No, voice recognition, that was dinosaur, not Dino Czar. On the other hand... hmm.... 🐲👑

Someone Rotten Riding Rails is out now! In the Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, a witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty. In Someone Rotten Riding Rails, the Kate Tessler and her crew of misfits set out to blow the whistle on two feuding crime families... 

Here’s another quick peek:

“The FBI guy didn’t appreciate our interference before and probably doesn’t want it now,” I said.

Jen sagged. “In other words, we got this job because we’re failed investigators, plausible reporters, and unlikely to learn anything useful?”

“Who are you calling plausible?” I demanded. “And we haven’t failed. We’re just pre-successful.”

Jen rolled her eyes. “Does that mean it’s time to start drinking? Because I’m pre-drunk.”

One reviewer said, “It was a wonderful book! I think it was my favorite of the 6."

Another said, “This was another great entry in the Accidental Detective series. It had what I enjoyed from the previous five books. It had a great concept overall and I thought the mystery element works in the story. The characters felt like they belonged here and I was invested in the story.”

Someone Rotten Riding Rails takes place on the Grand Canyon Railway, on a private train charter. Yes, these are real - and wow, do the cars look luxurious! Learn more here.

Visit the publisher's blog for a post about how I developed the story and more pictures from my trip on the Grand Canyon Railway.

Hubby and I went down to the Bosque del Apache in central New Mexico and hiked the Canyon Trail. We had a nice hike and hubby, who works for the Bureau of Geology, got to geek out on geology. See those lines across the rocks? These are basically fossilized sand dunes! 

Do you listen to audiobooks? What do you think about "virtual voice narration," or "artificial intelligence" narrators?

I've been invited to join a beta trial for AI audiobooks with some of my titles, including several romantic suspense novels and The Eyes of Pharaoh: A mystery in ancient Egypt for ages nine and up (written as Chris Eboch). I haven't decided yet if I should join. AI quality is getting better all the time, but many folks are concerned about it putting people out of work. However, I can't afford to hire a narrator, so this would be the only way to get these books in audio. Please reply to this email let me know what you think!

Here's a throwback photo of Panda and Bear the ferrets taking life easy. 😴

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