Deb Pines is the author of an 11-book whodunit mystery series, a top seller in the Chautauqua Institution in western New York where it’s set.
Breaking news:
A series revamp is done — including new covers, character lists, maps & more!
To thank readers, Deb is giving away 500 copies of a 14-page, creepy Mimi short story, “The Dead Zone,” at the CHQ & Good Neighbor Bookstores, from now until they run out.
Deb will be at 2 more CHQ events this summer: 7/29 12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m. reading at Literary Arts Center Porch, 7/31 noon-1 p.m., signing CHQ Bookstore Alcove.
What to read first? Try Deb’s fave, book #11.
The buzz on Deb’s series:
“An Agatha Christie for the text-message age” — IndieReader
“If you enjoy an old-fashioned whodunit, it’s perfect” — Jamestown Post-Journal
“An engaging mystery with a late twist and an especially satisfying ending” — Kirkus Reviews
“Pines has a knack for juxtaposing the bucolic town against the devious characters who are not quite the folks they’d like you to believe they are” — The Book Report
“Required Reading” — New York Post
“Mimi is my favorite amateur detective” — Catherine Maiorisi, two-time Lambda finalist, author of Chiara Corelli mystery series
Headline act
Some front-page headlines by Deb from her copy-editor day job