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Peg Herring
Peg Herring

 Peg Herring is the author of the critically acclaimed Simon & Elizabeth Historical Mysteries, the award-winning Dead Detective Mysteries, and the intriguing Loser Mysteries, as well as standalone contemporary mysteries and women's fiction. Peg lives in Michigan with her husband of many decades.

She is also Maggie Pill, who writes cozy mysteries such as the Sleuth Sisters, Cats & Crimes, and Trailer Park Tales.

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Aunt Marge

Tranquil Peace or Death Trap?

Gwen Trobert is a mess: grief-stricken, drug-dependent, and convinced her husband is cheating. When Aunt Marge, a woman she hardly knows, offers to let Gwen stay at her farm in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Gwen sees it as a chance to reflect on the future and heal herself.

But Marge's farm, Giiwe, is a place of...

Sister Saint, Sister Sinner

How do years of sharing everything, from genetics to hairbrushes, result in people so different from each other?
Three sisters raised in Michigan follow completely different pathways. The oldest, Nettie, threw away every advantage she had when she was still in her teens, and her mystified parents and siblings watched in horror as she spent years...

Deceiving Elvera

This compelling story focuses on friendship, love, loss, and the life-changing power we gain by helping others. Spanning the decades from the 1960s to the present, the events play out in two primary locations, Thailand and Michigan’s Mackinac Island.

On a cruise ship in the Gulf of Thailand, passenger Elvera Tharp, known as Miss E, has a...

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The book I'm working on is a traditional mystery (no surprise there), and I like the premise: A woman wakes from a coma and learns that her cop husband was killed while she was unconscious. Through a series of scares, she learns that his death was not what it seemed at the time, and she becomes determined to find out the truth. As in every mystery you've ever read, that desire for truth leads to trouble.

I like writing mysteries with unusual protagonists, as you might know if you've read my...

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My husband has a gift. I'm not sure what to call it; it's part curiosity, part smarts, and part self-confidence. If that sounds confusing, here's an example.

Our daughter bought a row house in Richmond, Virginia, and of course we motored down to see it. As she showed us the unique setup, rooms set one after another in a space 90' x 20', she mentioned that most of the houses on the block had pocket doors between the front parlor and the second. She was slightly disappointed that hers had a...

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A year ago we bought a second home in Florida. The refrigerator works fine, but it was dated and pitted, and we discussed what to do to make it look better. Online I read that people paint their old fridges. That sounded intriguing, but I wanted to talk with someone who might know the pros and cons, so I went to the paint desk to ask.

Me: I'd like your expertise on a matter. Have you heard of painting a refrigerator?

Man: What? Paint what?"

Me: I've read in several places that you can paint a...

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