Marja McGraw - Bogey Man 01 - Bogey Nights (34 page)

Glancing around the room, my eyes rested on Charlotte
. She tipped her head at me and grinned.

Knowing there wasn’t enough room in our cocktail lounge for an orchestra, Chris and I hurriedly walked
into the bar and looked at the stage. There were three women standing on stage, talking.

Chris glanced at me and shrugged, and I looked
back through the door to the restaurant, finding Charlotte now standing near the front entrance. She inclined her head toward the front yard, where we found a full-fledged orchestra.

They finished the song and
started another energetic tune;
Boogey Woogey Bugle Boy
. The women on stage began to sing and that’s when we realized someone had hooked up speakers leading from the yard to the restaurant. I glanced back inside the restaurant, and Big D gave me a thumbs up with a huge grin.

People came out of other businesses up and down the street, and
the audience grew.

It was about that time that
Charlotte walked over to us, napkin in hand. “Are you two ready for more detective work? I have a friend who could use some help.”

About the Author

Marja McGraw worked in both criminal and civil law enforcement for several years in California. She eventually relocated to Northern Nevada where she worked in the transportation field.  She also did a stint in Oregon where she worked for a County Sheriff’s Office and owned her own business, a Tea Room/Antique Store. Her next stop was Wasilla, Alaska. The draw to Northern Nevada was strong, and she eventually returned.

She wrote a weekly column for a small newspaper in No. Nevada and she was the editor for the Sisters in Crime Internet Newsletter for a year and a half.

Marja has appeared on the morning news in Reno, Nevada, and in Laughlin, Nevada. She’s also been a guest on several radio and Internet radio shows.

Starting with
Mysteries of Holt House, A Mystery,
Marja followed up with
A Well-Kept Family Secret - A Sandi Webster Mystery
and the beginning of the Sandi Webster series
. Bubba’s Ghost, Prudy’s Back!
,
The Bogey Man,
Old Murders Never Die
and
Death Comes in Threes
followed.

Bogey Nights – A Bogey Man Mystery
, the first book in a new series was followed by
Bogey’s Ace in the Hole,
They Call Me Ace
and
Awkward Moments
.

She says that each of her mysteries contains a little humor, a little romance and a little murder, and that her books concentrate on the characters and solving the crime rather than the crime itself.

She has a website at
www.marjamcgraw.com
and a blog at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/.

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