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Researching Dinosaur Digs for See Jane Dig!

by jphilo | Jan 12, 2023

Researching dinosaur digs for See Jane Dig!, Book 4 in the West River Mystery Series, is occupying the time I usually devote to writing. The picture shows the sources I'm digging into: Newspaper clippings from Nation's Center News. The weekly paper has been covering...

Introducing the See Jane Advisory Board

by jphilo | Dec 31, 2022

Introducing the See Jane Run Advisory Board gives me great pleasure. The board's formation came about when the 7 and 4-year-old grandchildren were back seat passengers in our car a few days after Christmas, 2022. Hiram was driving so I directed all my attention to the...

What’s Happening with See Jane Dance!

by jphilo | Dec 8, 2022

What's happening with See Jane Dance? Many of you began asking about Book 3 in the West River Mystery Series the minute you finished See Jane Sing!, which is the best news an author can hear. With the hubbub of that release date and month behind me, there's finally...

The See Jane Sing! Virtual Book Launch Party

by jphilo | Oct 26, 2022

The See Jane Sing! virtual launch party is a go. The fun kicks off at 1:00 PM (CST) on Saturday, November 19 on Zoom. Everyone who attends will be automatically entered into a drawing for the following prizes: Two people will win a batch of the featured See Jane Sing!...

The See Jane Sing! PreOrder Bonus Is a Doozy

by jphilo | Oct 21, 2022

The See Jane Sing! preorder bonus is now available! It is a scrapbook of pictures and reminiscences about the small town and remote South Dakota county that are the models for the fictional community of Little Missouri described in the West River Mysteries. The...

This Fall’s West River Mystery News

by jphilo | Sep 29, 2022

This fall's West River Mystery news is here. Depending on where you live take a minute to buckle up, settle into the saddle, or fill your travel mug with coffee because we've got a lot of ground to cover. Here goes: See Jane Sing's release date of November 1, 2022 is...