I decided to put my historical fiction (Bully of Burke) aside for something more “light”. Still a murder mystery, this book reads more like a lite fiction/thriller with a mystery/murder and a little paranormal activity thrown in. As a lover of history and science, I just can’t help but bring these elements into the mix when writing, if not for my own enjoyment, but as a learning experience for my readers. This, of course, requires me to do more in-depth research on subjects I know very little about. However, like Michael Crichton, I plan to use a lot of “artistic license” —

amber + mosquito + frog DNA = BINGO! A Dinosaur.

Woman in a Pale Dress, Endora Brooks Mystery, Book 1.

In this first mystery, the main character dismisses the idea that her hallucinations are a ghost. She doesn’t believe in the paranormal and sets out to uncover a more logical and scientific reason for these occurances. As the appearances increase, she finds her resolve, and sanity starting to waver, until she puts all the pieces together. She, of course, solves the murder, but another more sinister threat remains, which she is determined to rectify.

Endora “Dora” Pearle Brooks, is the spunky, 50-ish, Animal Funeral Director of Gossamer Hollow — a small town in northern Oregon.  She’s lived there most of her life. She’s modern, but only to a point. The white noise of technology has become deafening, and she chooses her ‘devices’ carefully — which include a coffee pot, toaster,  TV, and “dumb” phone (flip phone) — in that order.

Endora is a melding of Jessica Fletcher and Mrs. Pickerell and a bit of Dom DeLouise thrown in for good measure.