Author of the Mace Bauer mystery series...

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Deborah's Blogs and Favorite Links Mama Dishes out Advice Mystery Gal Inkspot, Midnight Ink Authors' Blog Support MAMA and Independent Bookstores Find Deborah on FaceBook Sign Up for Deborah Sharp's Newsletter! * required Email Address: * First Name: Last Name: Email Marketing by VerticalResponse Welcome Thanks for visiting DeborahSharp.com. I'm a former USA Today reporter who left the news biz to write funny mysteries. MAMA RIDES SHOTGUN, the second in my Florida-set series, is just out. I did a six-day, cross-state, camping and horseback ride to research the setting. What was I thinking?? I hope you'll have a chance to read SHOTGUN, or my debut, MAMA DOES TIME(2008). They're traditional, with a Southern-fried edge: Agatha Christie meets ''My Name is Earl.'' Like my main character, Mace Bauer, I'm a Florida native. And, my mama, like hers, can be a handful. But so far, I've never had to haul her butt out of jail or rescue her from a gator. Of course, she's only 90, so there's still time . . . ...view full bio >>> ........................................ "Mama Rides Shotgun: A Mace Bauer Mystery" Release date: July 1, 2009 Fab early reviews! Booklist says: ''Sharp writes a funny mystery . . . descriptions of a part of Florida most of us know little about add to the appeal of this entertaining mystery.'' ''Stephanie Plum goes into the backwoods in an amusingly wild ride. . .'' Kirkus Reviews Noted mystery reviewer Oline H. Cogdill: ''Mama Rides Shotgun entertains as it showcases a part of Florida that quickly is disappearing.'' MAMA makes the Today Show! Natalie Morales and Deborah chat about MAMA RIDES SHOTGUN Order Now from Amazon Order Now from Barnes & Noble Order from an Independent Bookstore Listen to an excerpt MP3 audio clip ........................................ "Mama Does Time: A Mace Bauer Mystery" Book 1 NOW Available on Kindle Order from an Independent Bookstore Order from Barnes & Noble Order from Amazon Read what people are saying . . . ''Native Floridian Deborah Sharp's acute comic timing and detailed perceptions of old Florida sparkle in her lively debut... engaging storytelling makes Mama Does Time highly entertaining." Oline H. Cogdill, South Florida Sun-Sentinel ''Colorful characters and a segment of Florida seldom seen by tourists evoke a Southern Sisters feeling in this very well written Southern fried epic.'' BookBitch.com ''The mystery and its plucky narrator will draw you in faster than a raccoon to a trash can.'' Miami ArtZine ''. . . a humorous, touching reflection on familial love and politics.'' Mystery Scene Magazine ''. . . characters crackle off the page.'' Cozy Library Listen to an excerpt MP3 audio clip ........................................

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