tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12607623290027064942024-02-21T01:16:26.087-08:00Mysteryrat's ClosetHome of mystery writer Lorie Lewis HamLorie Hamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10666102425892760311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260762329002706494.post-80406521726044307022024-01-16T18:43:00.000-08:002024-02-17T23:48:58.586-08:00<!--[if !mso]>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Book 2 in the Tower District Mystery Series, "One of You" will be released May 2024! </b></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Check back for event info! </b></span>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vCVaWs42uU88Q8JRoGM9cagBlCVX0b5PheqlKGnD2yu1JUZ4OOyiDydT911zesPBxJKiPWrx7fM4ULmQROX_tgK7LgJLexZAhz9AAziGAMTlrzzm3uoxMc8EUqgGoofcKWmOURWIQNSmqO6erLmH9EvnsZYD2N2xl9Msc4WZV5Wp2FI9Qjam_x19yUgz/s2560/One%20of%20you%20final.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vCVaWs42uU88Q8JRoGM9cagBlCVX0b5PheqlKGnD2yu1JUZ4OOyiDydT911zesPBxJKiPWrx7fM4ULmQROX_tgK7LgJLexZAhz9AAziGAMTlrzzm3uoxMc8EUqgGoofcKWmOURWIQNSmqO6erLmH9EvnsZYD2N2xl9Msc4WZV5Wp2FI9Qjam_x19yUgz/w400-h640/One%20of%20you%20final.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /> </span></b><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Roxi Carlucci’s new life in Fresno, CA is starting to come
together. She has a new podcast, works as a part-time P.I. with her cousin
Stephen Carlucci, and is helping local bookstore owner Clark Halliwell put on
the first-ever Tower Halloween Mysteryfest! To top it all off, her favorite
author, the Queen of Cozy Mysteries, Marilyn Bradford, will be there! </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">The brutal summer heat is gone and has been replaced by the
dense tule fog—perfect for Halloween! While Roxi misses her life as a
children’s author living on the California Coast, she is beginning to feel at
home in the Tower District—the cultural oasis of Fresno—where she lives with
her cousin Stephen, her pet rat Merlin, a Pit Bull named Watson, and a black
cat named Dan.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">She just wishes everyone would stop calling her the “Jessica
Fletcher” of the Tower District! Even if there will be murders on the page at
Mysteryfest, there’s no way there will be another real murder like when she
first arrived! But when one of the authors is found dead, she fears she jinxed
herself! The Carlucci’s are hired to find the killer before they strike again!
Will Mysteryfest turn into a <i>murder fest</i>? How is the local gossip
website back, and what does it know about the death of Roxi’s parents? </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5i1TwJbFmdyCqqJwu1JHKPjaZW9zZwiWx2kX7LjzeTvz7tQnSS0V2FXqTBenCQpEN4O4NChJ3ge0kLp3Rd9q-Azo1ten_IZcnogaeW6rDexiwv34FgVkcCGeomr87HyNv2K09AZ2k_KNMRtMg1fMJTVk25-2YcQf0UUJKSV_L3FwxxBH0JKE5shJmF0iy/s2550/OneofUs_ebookcover%20final.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5i1TwJbFmdyCqqJwu1JHKPjaZW9zZwiWx2kX7LjzeTvz7tQnSS0V2FXqTBenCQpEN4O4NChJ3ge0kLp3Rd9q-Azo1ten_IZcnogaeW6rDexiwv34FgVkcCGeomr87HyNv2K09AZ2k_KNMRtMg1fMJTVk25-2YcQf0UUJKSV_L3FwxxBH0JKE5shJmF0iy/s320/OneofUs_ebookcover%20final.jpg" width="207" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></b><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></b><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">A woman starting over. A gossip website. A
handsome playwright with a dark side. A director with an explosive temper.
