Peg Herring, Mystery Author

My copies of KILLING DESPAIR arrived yesterday, and it got me thinking that expecting a book is a lot like expecting a baby. *When you tell people about it too early, all those months of waiting detract from the excitement. *You can't be sure when it's going to happen, despite the dates the experts throw out there. *There are periods of discomfort, and you have to remind yourself that something good is going to result. *Friends are supportive, but they're seldom as excited as you are about the coming event. *You wait for it to be "over" but soon learn there's more work after it's "over" than you ever imagined. E-book:  http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Despair-Loser-Mysteries-Three-ebook/dp/B00MKBH3MU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408621189&sr=8-1&keywords=killing+despair Print: http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Despair-Loser-Mysteries-Three/dp/0990565513/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1408621189&sr=8-1 My signing itinerary

1. Anxious girl asks, "Will You ___ ___ ___ Tomorrow?" 2. Depressed Beatle believes in "___" 3. Lots of ticking rhythm in "___ ___ Come Today." 4. Chad & Jeremy lament that "Yesterday's ___" 5. But you should never doubt that "The ___  ___  ___ ___ Tomorrow!" 1. Still Love Me www. you tube.com/watch?v=cnPlJxet_ac 2. Yesterday www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjpzTys0s9g 3. Time Has Come www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHfB63ln1Ig 4. Gone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0ZJTbuFxjk 5. sun will come out www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yop62wQH498

What's the song about Jim or Jimmy... 1. In which the untimely death of an agricultural titan is celebrated by employee misbehavior and lack of concern. 2. In which the speaker wonders about the return of her lover, fearing she'll be distracted by a rival suitor. 3. In which the tragic death of a societal outcast is brought about by parental interference. 4. In which the life of a simply country boy is chronicled by harmonious church instruments. 5. In which a locally-known criminal is brought to justice in a seedy billiards parlor. 1. "Jimmy Crack Corn" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rohh-uZyK3o (Smothers Brothers' version) 2. "Jimmy Mack" www.youtube.com/watch?v=obvSFWvgBhg 3. "Leader of the Pack" www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTA_7RwPUPA 4. "The Bells" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtyx8wG8BsI 5. "Don't Mess Around with Jim" www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4qUXcXuMSE

1. The Stones: "Start ___ ___" 2. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme: "This Could Be the Start of ___ ___" 3. Billy Joel: "We Didn't Start ___ ___" 4. The Bee Gees: "I Started a ___" 5. John Lennon: "Just Like Starting ___"   Answers: 1. Me Up www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGyOaCXr8Lw 2. Something Big https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHDmkv2gpX0 3. the Fire  www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g 4. Joke www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSxuvNGSrmc 5. Over  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HLVXrAErlU

1. "Mr. ___" and "Stagger ___" 2. "___, Get Angry" and "____ B. Goode" 3. "___ O' My Heart" and "___ (it will come back to you)" 4. "___'s Girl" and "Me and ___ McGee" 5. "___, ___ (where you goin' to?)" and "Along Came ___"                             Out Now:  Amazon Kindle-http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Despair-Loser-Mysteries-Three-ebook/dp/B00MKBH3MU/ref=la_B002JK5FKY_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408013475&sr=1-10 NookBook-http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/killing-despair-peg-herring/1120104924?ean=2940150674912 Print versions on their way... Answers: 1. Lee www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCoNtro4BKo www. youtube .com/watch?v=FCPutYaGFlE   2. Johnny www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI_nk0L-cF4 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFo8-JqzSCM   3. Peg www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGQJNMGGBHg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KHQnlFwxzU&list=RD9KHQnlFwxzU 4. Bob

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