Mary Angela

Author of An Act of Murder

Follow Mary on FacebookFollow Mary on GoodreadsFollow Mary on Twitter
  • home
  • Books
  • bio
  • news
  • events
  • Blog
  • media room
  • Mailing List
  • contact
Follow Us on RSS

Recent Posts

  • Beating on: the Heart of the Love Story of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald
  • Gitchie Girl Uncovered: An Interview
  • Well, it’s time for a blog about Christmas letters. Ha!
  • Grateful for Readers Giveaway
  • The Gift of Education

Archives

Dreaming Again of Manderley

July 12, 2018 by Mary Angela 15 Comments

English Berries and Cream tea and one of my favorite mysteries

“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” I could have uttered the best-loved first line myself. Though it’d been years since I read the novel, I instantly remembered. Manderley. How could I ever forget?

I returned to Rebecca for its strong sense of place. I, like the novel’s characters, am enchanted with the setting. The blood-red rhododendrons, the dark woods, the restless sea—they are as real to me as my own wooden fence. Never mind I haven’t been to Cornwall, the place Daphne du Maurier imagined as she wrote the novel (“Author’s Note”). I’ve been to Manderley, and that’s even better.

Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Daphne du Maurier, Manderley, mystery, reading, Rebecca, suspense

Cover Reveal: A Very Merry Murder

April 16, 2018 by Mary Angela 12 Comments

I’m so excited to announce book three, A Very Merry Murder, coming in October 2018! 

It’s December in Copper Bluff, and from hillside to hallowed hall, everyone is merry—or will be as soon as semester break arrives. Students are studying, professors are grading, and Emmeline Prather is anticipating the university-sponsored holiday concert. Friend and colleague Lenny Jenkins will be accompanying the visiting quartet, Jazz Underground, and Em can’t think of a better way to kick-start the holiday season.

Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: A Very Merry Murder, Book Release, Cover reveal, Cozy Mystery, mystery, Professor Prather

Writing Workshop Winner!

January 16, 2018 by Mary Angela 8 Comments

A long-lost relative, a trampoline gun, or a hero named Jack? Why not read a mystery with all three! Today on my blog, I’m sharing Andy White’s short story “The Mystery of the Space Bombings.” Andy White is the winner of my 6th Grade Writing Workshop Contest at St. Katharine Drexel in Sioux Falls, SD. Please encourage this gifted young writer by liking, commenting, and sharing!

Chapter 1, The Place

There was once a little boy named Jack. I’m Jack. I love to draw and write. One day, I found myself sitting along the edge of a bridge doing my homework with my friend Will. Will is a smart friendly person who likes to express himself.

Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 6th grader, contest, education, mystery, short story, winner

Copyright © 2019 Mary Angela
Terms of Service & Privacy Policy | Data Access Request