I just typed the last word of my next novel
How has your week been? Mine has been super busy, but for lots of lovely reasons.
A Roaring Murder has been out in the world for one month and it’s done better than my wildest dreams.
I’m still pinching myself that so many of you have bought or borrowed it and also left ratings or reviews.
Thank you, so much, for supporting me and helping to make A Roaring Murder a top selling book in historical and cozy mysteries.
I can’t wait to share the next book in the Lady Marigold’s 1920s Murder Mystery series with you to answer the questions that were set up in book one.
Who’s skeleton is in the wardrobe at Mayfair Manor? and how did they get there?…
The good news is, the first draft of book two is done! I just managed to scrape in and meet the 50,000 word target for National Novel Writing Month, so stay tuned for more soon.
What’s new this week
My Lady Clues case file/short story, The Mystery of the Missing Letters , will be available on Amazon from 30 November for $0.99, but you can read it for free .
I’m also working on another Lady Clues short story, a Christmas mystery, and hopefully I’ll have more news on that next week, but here’s a sneak peak at the first draft of the cover.
A special day
I’m writing this update on the couch after a big day for our family.
My son graduated high school today and we’ve had his graduation ceremony, graduation mass and a celebration dinner with his friends and their families. It’s been a day with lots of emotions and pride.
There were a lot of special moments, but this was one of my favourites. The boys gave the parents a round of applause as we exited the graduation mass.
It feels a bit odd not to be a school mum anymore, but I’m sure I’ll get used to it 🙂
This week’s recommendations
Reading
A Botanist’s Guide to Parties and Poisons (A Saffron Everleigh Mystery) by Kate Khavari. The Lost Apothecary meets Dead Dead Girls in this fast-paced, STEMinist adventure. Debut author Kate Khavari deftly entwines a pulse-pounding mystery with the struggles of a woman in a male-dominated field in 1923 London.
Watching Â
Wednesday. Very good fun and a lovely little escape if you want something not too serious to watch. Jenny Ortega is great and I loved seeing Christina Ricci in it too (very meta!). I’m still laughing at the scene where Wednesday dances at the prom.
Also I’m excited to watch the Yellowstone prequel, 1923 next year. I haven’t watched Yellowstone yet, but I’ll watch anything set in the 20s, plus Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren! Sign me up 🙂
Also if you’re a Marvel fan, the  Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday special is hilarious and a must watch if you’re a fan of Kevin Bacon! ‘
Eating
Thanksgiving leftovers! We made  Recipe Tin Eat’s Moist-Maker Sandwich and it was delicious!
Doing
Packing, packing, packing for our European adventure and cleaning and organising the house for our pet sitters.
This time next week I’ll be writing to you from Germany!
Until next week, I hope all the stories you read are great ones.
Ava
I would like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal people and their elders past, present and emerging. They are the first storytellers, song-singers and knowledge keepers of the land on which I live and write. Their connection to the land, sea and stars remains strong.