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Red as a Rooster (Biscuit McKee Mysteries Book 8) Kindle Edition

by Fran Stewart (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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No-one has ever known why the original Martins settled in a dead-end valley that is so difficult to find. When a set of two-hundred-year-old diaries are found in the bottom of a trunk, the mysterious history of Martinsville - all of it based on a lie - begins to come to life!

 

When the biggest ice storm of the century hits Martinsville, Georgia and knocks out all the power, Biscuit and Bob's huge old house with its wood-burning stove becomes a shelter where many of their friends take refuge. While the men play poker and chess downstairs, Biscuit and the other women head up to the cavernous attic and begin to sort through generations of discards.

 

A penny whistle, a pocket watch, a hobby horse, and numerous hats reveal the checkered past of Beechnut House. Even an old circus poster has a story to tell. And, of course, those old diaries that hold shocking truths never before revealed.

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    June 19, 2022
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B3PH6BQS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ My Own Ship Press (June 19, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 19, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 734 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 441 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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Fran Stewart

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As a child in an Air Force family, I moved around a lot. So often that I attended high school in three different states. I found myself dreaming of small-town life, neighbors knowing neighbors, and everyone attending the town social. When I began to write mysteries it made sense - they would take place in the small quaint town I always wanted—except for the murders...

I've completed the 3-book ScotShop Mystery Series, the 11-book Biscuit McKee Series, A Slaying Song Tonight and, in nonfiction, a book to help aspiring writers (From The Tip Of My Pen) as well as my 6-volume beekeeping memoir (BeesKnees) and my 3-volumes CLEAR series of mini-memoirs. Now my focus is on teaching people how to write the stories of their lives.

My latest endeavor is AFTER I DIE: WHAT MY EXECUTOR WILL NEED TO KNOW, a book designed to help people gather the vital information their executor will need in order to carry out their wishes after death.

An upcoming fantasy novella, TURNAROUND, will feature gentle blue-scaled four-eyed creatures with uncanny healing powers. They live in an alternate reality of the town of Russell Gap, which was first introduced to the readers of my Biscuit McKee Mystery Series. Biscuit and Marmalade make cameo appearances in TURNAROUND.

I, along with assorted rescue cats, live and write quietly among the trees beside a creek on the other side of Hog Mountain in Georgia. In my spare time, I love to read, sing, knit, put together jigsaw puzzles, and feed the birds. Should I ever crave the attention of canines, my Australian Shepherd grand-dog lives nearby and provides lots of doggie licks and laughter.

Thank you for clearing this up,

Always looking for inspiration, I live my life with enthusiasm, excitement, and positive expectancy.

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DonnaD
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't wait to start this Biscuit McKee book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2020
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Biscuit and her neighbors take refuge at Biscuit's home during an ice storm. As Biscuit and her guests go through old trunks and hat boxes stored in the attic, they learn the history of the founders of the town. I look forward to Black As Soot as I continue enjoying this series.
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Glenda M
4.0 out of 5 stars Winding down
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2021
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I voraciously read all of the earlier books in this series. Then there was a long pause when there were no new ones. Then there were, but the price had skyrocketed. I finally bought this one and read it. It took a long time to get through it. This and the remaining books are now historical stories, based on findings in the attic. The previous books were more interesting, and I'm pretty sure I'm through with the series now.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mark Twain?
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2019
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For a book dealing with history it was disconcerting having them mentioning a book club discussing Mark Twain in 1781 when he was born in 1835.
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K.j.C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Fran and her Biscuit Mckee mysteries
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020
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Another wonderful book with a new direction in the Biscuit Mckee series. Couldn't wait to pick it up and read it every night!! Fran is one of my favorite authors !
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Petie Ogg
5.0 out of 5 stars I Didn't Want To Put It Down
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2018
I have read all of Fran's books but her Biscuit McKee series is like a family reunion for me. I was so anxious to read these last four especially after having finished RED AS A ROOSTER. From one historical period to another it's really not that difficult to follow, and I hated for it to end but knew BLACK AS SOOT was going to be as addictive! I found myself laying the book down at home (read it on my lunch hour at the office) and then coming back to try to finish a chapter or plot line. Once you pick it up, you're going to be hooked! And of course Marmalade is too precious as always! Like Fran says, you must read the last four in the order she wrote them - but I promise it's easy to follow what happens and with whom. Kudos, Fran, on the hard work for the readers who love you !!!
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Nanette Littlestone, Author
4.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly charming!
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2018
Fran Stewart charms us again with Red as a Rooster. But this time the story embraces clanfuls of people. Travel through time to faraway places and long-ago characters that enchant you with their daily hardships and longings. And while you get fascinating history lessons you’ll also learn new words, like convolvulus and painter. This isn’t a quick read. You’ll want to savor every story. But you’ll be glad you took your time.
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