Jo Dereske



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Be sure to click on "My Books" in the black bar at the top of this page for the latest info on the Miss Zukas series, the Ruby Crane series,and my books for young people.

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Available: The twentieth anniversary reissue of the children's fantasy,Glom Gloom. Available for the first time in paperback.

"One of the best fantasies to come my way in a long time..."

Santiago LS



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Coming April 29, 2008:
INDEX TO MURDER
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The eleventh Miss Zukas adventure, Avon/HarperCollins, ISBN: 978-0-06-079086-8


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Good news about CATALOGUE OF DEATH!
HarperCollins announced today (4/18/08) that it has gone back to print with CATALOGUE OF DEATH. It will be available from your bookstore or by order within a few weeks.

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What they're saying:

"Jo Dereske's Miss Zukas is a loving sendup of the stereotype of the prim librarian."
........New York Times

"...we welcome the return of everyone's favorite librarian sleuth, Wilhelmina "Helma" Zukas. You will love this librarian sleuth!" ......Mystery Lovers Bookshop

"...an independent feisty woman who marches to her own drummer... This character driven mystery will grab and hold the reader's attention from the first page to last."
......Harriet Klausner

"this charming outing for the intrepid Miss Zukas will delight her legion of fans." Recommended
.....Poisoned Pen

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Free - while they last! A postage stamp illustrated with the cover from INDEX TO MURDER. Perfectly legal. (In May, when the postage rates go up, you'll have to add a penny stamp) Send a self-addressed stamped envelope to my snail mail address on the left side of the page.

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In the Spring, 2008 Newsletter
(Click on Newsletter in the black box at the top of your screen)
* Lithuanian-Americans
* A new poem by Leszek Chudzinski
* A new Lithuanian recipe
* Putting fig trees to bed
* What Helma and Ruth are reading


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It's going to be a busy Spring! Click "Appearances" in the black bar at the top of this page for information on signings and appearances.

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The Miss Zukas mysteries, in order of appearance:

1. Miss Zukas and the Library Murders
2. Miss Zukas and the Island Murders
3. Miss Zukas and the Stroke of Death
4. Miss Zukas and the Raven’s Dance
5. Out of Circulation
6. Final Notice
7. Miss Zukas in Death’s Shadow
8. Miss Zukas Shelves the Evidence
9. Bookmarked to Die
10. Catalogue of Death
11. Index to Murder, 2008

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The Summer Newsletter will be available on June 21. Click on "Newsletter" in the black bar at the top of this page to read the Spring Newsletter. Also, the old newsletters are now available from the "Newsletter" page.

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"Sometimes if you don't take credit, people will give it to you."

Kip Winsett


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~Last updated: 4/18/08~



Available April 29. 2008! Ruth creates havoc by painting the disappointments of her life.

With Jean Menser in Mount Dora, Florida on April 1, 2008 for Lake County's wonderful Festival of Reading. Click on PHOTOS at the top of the page for more photos from Minneapolis and Florida events March 27 - April 1

#1 on the April, 2007 Mystery Booksellers (IMBA) paperback bestseller list. Thank YOU!

#1 on the June (AND July!),2006 Mystery Booksellers (IMBA) bestseller list. Thank YOU.



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