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Congratulations to Killer Characters Authors
Best Contemporary Novel
Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron (Crooked Lane Books)
Beyond the Truth by Bruce Robert Coffin (Witness Impulse)
Cry Wolf by Annette Dashofy (Henery Press)
Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny (Minotaur)
Trust Me by Hank Phillippi Ryan (Forge)
Best Historical Novel
Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding by Rhys Bowen (Berkley)
The Gold Pawn by LA Chandlar (Kensington)
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Soho Crime)
Turning the Tide by Edith Maxwell (Midnight Ink)
Murder on Union Square by Victoria Thompson (Berkley)
Best First Novel
A Ladies Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman (Kensington)
Little Comfort by Edwin Hill (Kensington)
What Doesn't Kill You by Aimee Hix (Midnight Ink)
Deadly Solution by Keenan Powell (Level Best Books)
Curses Boiled Again by Shari Randall (St. Martin's)
Best Short Story
"All God's Sparrows" by Leslie Budewitz (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine)
"A Postcard for the Dead" by Susanna Calkins in Florida Happens (Three Rooms Press)
"Bug Appetit" by Barb Goffman (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
"The Case of the Vanishing Professor" by Tara Laskowski (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine)
"English 398: Fiction Workshop" by Art Taylor (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine)
Best Young Adult Mystery
Potion Problems (Just Add Magic) by Cindy Callaghan (Aladdin)
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (Henry Holt)
A Side of Sabotage by C.M. Surrisi (Carolrhoda Books)
Best Nonfiction
Mastering Plot Twists by Jane Cleland (Writer's Digest Books)
Writing the Cozy Mystery by Nancy J Cohen (Orange Grove Press)
Conan Doyle for the Defense by Margalit Fox (Random House)
Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life by Laura Thompson (Pegasus Books)
Wicked Women of Ohio by Jane Ann Turzillo (History Press)
I love the dog!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debby!
DeleteA polar bear costume. See you Saturday in Suffolk! Kkcochran (at) hotmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteA polar bear sounds like fun. :-) See you Saturday, Kristin!
DeleteA polar bear costume. See you Saturday in Suffolk! Kkcochran (at) hotmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteHa, that Chewie costume is pretty darn cute! Otherwise, maybe go with the classic Swiss rescue dog theme.
ReplyDeleteJHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com
It is! LOL A rescue dog sounds like a fine idea!
DeleteJust put a barrel around his neck for a rescue dog centraleast2 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteSeems like a theme here with the barrel... LOL He'd be a handsome one!
DeleteI'm not one to dress up my pets but I think he would look good with a barrel around his neck.
ReplyDeletebah195@yahoo.com
Bertha, our pets are not wild about being dressed up. :-)
DeleteLove this series. Sparkle thinks up the BEST titles ever. Since a St. Bernard is gentle as a lamb, how about a lamb costume? mlarkin at rmrgroup dot com.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary Louise! A lamb would be adorable.
DeleteMaybe the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz would be cute.
ReplyDeleteJhdwayne@peoplepc.com
Oh, the Tin Man. That's a great idea!
DeleteI'd go for the classic rescue dog barrel.
ReplyDeletesgiden at verizon(.)net
That would be cute and easy.
DeleteI think a hobo costume would be cute.
ReplyDeletesuefarrell.farrell@gmail.com
That would be. What a cute idea!
DeleteWe were blessed to have a basset hound named Raisin Lucille Ball Coxon. On Halloween we would dress her in a Pumpkin
ReplyDeletecostume and she would go Trick or Treating with the kids. Our neighbors were just as excited to see her as they were
the kids. robeader53@yahoo.com
That's so sweet!
DeleteA snail or a slug...it would explain the drool (slime) trail lol
ReplyDeleteThat's hilarious! Very creative and appropriate for a St. Bernard. :)
DeleteMy daughter now wants a dog that looks like Chewy and we decided that a St Bernard would be great dressed as Jabba the Hut (to keep with the Star Wars theme) utaker555@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteLOL Love it! Jabba the Hut and Chewy would be a great pair.
