettle clan, and the swamp located at Tavasci Marsh. The tragedies of death…

Special! Limited time Offer! Boxed Set of Pegasus Quincy Mysteries
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Special! Limited time Offer! Boxed Set of Pegasus Quincy Mysteries

ByLakota Grace

Begin this fast-paced mystery series set in the high desert plateau of Arizona with these first three books in a box set! Rich in character and atmosphere, these mysteries are humorous and at times romantic. For a limited time only, get all three in a Kindle edition for $2.99! Book 1: DEATH IN COPPER TOWN….

The wholeness of water in the desert
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The wholeness of water in the desert

ByLakota Grace

I was fortunate to come across this open water near Tavasci Marsh at sunset, just when the world was golden. It reminded me how beautiful our planet is, in all its changing moods. Water and light, combining to bring joy in the moment. A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells…

A congregation at war with itself
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A congregation at war with itself

ByLakota Grace

Some of you have asked me if the places I describe in the Pegasus Quincy mystery series exist. Yes, many of them do. For example, Peg’s grandfather HT lives in the actual house in Mingus–which is close to Jerome, Arizona đŸ˜‰ –that used to be a boarding house for miners. It featured a prominent outside…

The waters of the Verde Valley
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The waters of the Verde Valley

ByLakota Grace

Although Arizona has a desert climate, much of the Verde Valley is a riparian zone with creeks such as Oak, Sycamore, Clear, Wet and Dry Beaver Creeks and even a river, The Verde.     The Verde Valley has also marshes. I used Tavasci Marsh as the setting of my second mystery, Blood in Tavasci…

The setting of BLOOD IN TAVASCI MARSH
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The setting of BLOOD IN TAVASCI MARSH

ByLakota Grace

The most frequent questions I get about the title of the second Pegasus Quincy novel are: How do you pronounce Tavasci? That one is easy: Tah-vas’-ski AND, Is Tavasci Marsh a real place? It certainly is! I’ve lived in the Verde Valley for many years, and Tavasci Marsh is one of my favorite places to…

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FREE Kindle mystery 10/13-14-15 only — BLOOD IN TAVASCI MARSH

ByLakota Grace

Blood in Tavasci Marsh is the story of families who stick together, no matter what. And there’s a lot of “no matter what” in this mystery. Maybe that’s why I like it so much. Take, for example, Pegasus Quincy’s extended family: her grandfather HT; his housekeeper, Isabel; Benjamin Yazzie, her office assistant and sometime computer hacker; and a…

Why setting is so important in a mystery series
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Why setting is so important in a mystery series

ByLakota Grace

When I began planning the Pegasus Quincy mystery series, my prime impetus was to share the beautiful Verde Valley with the world. The area is a paradox, a small valley with one major river and five named creeks in the middle of a state, Arizona, renown for its deserts. The first novel, Death in Copper Town,…