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Release Day for In Defense of Delia

November 23, 2022 By: Patricia

It’s always exciting to announce the release of a new book! Here’s the short synopsis for In Defense of Delia:

1838: Delia Pritchard gets a chilly reception when she returns to Sangamon, Illinois, after a thirteen-year absence. She’s riding a Palouse stallion, is dressed like a man, has a bullet in her shoulder, and leads a horse with a seven-year-old black boy astride.
Some think Delia left at the age of sixteen because she killed her parents and set fire to their cabin with the bodies inside. It is also rumored that Delia runs with outlaws and that she shot a lawman.
When Doc Hemmer insists Delia and the boy remain in Sangamon while she recuperates from surgery, he doesn’t realize a vicious gang known as the Biedler brothers is on her trail. Preacher John Claymore, also unaware of the danger, wants to meet Doc’s patient with the beautiful eyes.
Farmer Annie Gray kills one of the Biedlers and triggers a violent response from the gang. Delia knows the brothers will be relentless. She brought this disaster down on the town and its residents. Can she save them all?

The Historical Novel Society gave Delia a nice review, including:

“Stoltey effectively blends page-turning action with quieter passages of empathetic people striving to connect to each other and grapple with the effects of life’s mistakes. Delia is particularly complex and engaging. The main plot questions find interesting answers.”

I wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving, and please keep Delia in mind when you do your book shopping for holiday gifts.

Book Mini-Reviews

April 6, 2022 By: Patricia

When you look for my reviews on Goodreads or Amazon, you’ll find only four- and five-star ratings. One reason is that I rarely finish a book if I don’t like it by the end of page ten. The second reason is that I don’t want to discourage a reader who might find a book right …Read More

Tag: Every Cloak Rolled in Blood, James Lee Burke, Jodi Burnett, mini book review, Necessary Deceptions, Pamela Nowak, Renegade

I’m a Claymore Award Finalist!

July 30, 2021 By: Patricia

I am so pleased and honored to announce that I am one of the 20 finalists for the Killer Nashville Claymore Award competition. This award is based on the first 50 pages of unpublished manuscripts submitted in a range of crime fiction categories. The full list of finalists can be found at the Killer Nashville …Read More

Where Does the Time Go?

July 17, 2021 By: Patricia

I’ve not been in hiding, just busy doing other things. I’m working on a cozy mystery with humor. I write a monthly post (usually submitted late) for the Blood-Red Pencil blog. I do social media tasks for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America (RMMWA). I’ve been reading a lot (also known as …Read More

Random Words About Whatever

February 5, 2021 By: Patricia

The Quarantine Tapes First, let me direct you to the Blood-Red Pencil blog where I’ve posted about The Quarantine Tapes, a series of podcasts of special interest for Black History Month and to inform about how some celebrated writers are dealing with the pandemic. Walter Mosley served as guest interviewer for a couple of the …Read More

Tag: American Idol, Atomic Habits, Begin Again, Patricia Stoltey, The Quarantine Tapes, Walter Mosley

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Meet Patricia

I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. Read More…

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