Potluck and Other Stories
By Lynne Murphy
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About this ebook
Prepare to be surprised, as you are when you go to a potluck supper. Lynne Murphy’s stories in this collection will entertain and intrigue you. The senior citizens in the Golden Elders Condo, who find a new meaning for the term “taking potluck” or who have to cope with a neighbor who is making their comfortable lives miserable; Simba, the cat in The Lion King, who must free himself from tyranny; and Kirsty Graham, in the novella, A Damaged Heart, who overcomes an unloved childhood, almost against her own will. All these characters solve problems in unusual ways. Enjoy the solutions.
Praise for Potluck and Other Stories
The elderly ladies in Lynne Murphy’s condo stories are drawn with sly, often wicked, comedy. They are endearing like your granny, only they get up to trouble trying to help people, led by their ringleader, Charlotte Manners. On the other hand, the novella, A Damaged Heart, brims with black humor, the main character reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith. Kirsty is dealt a bad hand in life and reacts accordingly. But despite her dark nature and misdeeds, she draws us in as we eagerly follow her journey to a surprising finale.
~ Sylvia Maultash Warsh, Edgar Award winning author of the Dr. Rebecca Temple mystery series.
Lynne Murphy knows how to twist a deadly knife without drawing blood. Her stories go down like sweet iced tea on a hot summer day...with a double dose of arsenic. Full of wit, nuance and charm. A fun read!
~ Rosemary McCracken, author of the Pat Tierney Mystery Series and Derringer Award finalist
Lynne Murphy’s wit and sense of humor shine in the endearing characters who inhabit the Golden Elders Condo for seniors. Clean, fast-paced writing with a wry, dark edge make for an engaging, terrific read.
~ M.H. Callway, CWC Arthur Ellis Award, Derringer and Debut Dagger finalist
Lynne Murphy
Lynne Murphy was born and raised in Saskatchewan. The province figures in much of her writing. She was educated at the University of Saskatchewan and Carleton University and later worked as a journalist in print and radio.Her short fiction has been published by Sisters in Crime, Toronto; the Mesdames of Mayhem, and Carrick Publishing.She lives in Toronto where she is a founding member of the Sisters in Crime Toronto Chapter, the Mesdames of Mayhem and Crime Writers of Canada.
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