And a murder without a motive. It’s a mystery set in the historic Tower
District—Fresno's dining, arts, and entertainment hub. <br /></span></b></p><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">One of Us</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> is available on <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4vaenz4z" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.</span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-of-us-lorie-lewis-ham/1139990160?ean=9781668527337"><span style="color: blue;">Barnes and Noble.com</span></a></span></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">And on <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/one-of-us-54"><span style="color: blue;">Kobo</span></a></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">You can also purchase it at <a href="https://clovisbookbarn.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Clovis Book Barn</span></a>,
in Clovis, CA (they have signed copies) </span></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">You can follow me on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21694525.Lorie_Lewis_Ham"><span style="color: blue;">Goodreads</span></a>,
<a href="https://www.bookbub.com/profile/lorie-lewis-ham"><span style="color: blue;">BookBub</span></a>,
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lorielewishamauthor/"><span style="color: blue;">Instagram</span></a>!</span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Purchase <i>One of Us</i>
merchandise on <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/lham/shop?asc=u"><span style="color: blue;">RedBubble</span></a>. </span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Praise for "One of
Us" </span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><b><i><span style="font-family: ""Times New Roman"",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Lorie
Lewis Ham hits one out of the park with her first book in the new Tower
District Mysteries series. <span style="color: blue;">Literary Liz</span></span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: ""Times New Roman"",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: ""Times New Roman"",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Well-written,
Ham walks you through the twists, turns, and surprises that face Roxi and
Stephen as they work with the local police to solve the murder.</span></i></b><span style="font-family: ""Times New Roman"",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue;">~Christa
Reads and Writes </span></i></b></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: ""Times New Roman"",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I loved
how the author maintained a consistent focus on the plot. After a brief
introduction to the protagonist, the plot starts to move and never stops
until the end.</span></i></b><span style="font-family: ""Times New Roman"",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue;">~Mysteries
with Character </span></i></b></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: ""Times New Roman"",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">An utter delight, ONE OF US
captures a unique neighborhood and introduces us to interesting well
developed characters while providing an eminently intelligent and enjoyable
mystery.</span></i></b><span style="font-family: ""Times New Roman"",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
<b><i><span style="color: blue;">~Cozy Up
With Kathy</span></i></b></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Check out my <a href="https://www.mysteryrat.com/p/events-past-upcoming.html"><span style="color: blue;">event page</span></a>
for other past & future events and guest posts </span></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">More praise for <i>One Of Us</i>-<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
</span><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">An entertaining mystery with a unique setting—the
Tower District in Fresno. And an adorable pet named Merlin. He's a rat. Trust
me on this -- you'll love clever Merlin.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> -- Elaine Viets, author of the
Angela Richman, Death Investigator mysteries</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">In her new novel Lorie Lewis Ham brings the Tower
District of Fresno charmingly alive. Seeking a new life in a new town,
Roxi Carlucci immediately gets involved in local amateur theatre and pet
rescue activities and her cousin’s private investigator business. Before long
she stumbles over a dead body at rehearsal.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I loved the charming, quirky, instantly
endearing Roxi with her love of all things King Arthur and Sherlock
Holmes, her pet rat Merlin, her intense curiosity about everything and her
eagerness to plunge into her new life. That plus the Mafia family she’s
trying to disassociate from, the circle of new friends, and a fast-paced
mystery makes <i>One of Us</i> a treat for mystery readers and a fab start to
a promising new series. </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Vicki Delany/Eva Gates, One Woman Crime Wave,
2019 Derrick Murdoch Award for Contributions to Canadian Crime Writing </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "inherit",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">In this mystery, <i>One
of Us</i>, the Tower District of Fresno is as important as the characters. A
close-knit community, with ties to the theater and arts, it add layers of
originality and depth to the plot. When a member of a theater group is
murdered, Roxi Carlucci, newly arrived to the area, is immediately drawn in
to the investigation. Roxi, along with all the other characters in this new
mystery, is well drawn with a unique personality. Because of the location,
and the interesting characters who inhabit the neighborhood, this is a great
start to a promising mystery series.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "inherit",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">--Marilyn Meredith,
author of the Deputy Tempe Crabtree mysteries.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Welcome
to my closet, so to speak, where I "unpack" my writing for you. I
have been writing mysteries since I was a teenager and I have published 6 of
them. Four of those 6 featured gospel singing amateur sleuth Alexandra Walters.
