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I started this book once before and stopped, the idea was sound bringing a hotel that burned down in 1931 back to life so that I could kill someone in it. But the story I had wasn't meshing really so Mayhem at Mount Baker Lodge had sat there for months. While I was away though an idea for a new plot surfaced and I'm hopefully getting it written while pushing out some titles that have sat there too long waiting for publication. Mount Baker Lodge was opened in 1927 after sever

On the eve of leaving the country Chanticleer Reviews had their awards ceremony where my book Murder beside the Salish Sea won first in category. Not to mention lots of authors to talk to. The Pulpwood Queen herself, Kathy Murphy The after party James Wells, Sean Dwyer and of course me. and of course books all set in beautiful Bellingham. #KathyMurphy #firstincategorywinner #pacificnorthwest #booksbythebay #chanticleer #writing #JamesWells #SeanDwyer

Ever want something exciting to happen in your town, that's just what I did writing Murder beside the Salish Sea. Not that Bellingham, WA isn't close to sea and mountains, a boat ride from the San Juan Islands, good shopping, great restaurants, but its slogan is the city of Subdued Excitement. Sitting here in the mist of winter I dreamed of more happening here. Bellingham really did have an Army Airfield that shuttled planes to Russia through the lend lease program and th