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Murder at the Courthouse by A.H. Gabhart

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In Murder at the Courthouse by A.H. Gabhart , the town is named Hidden Springs. It's in Kentucky. No one wants to believe that liars and murderers could live in this lovely place. Michael, a policeman and other officials like the judge in the town search for the person or persons who left a dead man on the courthouse steps.Mrs. Willadean discovers the body and reports it. However, she gets lost in the middle story. I wanted her to stay in the story. She seemed like the typical talkative, good neighbor who would live in a small town and not do any person harm. I liked her. The murdered man's name is Jay. He is shot in the back of the head. The plot caught my attention because I just couldn't imagine a murder happening on the steps of a courthouse. I wondered what  type of person would have the boldness to shoot someone in a place where justice is served everyday? While working out the solution to the crime, there is the fun of finding out the secrets of individuals in

Sky

Blue sky does not match the orange and gold trees slung across the planet like hammocks in the summer. Nor does it match the pumpkins by the doors of houses. Blue sky gently protests and says I'm not going anywhere.

Japan

Eating rice everyday while drinking tea and sharing conversation. Red tree leaves quietly bend over the pool of orange goldfish whispers the breeze of my green fan~ Lime umbrella up for showers lotus flowers float in a clear glass bowl beside a silver flute Outside a duck

Taste~

salt peppered over a cantaloupe. a pumpkin cased inside thick skin sweetly sugared in the Bahama islands beside a Weeping Willow drink

A Cup of Dust by Susie Finkbeiner

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Many times I wanted to cry throughout this novel. Pearl and Beanie and their parents are so memorable. I had the chance to feel what it was like to live in the Dust Bowl of the Depression while in Red River, Oklahoma. The tragedies endured by this family and their friends are unthinkable. Pearl watched her friends go through awful abuse. Pearl wondered why her dad, the sheriff,  didn't have enough power to rescue Ray from his family. A Cup of Dust: A Novel of the Dust Bowl by Susie Finkbeiner is excellent. I would love to know how the author was able to put her heart on paper. Did she wet the pages with tears? I have wet my pages. On the back of the book titled A Cup of Dust by Susie Finkbeiner, there is a book review written by a man who describes himself as a Dust Bowl survivor. When I read his name and review, I discovered many good reasons to read about the "Dirty Thirties." What was the Dust Bowl really like?  Did faith or something else play a p
It's a rainy day. It's near Halloween night time. Let's have Trick or Treat.

Sorry~

I am sorry. For now, I will have to discontinue the blog tours. Hope to return to the blog at some future date. As able, will write small book reviews.  I am grateful to those of you who have visited during blog tours in the past.