Postcards

When one of my new books is published, I always have postcards made with the cover art on one side and information about the book on the other side. I provide the text, and my daughter-in-law who is a terrific graphic artist designs the postcard. Then I have the postcards printed. I have a snail mail list that I send the postcards to, and I give them out at conferences such as the Left Coast Crime Conference and other events. I have Murder in the Museo Kircheriano being published in March, and A Mystery Yarn being published in April. The postcards have been printed and are on their way to me.

Pre-order for A Mystery Yarn

The third book in my Omnipodge Trilogy, A Mystery Yarn, following Old Detectives Home and Last Gasp Motel, will be published by Encircle Publications on April 24 and can now be pre-ordered.

Print Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Gasp-Motel-Omnipodge-Mystery/dp/1645994724

Print Barnes and Noble: A Mystery Yarn by Mike Befeler, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)

e-book Amazon: A Mystery Yarn (An Omnipodge Mystery Book 3) - Kindle edition by Befeler, Mike. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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In A Mystery Yarn, while making the rounds to visit her fellow shopkeepers in Ominpodge Village Center, Pru Pendergast overhears an argument between her obnoxious landlord, Bart Cunard, and Sally Midge Cunard, Bart's ex-wife, during which Sally Midge accuses Bart of being involved in shady real estate dealings with developer Larry Ludwick. Pru also hears jewelry shopkeeper Jake Yalley defend Sally Midge and threaten Bart.

When Pru visits Flo Florrest's yarn shop, Bart comes in and gets into a shouting match with Flo. Pru next goes to Bea Potter's bookstore and listens to Bea complain about Bart sexually harassing her. Then Pru has lunch with best friend Herb Hanover-of Herb's Herbs-and he cries about Bart calling him hateful names while Herb is still sensitive over his partner's death.

Pru returns to her shop, Driftwood Creatives, to find Bart dead, garroted with driftwood handles and brown Vicuna yarn. She also notices that Bart's diamond ring is missing from his hand. Because his body is found in her shop, Detective James Moriarty immediately questions Pru and accuses her of murder, but she's certainly not the only suspect. Pru must escape attacks on her own life and avoid being arrested until she can find the real killer and solve the crime, all while trying to catch the eye of her new sort of boyfriend.

Senior Sleuth Panel at LCC2024

I will be on a senior sleuth panel at the Left Coast Crime Conference on Saturday, April 13 at 4 pm in Belleview, WA. Other panelists are Paula Charles, Ellen Kirschman, Susan McCormick and moderator Arthur Cohen. I’ve had the pleasure of being on panels with Ellen and Susan before. I will also be moderating the Meet the New Author Breakfast on Friday, April 12 at which Paula and Arthur will be presenting. Senior sleuths are a major part of my mystery writing since the majority of my mystery novels feature older amateur sleuths.

Meet the New Author Breakfast at LCC2024

I have the honor of moderating the Meet the New Author Breakfast at the Left Coast Crime Conference this April in the Seattle area. New authors will give one-minute pitches on the most important thing readers should know about their debut mystery novel. So far, we have twenty-two new authors who will be presenting on Friday, April 12. This is an event that has taken place at each Left Coast Crime Conference beginning in 2008 in Denver, Colorado.

Cover Reveal for A Mystery Yarn

Here is the cover for my novel, A Mystery Yarn, the third book in the Omnipodge Trilogy, following Old Detectives Home and Last Gasp Motel. It will be published by Encircle Publications in April. Pru Pendergast becomes entangled in more than yarn when her obnoxious landlord shows up dead in her driftwood creations shop. Pru must escape attacks on her own life and the threat of being arrested while trying to solve the crime and catch the eye of her new sort of boyfriend.