The first chapter of The Man Who Did Too Much.  (Cozy mystery suspense by Camille LaGuire.)  In which we meet George, the man who did too much, and Gwen, the woman for which he does too much, and get a hint of the other protagonist, and series detective, Karla Marquette (the woman who watched too many movies).

Download the episode directly from the Internet Archive: Reading In the Attic, Episode 16 - from The Man Who Did Too Much. (26 minutes)

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Book description for The Man Who Did Too Much: In a small Michigan beach town, an eccentric movie

buff and a compulsive secret agent join forces to solve a case of

kidnapping and murder.

The eBook is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple's iBookstore, Smashwords, Kobo, and Scribd, and other online booksellers.

"The Bellhound" a contemporary fantasy story.  The narrator doesn't want a dog, can't afford a security system, but a witch offers to create for her something that combines the best -- and worst -- aspects of both.

Download the episode directly from the Internet Archive: Reading In the Attic, Episode 15 - The BellHound. (35 minutes)

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An excerpt from Beneath the Canyons by Kyra Halland.  A mix of high fantasy and classic western.  Bounty hunter Silas Vendine is on the trail of a renegade wizard.  When his search leads him to the little town of Bitterbush Springs, he joins up with Lainie, girl with nascent magical powers.

Beyond the Canyon is the first book in the Daughter of the Wildings series.

Download the episode directly from the Internet Archive: Reading In the Attic, Episode 14 - from Beneath the Canyons. (17 minutes)

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See you in the funny papers.

It is good to be back, after my month off for jury duty!  This week's story is a psychological thriller by Anton Chekhov: "The Bet.

It's an odd story, quiet yet tense, but also not a modern thriller.  It's the sort of story that you might want to think about or talk about afterwards -- especially about the choices these characters made, and whether the ending is a happy one or not.

Download the episode directly from the Internet Archive: Reading In the Attic, Episode 13 - "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov. (21 minutes)

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See you in the funny papers.

Reading In The Attic is going on hiatus for the month of March, due to me being called to Jury Duty! 

I was actually planning to slow down the posting schedule for a bit anyway (I need to get some writing done), but the call of duty made me realize I just needed to set it aside for a little bit.

We'll be back on March 31!

I also created an audio version of this Hiatus Announcement for those who don't read the blog but only listen to the podcast.  (Where I also mention a few of the upcoming stories.)

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Conclusion of the light winter thriller: Harsh Climate.

In this last episode: Denver has finally connected with the police... but The Boss has a new plan to kill Kevin and run, with only Vicki in his way.

Download the episode directly from the Internet Archive: Reading In the Attic, Episode 11 - "Harsh Climate" Part 7. (30 minutes)

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This is the novella version, and should take

seven episodes to complete.  For those interested in reading the ebook,

you can find it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Apple's iBookstore, as well as other ebook vendors.

See you in the funny papers.

Continuing with the light winter thriller: Harsh Climate.

In part 6 of Harsh Climate, Vicki's in a tight spot, after the Boss hog-ties her, while Denver dances with fire, and with his arch nemesis, CJ.

Download the episode directly from the Internet Archive: Reading In the Attic, Episode 10 - "Harsh Climate" Part 6. (27 minutes)

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This is the novella version, and should take

seven episodes to complete.  For those interested in reading the ebook,

you can find it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Apple's iBookstore, as well as other ebook vendors.

See you in the funny papers.

Continuing with the light winter thriller: Harsh Climate.

In part 5 of Harsh Climate, Vicki and Denver have to come up with another plan, as first C.J. proves his worth to the Boss, and then Sly does.

Download the episode directly from the Internet Archive: Reading In the Attic, Episode 9 - "Harsh Climate" Part 5. (25 minutes)

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This is the novella version, and should take

seven episodes to complete.  For those interested in reading the ebook,

you can find it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Apple's iBookstore, as well as other ebook vendors.

See you in the funny papers.

Continuing with the light winter thriller: Harsh Climate.  In Part 4, the ransom call throws everybody's plans for a loop.

I have to admit that this is my favorite episode of the story, mainly because it throws all the characters for a loop.  If you are the sort of person who likes to skip ahead and sample bits from later in the story, I'd say this is the one to pick.

Download the episode directly from the Internet Archive: Reading In the Attic, Episode 8 - "Harsh Climate" Part 4. (25 minutes)

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This is the novella version, and should take

seven episodes to complete.  For those interested in reading the ebook,

you can find it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Apple's iBookstore, as well as other ebook vendors.

See you in the funny papers.

Continuing with the light winter thriller: Harsh Climate.  In part 3, Vicki realizes that she has to return to the house to save Denver's life.  We also learn a little more about Kevin's family and the plans of the kidnappers.

Download the episode directly from the Internet Archive: Reading In the Attic, Episode 7 - "Harsh Climate" Part 3. (24  minutes)

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This is the novella version, and should take

seven episodes to complete.  For those interested in reading the ebook,

you can find it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Apple's iBookstore, as well as other ebook vendors.

See you in the funny papers.