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…

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….

It’s coming! Loud and clear!

It’s coming! Loud and clear!

ByLakota Grace

For several months now, I’ve been in contact with a talented vocal artist, Amy Otteson. She has agreed to record the entire Pegasus Quincy series for Audible! She is hard at work on the first book of the series, Death at Copper Town. You’ll be the first to know when it’s “in the can” and ready…

Tree pioneers of the Verde Valley
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Tree pioneers of the Verde Valley

ByLakota Grace

When I set out to write the Pegasus Quincy mystery series, I knew the first one, Death in Copper Town, had to take place in a mining town on the slopes of the Verde Valley. To make it realistic, I had to include the Ailanthus trees ubiquitous to that part of the Valley. Apple trees in the…

Circling back to the beginning: a Free Kindle mystery!
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Circling back to the beginning: a Free Kindle mystery!

ByLakota Grace

About four years ago I decided to write a mystery series based on young rookie sheriff’s deputy who lived in the Verde Valley of Arizona. The Verde is a unique place, an oasis in the middle of the Arizona desert, with one major river and five tributary creeks. It is on the flight path between…

How I developed the character of Pegasus Quincy for DEATH in COPPER TOWN
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How I developed the character of Pegasus Quincy for DEATH in COPPER TOWN

ByLakota Grace

Usually I begin a new novel with setting. In the case of Death in Copper Town I was fascinated with the history of copper mining in Arizona. It started in the late 1800s, but continued until the 1950s, and even now companies are exploring ways to recover yet more minerals from the earth. Next, I since…