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Journey away from your troubles to a different time and place. Explore. Cringe. Sleuth. Shudder. And maybe even cry.
Fiction writer, Ida Smith, writes a variety of stories. Some she calls Jagged Journeys, usually historical fiction about everyday people and their surprising choices when confronted with the unexpected.
Ida also writes stories of Mystery and Intrigue, exploring ways detectives, amateur sleuths, and forensic investigators find and piece together clues to solve difficult mysteries.
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Stories of Jagged Journeys
Stories of Mystery & Intrigue
With a husband named Horace, what could go wrong?
By the 1950s, the wild west was no longer filled with gunslingers, desperados, and bands of raiding Indians, but it was far from refined, as Bev was learning.
The smell from the outhouse assaulted Bev as she exited the small cabin she and husband, Horace lived in. Horace promised to take care of the problem. He would make everything smell, “As sweet as posies.” But, could she trust him?
Little did she know, that the stench from the outhouse was only the beginning of her problems.
Please enjoy this humorous short story of a couple homesteading in north Idaho in the 1950s.
Tabatha Soul is a forensic Investigator who must prove her worth in a new unwanted position with the Oregon’s crime lab and Portland Police. Can she prove herself and the position’s value?
Before Tabatha was a forensic investigator, she was headed to be a medical examiner. What changed her mind? Find out in this free prequel.
Fresh out of high school and working as a crime scene technician, Tabatha Soul finds herself gathering clues to the hit-and-run of her beloved former housekeeper and surrogate mother. But with few leads and a high-profile case taking investigative resources, Tabatha chooses to put her skills to use and find the culprit. Little does she know this case will change the course of her life—in more ways than one.
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Sweet as Posies” Review:
A delightful slice of folksy Americana that feels like sitting on a front porch with a glass of sweet tea, listening to a master storyteller spin a yarn.
…”What makes the folksy approach work so well is how it contrasts with Bev’s refined New England upbringing. The story delights in the culture clash between her sophisticated parents and the gloriously unpretentious mountain life she’s embraced. Horace, with his junk piles, outhouse schemes, and larger-than-life personality, embodies that folksy spirit perfectly.” — Author, Peter G. Thompson.
Read full review here: https://www.petergthompson.com/post/sweet-as-posies-ida-smith