DeleteSome kind of bear, I think. This sounds like a series I want to start reading. mcastor07@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThanks Melissa! A St. Bernard pup is perfect for a bear costume.
DeleteDogs are the best! A cute costume for a Saint Bernard puppy is to go as themself. They are so adorable there's no need to dress them up. Thank you for this chance! areewekidding@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteWe agree, dogs are the best! Of course, Sparkle the kitty, thinks cats are better. :)
DeleteA saddle with a small rider?
ReplyDeletelibbydod at comcast dot net
That would be fun. We can just see the rider bobbing up and down as Raider runs across the lawn!
DeleteHow about a tutu and a glittery crown.
ReplyDeleteHope it's a girl.
This would be a new series for me - would
love to try it.
thanks
txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Boy dogs can wear crowns too. :) We're glad you left a comment!
DeleteI think he would look cute as a scarecrow, being Fall is just around the corner. Thanks for this very generous giveaway. lindamay4852@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteOh, that's original! Great idea.
DeleteEasy Peasy - a St Bernard can only have the costume of a Swiss Monk. annettena (at) yahoo (dot) com
ReplyDeleteLOL Of course!
DeleteHe should totally go as a lion. I don't know why but I can totally picture it now. Lol!
ReplyDeleteawilcox1182@gmail.com
LOL Put a fluffy mane around his neck and call it good. We like it!
DeleteI never dressed up any of my dogs, but my granddog did have a t-shirt once. A Rotty is not the easiest dog to get any clothes on. This would be a hard contest to judge cause they would all be so cute! jawdance@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteLOL We can only imagine trying to put a costume on a Rotty.
DeleteHow about a pirate? cheers@Marjimmanor.com
ReplyDeleteArrrr! With a hook? That would be classic!
DeleteA Star Trek costume.
ReplyDeleteElaine
flash29@sympatico.ca
Old school Star Trek or New Generation? :)
DeleteOriginal series of course!
DeleteI'm just back from the Star Trek 50th Anniversary convention in Las Vegas so I have Trek on my mind. Most of the service animals there had Trek outfits.
A cowboy would be delightful. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteWith a cute cowboy hat and boots! Love it.
DeleteLittle Bo Peep. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteLove! With a sign that says he lost his sheep! :)
DeleteI think a Saint Bernard should be dressed up in a nanny outfit just like the one in Peter Pan...I always thought that was the cutest...Thank you for the contest.
ReplyDeleteMarilyn ewatvess@yahoo.com
The nanny from Peter Pan would be adorable, Marilyn.
Deletei think a saint puppy dressed as a poodle or a chihuahua would be fun!
ReplyDeletewoofmew@aol.com
That would be funny!
DeleteAll of my ideas were already taken. I think the St. Bernard puppy would look good as himself, or a lamb or as some type of bear. I also think a lion would really be amazing.
ReplyDeletediannekc8(at)gmail(dot)com
Great minds think alike! Thanks for leaving a comment!
DeleteBear would be cute. Parkeremma2003 at yahoo dot come
ReplyDeleteThat seems to be a popular idea.
DeleteAn angel Donamaekutska7@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHow sweet!
DeleteI'd love to see a Saint Bernard puppy dressed up as a lion!
ReplyDeleteA horse or a pirate! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteangelhwk68@yahoo.com
A Canadian Mountie!
ReplyDeletekat8762@aol.com
He should go as the Great Pumpkin! doward1952@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteA scruffy little scarecrow would be cute.
ReplyDeletemarypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Santa Claus! lkleback@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteOh goodness I was just at Michaels last night looking at dog costumes and they were so cute I think for a bigger dog would be one dressed as a cowboy or even a jailer good luck ptclayton2@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI think a Captain America costume would be great for a Super DOG!Merry
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I would make a collar with daisy flower petals. Georgia
ReplyDeletequeenvictoria50 (at) aol (dot) com
A turtle. :) Thanks for the chance. turtle6422 (at) gmail (dot) com
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