Some of the fun research I’ve uncovered while writing my mystery novel and researching Spokane, Washington in 1901.
I recently had the honor of sharing my History to Mystery presentation with the Pikes Peak Library District in Colorado Springs! That’s right: you don’t have to be from Spokane or even familiar with Spokane to enjoy the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries! In fact, some of the top reviews have come from people NOT from …
It’s here! Trumpets sound! *And there was much rejoicing!* That’s right, Cupboards All Bared, Book 2 in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries, is NOW AVAILABLE! “Murder, con games, and assassination in 1901 Washington state with the President’s life on the line. Ms. Meredith writes another taut and tightly plotted thriller in the Spokane Clock Tower series, one not …
Tomorrow is release day! Cupboards All Bared, Book 2 in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries, releases TOMORROW!!!! Today I’ll be sharing the final article before the beginning of the events of the book, but these will continue through this week! Today is May 16, 1901… You can find the complete Spokesman-Review edition here. Be sure to tell your friends …
Two days to go! Over the next few days as we near the release of Cupboards All Bared, Book 2 in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries, I’ll be sharing a series of articles each on the day they were published back in 1901. This will culminate in the articles released the days the book takes place, so …
Three days to go! Over the next few days as we near the release of Cupboards All Bared, Book 2 in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries, I’ll be sharing a series of articles each on the day they were published back in 1901. This will culminate in the articles released the days the book takes place, so …
Four days to go! Over the next few days as we near the release of Cupboards All Bared, Book 2 in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries, I’ll be sharing a series of articles each on the day they were published back in 1901. This will culminate in the articles released the days the book takes place, so …
I’m so excited! Over the next few days as we near the release of Cupboards All Bared, Book 2 in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries, I’ll be sharing a series of articles each on the day they were published back in 1901. This will culminate in the articles released the days the book takes place, …
The year is 1901, the day, April 16. You reach for your copy of The Spokesman-Review and low-and-behold, you read that President McKinley himself is coming to Spokane, Washington! A few days later, Ohio-born Amasa Campbell, jots off a few letters to friends and family: “The President will be out to visit us about the …
Some of my favorite “easter eggs” to sprinkle throughout the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries are the references to events I found while reading through The Spokesman-Review for the days I’ve set the stories. At the end of one particular day in Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker, Marian Kenyon sits back and flips through the April 16, …
When writing Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker, I knew I had to take my characters to Manito Park, but it wasn’t until I began researching that I learned that the park known today as “Manito Park” was originally named “Montrose Park.” Francis Cook, the owner of the land, named it “Montrose” because of the wide variety …
