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- Rogers TV show! May 23, 2013
- “Go! Buy! Read!” Review of the Beggar’s Opera! May 22, 2013
- “Poignant, carefully crafted and hopeful…” The Beggar’s Opera May 21, 2013
- Jim Napier’s review of The Poisoned Pawn May 20, 2013
- The Beggar’s Opera hits The Bestseller’s List in Tucson, Arizona! May 16, 2013
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Author Archives: Peggy Blair
Rogers TV show!
I won’t catch my interview with Brad Smith myself (crazy busy season in real estate right now) but here’s the Rogers page that sets out episodes and schedules. Check it out!
“Go! Buy! Read!” Review of the Beggar’s Opera!
Wow, this is the first time anyone has posted a review in the comments section of my blog! Jim Harris of BooksforLess writes: “Longtime lawyer, first time mystery author, Peggy Blair introduces Havana police Inspector Ricardo Ramirez in THE BEGGAR’S … Continue reading
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“Poignant, carefully crafted and hopeful…” The Beggar’s Opera
A new review of TBO in Fresh Fiction! __________________________ Inspector Ricardo Ramirez, head of the Havana Major Crimes Unit, is called out on Christmas day to investigate the death of eight-year-old Arturo Montenegro who was viciously raped and tossed into … Continue reading
Jim Napier’s review of The Poisoned Pawn
Jim Napier is a highly respected reviewer for The Sherbrooke Record and Deadly Diversions, so I was really pleased to see his five star rating of The Poisoned Pawn, posted on Amazon.com. (Note: TPP is not yet available in the … Continue reading
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The Beggar’s Opera hits The Bestseller’s List in Tucson, Arizona!
Great news - The Beggar’s Opera has hit # 7 on the bestseller’s list in Tucson, Arizona! 1. A Long Day at the End of the World Brent Henricks ($14) 2. Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation Michael Pollan ($27.95) 3. … Continue reading
Robert Pobi – interview on Rogers TV!
Be sure to catch my interview with the wildly bestselling author of Bloodman, Robert Pobi, tonight at 7:30 PM on Rogers TV. The show is called “Getting Published,” after this blog. That particular episode should replay a couple of times this week … Continue reading
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Nice review of The Beggar’s Opera in the Cleveland, Ohio Plain Dealer!
“Short, punchy chapters … absorbing.” Nice review from the Cleveland Ohio Plain Dealer! The Beggar’s Opera Peggy Blair Pintail, 344 pp., $16 In her debut novel — the first of a new mystery series — Canadian attorney Blair introduces readers … Continue reading
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Schedule for the first episode of my new Rogers TV show!
“Getting Published” will air on Wednesday May 8 at 7:30 PM on Rogers 22 with my first featured guest, Giller Prize-winning author, Will Ferguson. That episode will air again on May 9 at 12 PM and on May 10 at 4 PM. … Continue reading
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