Most of them are now out of print. For the past 13 years I have been focusing
my attention on my online magazine <a href="https://kingsriverlife.com"><span style="color: blue;">Kings River Life</span></a>, and more recently also our
sister site <a href="https://www.krlnews.com/"><span style="color: blue;">KRL
News & Reviews</span></a>. Since May of 2018 a lot of my attention is also
going to our mystery podcast, <a href="https://mysteryratsmaze.podbean.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Mysteryrat's Maze</span></a>, which features mystery short
stories and first chapters read by local actors. <br />
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After many years, I finally released a brand new mystery in 2021, which debuted
a brand new series, featuring podcaster and part time P.I. Roxi Carlucci (If
you read my other books-she is the cousin of Stephen Carlucci). The books are
based in Fresno, CA, and more specifically in my favorite part of that town
called <a href="https://www.towerdistrict.org/"><span style="color: blue;">The Tower
District</span></a>. The photo in the background of this website is a photo I
took of the Tower Theatre in the Tower District!<br />
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reading,<br />
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Your Mysteryrat Lorie! <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<br /></p>Lorie Hamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10666102425892760311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260762329002706494.post-19301471021246103672010-05-05T09:52:00.000-07:002010-05-05T10:16:08.724-07:00Rats in my closet!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_daU-rNksryqNaECFB3UKv1CEH-jEq1bh5On4JippEk9DFzaGfIDws1n8xT-qHt8q0wLP64tV-OOvuqyI4-WFLfPg_FCdCZC0Q4H4fCFpgJsCYoak6fi011s5Jwa7I5VEnZGUPHYO4Wkn/s1600/rataouille.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 80px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_daU-rNksryqNaECFB3UKv1CEH-jEq1bh5On4JippEk9DFzaGfIDws1n8xT-qHt8q0wLP64tV-OOvuqyI4-WFLfPg_FCdCZC0Q4H4fCFpgJsCYoak6fi011s5Jwa7I5VEnZGUPHYO4Wkn/s200/rataouille.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467835587471982290" border="0" /></a><br />Time to venture into the rat side of my closet lol. Yes I did say rats which may send some of you scurrying for the table. But actually domesticated rats are wonderful pets-trust me I used to be part of the table scurrying crowd so I understand. And actually for me the mystery side of my closet and the rat side are now connected as my main character in the new series will end up befriending an adorable blue dumbo rat against her better judgement-but that's a whole other story.<br />I'd like to take a moment and share with you my introduction to rats as a pet. Like many I was scared to death of all rodents and would have screamed had any come near me. However when my daughter was in 4th grade her class had rats and she begged to have some of her own. After much arguing I gave in with the stipulation that she and her father would take care of them and I would not have to have anything to do with them at all.<br />Well this lasted all of maybe 24 hours. We brought home a pair of baby female rats and one of them quickly became ill. Somehow any creature in your home that is ill immediately becomes the duty of the mother in the house-I'm not sure why. I took a deep breath and forced myself to care for the ailing creature-within a couple of days I was hooked. This tiny tan baby was so sweet and loving and her fur so very soft she drew me in and made me fall in love with her. Perhaps rats are magical in some way lol. My love for rats was sealed though when I had to return her to the pet store to be put down :( That broke my heart so much that I brought home a replacement and fell immediately in love with a white rat named Hermione.<br />Hermione was the best example of a rat anyone could ever find and the best first rat anyone could ever have. Not only was she as friendly and loving as a puppy she was smart! She quickly learned her name and if you let her out to play she would come running when you called her and never got into any trouble.<br />Now keep in mind if you should venture into the rat owning world that just like people each rat is different and most will get into things and chew them and only a few will come running whenever you call. Many tend to have more cat characteristics in them and are very stubborn looking at you when you call them like they're saying to you "what me? Um I don't think so." I'd say rats are an interesting combination of cat and dog traits-they also clean themselves just like cats.<br />I'm sure I probably haven't sold most of you non rat people on rats yet, but beware if you ever let them in the door you may be won over by their magical powers :)<br />If you would like to learn more about rats as pets there are many wonderful websites you can check out one of my favorite being RMCA http://www.rmca.org/<br />One of my favorite rat related movies is Ratatouille! I would never let my rats cook but come on isn't he cute?Lorie Hamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10666102425892760311noreply@blogger.com2