Official Review: The Case of the St Patrick's Day Mystery...

TammyO · Post by **TammyO** » 27 Apr 2015, 18:41

rvanwyng wrote:Giving back is important to me. If we all gave a little bit back, what a difference we can make. Publisher told me that A Stranger Comes To Town, the first book in the children's series is now in over 400 school libraries.. This has been a lot of fun. Thank you for the review, interest and passion......

Your daughters sound like really lovely girls. And you are very welcome. Good luck with your books, they are very positive and if they are as well-written as this one, they will do great. I will be reading the others in the series just to see what happens to them as they mature. I was stunned when you said that their mother dies, I can not wait to see how that plot unfolds.

Rachaelamb1 · Post by **Rachaelamb1** » 27 Apr 2015, 23:02

rvanwyng wrote:The Van Duren sisters solve mysteries over six decades. There are four book series. The first series is targeted to upper elementary readers and takes place in 1967 (when the sisters are in elementary school). Several short mysteries that the reader is asked to solve. This book is the third in the series but written so they do not have to be read in order.
Series two takes place when the sisters are in high school (think Nancy Drew with one mystery). The third series takes place when the sisters are in their 30"s and have all moved away. Their mom is killed and they come home to find the killer. The fourth series takes place today, with the sisters in their 50's (think "Murder She Wrote"). No major crimes for 20 years until a Texas Serial Killer comes to their town. "The Ice Box Killer" is the first of this series.
Each book in the series is one month in that year. Each series will have 12 books.
Sorry for the long reply but I hope this helps. Also a portion of all sales go to charity. Boys Town and Feed My Starving Children are two of the eight charities involved. Last year $3,600 was raised for these charities and elementary school libraries. It is great to give back.

Wow that sounds fun! Love the idea of different series for the different ages. I'm from a small town in TX as well. I think I'd like these books

TammyO · Post by **TammyO** » 03 May 2015, 02:04

I think I will enjoy it as well Rachael. I think this is a very wonderful idea.

Post by **bookowlie** » 01 Jun 2015, 08:43

rvanwyng wrote:The Van Duren sisters solve mysteries over six decades. There are four book series. The first series is targeted to upper elementary readers and takes place in 1967 (when the sisters are in elementary school). Several short mysteries that the reader is asked to solve. This book is the third in the series but written so they do not have to be read in order.
Series two takes place when the sisters are in high school (think Nancy Drew with one mystery). The third series takes place when the sisters are in their 30"s and have all moved away. Their mom is killed and they come home to find the killer. The fourth series takes place today, with the sisters in their 50's (think "Murder She Wrote"). No major crimes for 20 years until a Texas Serial Killer comes to their town. "The Ice Box Killer" is the first of this series.
Each book in the series is one month in that year. Each series will have 12 books.
Sorry for the long reply but I hope this helps. Also a portion of all sales go to charity. Boys Town and Feed My Starving Children are two of the eight charities involved. Last year $3,600 was raised for these charities and elementary school libraries. It is great to give back.

What a great concept to have the sisters age and solve crimes in their 30's and 50's. I love that idea since I get very attached to characters. Also, it's a wonderful thing you are doing, giving a portion of your book sales to charity. I am definitely adding your books to my to-read list.