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a new cosy mystery
The next book in the Kaye Eliot Mystery Series is out! In Pareidolia, Kaye Eliot and her family find another mystery to solve, in the form of messages from the past. A famous 19th century artist has hidden a mystery in the marble tiles of his home. With a single clue beginning ‘Once upon a time,’ the artist has hidden a valuable statue in the house.
- Pareidolia is the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern. For example – the man in the moon.
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When Kaye and her friend Clara are searching for a venue for Clara’s upcoming wedding, they stumble on a century-old mystery. If Kaye can find all the clues and solve the mystery in a single week, Clara’s wedding reception will be free of charge! A powerful motivation for Kaye and her friends.
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As always, I include maps to use to follow along as the mystery unfolds.
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The book is now available from Amazon here. I will have books available at Dog Eared Books in Oromocto at the Fair on December 2, 2023.
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On these cold days, I know you would enjoy this mystery!
All my best,
Jane (a..k.a.Alexandra)
next Kaye Eliot Mystery: Stained Glass
Set in Nova Scotia, the Kaye Eliot Mysteries feature a woman and her young family as they set out to solve local mysteries. You will love the kids, especially Matthew who adds his own naive curiosity to the mystery.
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When I started writing the mysteries, I wanted each one to include a communication from the past. The mystery in How Her Garden Grew is sparked by a dusty bundle of letters found in a crawlspace. In Something the Sundial Said, Kate finds an old diary that leaves clues to a century-old murder. In Land Between the Furrows the family finds a stack of post cards and solves the mystery of a valuable stone.
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Stained Glass presents a new mystery to the Eliot family. This mystery is also a communication from the past, from an artisan in the community. He has created a series of stained glass windows in houses along the Bay of Fundy shore. The stained glass artist asks Kaye to solve the mystery by finding the windows and discovering a secret he has kept for forty years.
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Stained glass has always been my favourite art form. The interplay of colour and light creates a magical medium for telling stories and expressing emotion. In this mystery, Kaye will also make use of her botanical skills, interpreting the meanings of various plants and flowers included in the stained glass windows she finds.
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Stained Glass will be published by the end of March 2022.
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Here is a short excerpt from the story:
I looked into the room where the cat had gone. Not a room, but a long hallway, with a stairway at the end. I shrugged and followed the hall. At the foot of the stairs, I hesitated. Wandering around the main floor of an empty house was one thing. Climbing those stairs would be brazen, even for me.
The stairs led to a landing where a huge stained glass window let in a marquee of coloured light. I was very like the glass panel decorating the landing of our house. Even the picture was similar. Two women and two men. A grape vine gone crazy. One of the women, the one with the wings and a crane of stars, was looking out to sea, precariously near the edge. One of the men held on to her elbow. If I had to name the piece, I would have called it ‘teetering on the edge.’
I turned to face the room opposite the stairs and screamed.
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Happy New Year and happy reading everyone!
Jane
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