Peg Herring, Mystery Author

The title above is a quote from a poem by Wordsworth. If you think the modern world is worse than the world of yesterday, look at the poem and see what he said of his own time, around 1800. But that's not a quiz. This is a quiz: 1. "Hey, did you happen to see the ___ ___ ___ in the World?" Charlie Rich 2. "Around the world, I ___ ___ ___" Frank Sinatra 3. "Don't they know it's ___ ___ of the world?" Skeeter Davis 4. "He's Got the Whole World ___ ___ ___" Kids' song 5. "My world is ___ ___ ___" The Supremes Answers: 1. Most Beautiful Girl www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhqbESuc2v8 2. searched for you www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDa3iB43KUk 3. the end www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgcy-V6YIuI 4. in His Hands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TK6gLtDO0E 5. Empty Without You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymT9rQRbbYM

The third Loser Mystery, Killing Despair , launches on August 9th from LL-Publications. (Trust me; I'll remind you when it's available and post the buy-links!) Loser returns to Richmond in Book #3, drawn there by new information about the murders of her husband and child three years earlier. Once there, she becomes a suspect in a current murder and must disappear into the world of street people, sleeping in alleys and hiding in the places no one goes. This time, however, Loser has more than her street friends for help. This time she might find the truth and escape her despair--if she survives. The books in this series ( Killing Silence, Killing Memories , and Killing Despair) were compelling stories for me to write, and fans tell me they are compelling reads as well. Loser is one of my more intriguing characters, difficult to write in many ways (like not talking much) but also very real to me. After three books, I'm done with her for a while, but there might be a time

Songs about Guns 1. "The Gun, the Gun, the Gun, the Gun, the Gun..." from what musical? 2. Who's got a gun, according to Aerosmith? 3. "I Didn't Know the Gun ___  ___" 4. "Big Iron ___  ___  ___" Marty Robbins 5. "Don't Take Your Guns ___   ____, Son" Johnny Cash 1. Chicago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBM82Ju2kJU 2. Janie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQn2ADZE1A 3. Was Loaded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJMtnRMpjM 4. on His Hip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGmUsJvRv7U 5. to Town https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMMp_llzBT4

Brothers & Sisters & Songs 1. Neil Diamond "Brother Love's ___  ___  ___" 2. The Hollies "He ___ ___, He's My Brother 3. America "Sister ___ ____" 4. Train "____,  ____ Sister" 5. Bing Crosby "Brother, Can You ____  ___ ___?" Answers 1. Traveling Salvation Show www. youtube .com/watch?v=nhGMmmd9Ixs 2. Ain't Heavy www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl5vi9ir49g 3. Golden Hair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIycEe59Auc 4. Hey, Soul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVpv8-5XWOI 5. Spare a Dime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eih67rlGNhU

Don't just sit there--Say Someone (Who Sang it?) 1. "Say, Say, Say" Two Superstars 2. "Don't Say Goodnight" 1 from above with his own band 3. "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life?" Two classic musical stars 4."What'd I Say?" The MAN 5. "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" a girl with a big voice Answers: 1. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLEhh_XpJ-0 2.  Paul McCartney & Wings www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRCgueckAXE 3. Jane Powell & Fred Astaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q2fTSo8aoY  4. Ray Charles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIqWwiC1BFI 5. Dusty Springfield www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBwSN0Yw5l0

I'm not a fan of the undead or vampires or cars with minds of their own. The "scary" books I like to read concern cutting edge science: where we're heading, what we will soon be able to do. Here are some examples from a scary book I'm currently reading. We'll soon have lie detectors that can't be fooled. Brain activity shows up in different places when we lie than it does when we tell the truth. I'm not much of a liar (my face turns red and my eyes water, so my lies are easy to spot) but the idea that lies can be seen on MRIs or whatever is scary. Scientists can also "watch" the movies in your head now and recreate what you were thinking about. It's pretty crude at present, but the computer reads brain activity, runs it through millions of possibilities, and figures out that that's a car, that's a person, etc. Once it has enough examples stored in its memory banks, it will be able to figure out what we're thinking from o

Name the fruit! 1. "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of ____" Danny Kaye 2. "____, ____, _____ ___, who's not ready, holler I." Jay & the Techniques 3. "Drink it right down, pass it all around, ___ ___ ___" Tommy James & the Shondelles 4. "(Trumpets, Drums, Cymbals), ____ Man!" Herbie Hancock 5. "Laaaah, la la, la la la, lahhhh! (Repeat) ____ ____" 1. Coconuts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf670orHKcA 2. Apples/Peaches/Pumpkin Pie www.youtube.com/watch?v=5njDmUMhfa0 3. Sweet Cherry Wine www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARdlyyP8f4A 4. Watermelon  www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjJaH40rArU 5. Juanita Banana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fubCzOcOrQ