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25 Ways to Commit Murder Accurately Volume 1: Plants is available on Amazon
For crime writers, mystery lovers, and anyone curious about the fascinating world of basic plant toxicology
One of my main reasons for writing this book was simple: I kept encountering murder mysteries where poisons behaved in ways they simply do not behave in real life. Symptoms appeared too suddenly, toxins worked too dramatically, and old myths were often treated as fact.
As a former Poison Information Specialist, I wanted to give writers accurate, readable information that could help them create more believable plots, more convincing suspects, and far fewer impossible poisonings.
This book is the first in a planned series. Future volumes will explore animal toxins, pharmaceuticals, and street drugs as they relate to crime writing and fictional mysteries.
Each volume looks at poisons that could kill a character, as well as poisons that might be used to discredit, confuse, or incapacitate a witness — because, in a good mystery, the poison should be just as believable as the murderer.
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USA Today bestselling author Shelley Adina wrote,
“I bought Lee-Anne’s book as a writer’s resource, and was delighted to find the perfect plant poison to use in The Engineer’s Nemesis. I appreciate the way she includes symptoms and does it from the standpoint of what a writer needs to know.” — Shelley Adina, PhD
I have also written two cozy mystery series, both filled with friendship, danger, humour, and the kind of trouble ordinary people never expect to find themselves in.
The Senior Sleuths Series begins with Crescent Beach, where a senior and her long-time girlfriends must pull together when one of their friends becomes a person of interest in a murder. Loyalty, experience, and a lifetime of friendship may be exactly what is needed to uncover the truth.
My second cozy mystery series follows Carolyn Bethell, a Poison Information Specialist with a sharp mind, a practical nature, and a talent for finding herself near suspicious deaths.
In My First Murder, Carolyn and her long-time friend, Father O’Brien, help solve the murder of a mafia gang leader.
In My Second Murder, Carolyn holidays at a Vancouver Island lodge, expecting rest and scenery, but instead finds herself drawn into a series of murders that need solving before anyone else dies.
Here are a few of my Blog posts
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I Can See Clearly Now!
This week, I had something I’d known was coming, but I tried to dismiss it from my mind. I needed cataract surgery. When my ophthalmologist told me, rather matter-of-factly, that I would need cataract surgery, I was shocked. I thought that I didn’t have any issues, other than glaucoma in one eye. I’ve always been […]
Done is better than perfect.
I need to have my cozy mystery ready for editing. The thing is, before I can get the cozy ready, I need to get a couple of non-writing things done.The first thing was to finish cleaning and decluttering my garage. For the last 10 days, I had planned to get the garage cleaned, but something […]
Do what you do best, and delegate the rest
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Senior Life Moves on, With or Without You
This winter seems to have been so long. Is it because I’m older? On the West Coast, we usually have a pretty mild winter; sometimes we get snow, sometimes we don't. This year, the snow stayed on the mountains.Once we start in on March, spring has arrived. Not this year. It’s like the season said, […]
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As a former ER nurse and Certified Poison Information Specialist, and author of 25 Ways to Commit Murder Accurately, I offer lively talks on poisonous plants and animals, accurate murder methods for writers, mystery book clubs, and senior safety.
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