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Jeannie200

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Backpacking is my other passion, so I incorporated it into my first cozy mystery novel, Rim to Rim –– Death in the Grand Canyon. I truly enjoy the writing process and meeting with other authors. The Southland Scribes Writers Group keeps me on track.
My husband of forty one years and I live in a suburb of Chicago and are retired. My two sons, who live nearby,have given me five grandchildren so far.

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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Kitchen House
The Help

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Rim to Rim –– Death in the Gra....

Jeanne Meeks

As if backpacking across the Grand Canyon isn't hard enough, Amy crosses paths with a murderous drug dealer who has stumbled into the Canyon.


Blade and Dawg, inept drug dealers, are running from a violent drug buy. Their PCP-impaired judgement and a piece-of-shit car leave the men stranded on the rim of the Grand Canyon. One of them ends up dead.

Retired businesswoman and novice backpacker, Amy Warren, and her new friend, Sarah, discover the mangled body in a ravine at the start of their arduous Rim to Rim hike. The murderer blends into the backpacking crowd and crime stalks the two women for a week along the trail, Amy and Sarah will not be deterred by man-made or natural dangers. Ranger Rob Hansen is on duty and wants to lend assistance. Though Amy is attracted to him, she fends off his offers of protection and his growing affections because she is determined to overcome the challenges of the Grand Canyon on her own––and because she is married.
The murderer's drug-induced paranoia convinces him that Sarah and Amy are stalking him to steal his stash of wack. On a lonely, precarious cliff they settle it in hand to hand combat.

 

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I wrote 492 days ago

Hi MA, You have a unique story here and I think it will sell well––assuming an publisher will take a chance on the subject matter. Other comments give editing suggestions and I agree that the flow will be improved with tightening and corrections to punctuation. Here are a few suggestions for the... view book

I wrote 498 days ago

Hi Andy, I picked up your book again and read through Chapter 7. I tried to find something to correct, but it is very good. I especially like the interactions with Carrie. You also have the Australian dialect down. I enjoy your use of unusual phrases and Shakespearian references. I really like ... view book

I wrote 498 days ago

Thank you, Walden, for your comments on Rim to Rim––Death in the Grand Canyon. Oddly, the chapters you mentioned were added later because others said I needed more excitement (the hook ) in the beginning. I'm torn as to which works better for me. I also thought of combining all the short chapters... view book

I wrote 498 days ago

Hi Lisa, I am glad to read your poetry, because I've written a lot of poetry in the past. I commend you for writing and getting your feelings on paper. You asked for feedback, so here it is.....Taken as a whole your poems tell a very compelling story about where you have been. Your thoughts and... view book

I wrote 499 days ago

Hi Bob, I enjoyed skipping through various chapters. It's a great story, but I'd like to see a lot more said in dialogue. The Epilogue, however, is told in just the right voice...a good summary to a long life. I started to jot notes as I read.... In Chapter two you use " 'till" I think it shou... view book

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