The Nut Hut
by Kathleen Taylor
Price: $4.99 USD. 78280 words.
Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on January 4, 2013. Fiction.
In late January, 1971, eighteen-year-old Becky Decker reported for her first day of work at Byerley State Hospital and School, a state-run institution spoken of mostly in whispers. She hoped to make friends, and to "make a difference" in her very first job. What she found during that week was a world of heartbreak and hope in a universe that no longer exists.
Member Since: June 15, 2011
Kathleen Taylor
Biography
Kathleen Taylor is the author of many craft and how-to magazine articles, six Tory Bauer Mysteries, five knitting books, and is currently working on a Mid-Grade Fantasy novel for her grandchildren. She lives and works in Northeastern South Dakota.
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Books
Cold Front: A Tory Bauer Mystery
by Kathleen Taylor
Price: $2.99 USD. 95290 words. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on July 30, 2012. Fiction.
In Cold Front, the fifth of six mysteries featuring the crew at the Delphi Café, a New Year's Eve blizzard turns deadly when a snowy trip into the countryside turns up a frozen body. With her personal life in turmoil, Tory finds herself snowbound and, once again, smack in the middle of an investigation.
Price: $2.99 USD. 95290 words. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on July 30, 2012. Fiction.
In Cold Front, the fifth of six mysteries featuring the crew at the Delphi Café, a New Year's Eve blizzard turns deadly when a snowy trip into the countryside turns up a frozen body. With her personal life in turmoil, Tory finds herself snowbound and, once again, smack in the middle of an investigation.
Mourning Shift (A Tory Bauer Mystery)
by Kathleen Taylor
Price: $2.99 USD. 77340 words. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on June 5, 2012. Fiction.
In Mourning Shift, the fourth of six mysteries featuring the crew at the Delphi Café, Tory's Halloween is complicated by city-wide celebrations, a dead stranger in the cafe bathroom, the arrival of a stripper who intends to stay, and the loss of a good friend.
Price: $2.99 USD. 77340 words. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on June 5, 2012. Fiction.
In Mourning Shift, the fourth of six mysteries featuring the crew at the Delphi Café, Tory's Halloween is complicated by city-wide celebrations, a dead stranger in the cafe bathroom, the arrival of a stripper who intends to stay, and the loss of a good friend.
Hotel South Dakota (A Tory Bauer Mystery)
by Kathleen Taylor
Price: $2.99 USD. 83430 words. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on September 21, 2011. Fiction.
In The Hotel South Dakota the third of six mysteries featuring the crew at the Delphi Café, the return of the 1969 Homecoming Queen, a B Movie Actress and the town's one and only claim to fame, triggers memories of an old kegger at the river, mysterious disappearances, and a death that was never fully explained. When history repeats itself, Tory reluctantly steps in to solve the puzzle.
Price: $2.99 USD. 83430 words. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on September 21, 2011. Fiction.
In The Hotel South Dakota the third of six mysteries featuring the crew at the Delphi Café, the return of the 1969 Homecoming Queen, a B Movie Actress and the town's one and only claim to fame, triggers memories of an old kegger at the river, mysterious disappearances, and a death that was never fully explained. When history repeats itself, Tory reluctantly steps in to solve the puzzle.
Sex and Salmonella (A Tory Bauer Mystery)
by Kathleen Taylor
Price: $2.99 USD. 80460 words. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on July 6, 2011. Fiction.
In Sex and Salmonella, the second of six mysteries featuring the crew at the Delphi Café, Tory is busy enough dealing with twelve year old Presley (her roommate Del’s son), the married Stuart McKee, performing in the local talent contest, and the heat and humidity. When she discovers a dead body in the carnival Fun House, Tory’s summer spins completely out of control.
Price: $2.99 USD. 80460 words. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on July 6, 2011. Fiction.
In Sex and Salmonella, the second of six mysteries featuring the crew at the Delphi Café, Tory is busy enough dealing with twelve year old Presley (her roommate Del’s son), the married Stuart McKee, performing in the local talent contest, and the heat and humidity. When she discovers a dead body in the carnival Fun House, Tory’s summer spins completely out of control.
Funeral Food (A Tory Bauer Mystery)
by Kathleen Taylor
Price: $2.99 USD. 72090 words. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on June 17, 2011. Fiction.
In Funeral Food, the first of six mysteries featuring the crew at the Delphi Café, Tory would like nothing more than to get through the hot June days waiting tables. When a handsome young Mormon Missionary is found, dead, in the café’s mop closet, Tory is drawn into the investigation, and what she discovers shakes the foundations of her small town world.
Price: $2.99 USD. 72090 words. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on June 17, 2011. Fiction.
In Funeral Food, the first of six mysteries featuring the crew at the Delphi Café, Tory would like nothing more than to get through the hot June days waiting tables. When a handsome young Mormon Missionary is found, dead, in the café’s mop closet, Tory is drawn into the investigation, and what she discovers shakes the foundations of her small town world.
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