My first professional review in a book review magazine!

 "A deftly crafted masterpiece of the cozy mystery genre, "Fried Chicken Castaneda" by Suzanne Stauffer is a fun read for 'whodunnit' mystery buffs from cover to cover. Original, memorable, and solidly entertaining, Stauffer's eloquent and narrative driven storytelling style is distinctive and reader engaging throughout. While especially and unreservedly recommended for community library Mystery/Suspense collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that this paperback edition of "Fried Chicken Castaneda" from Artemesia Publishing is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $7.99)." Small Press Bookwatch, April 2025. A masterpiece. Original. Eloquent. Distinctive. Take that all of you agents who wouldn't give me a chance -- and especially the one who told me that "it isn't a cozy. I don't know what it is, but it isn't a cozy." Hah!

I had to look up "narrative driven." Some people say it's a nice way of saying "plot driven," but others define it as "a story in which things happen in chronological order." That's what makes it solidly entertaining!

Book talk and book signings!

 It's my first, so be kind! It's too big to upload, so here's my first YouTube video, as well! 

Fried Chicken Castañeda Book Talk

As of today, I have three book signings at the public library -- Tony Hillerman, South Valley, and Juan Tabo branches -- and at the Page 1 Bookstore all in May and at the Wheels Museum in June. I'm working on setting up a signing at Erna Fergusson and Special Collections, as well as in Las Vegas at the Castañeda and/or Plaza Hotel. 

In July, I'll be at the Mesa Verde Literary Festival, part of the Mesa Verde Writers Conference in Mancos, Colorado. Sometime this year (sooner rather than later, I hope) I'll be at Garcia Street Books in Santa Fe. 

In the meantime, my novel is on display at the Erna Fergusson branch, along with others by members of Croak & Dagger, the Albuquerque chapter of Sisters in Crime and will be on display at the New Mexico Book Association table at the New Mexico Writers Dinner on April 17, and  Santa Fe International Literary Festival on May 16-18. And I'll be entered in the New Mexico Book Awards in Cozy Mysteries and First Book by Author.