The Spirit in Question (A Lila Maclean Academic Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Henery Press (October 2, 2018)
Trade Paperback | 252 pages
Synopsis
English professor Lila Maclean knew drama would be involved when she agreed to consult on Stonedale University’s production of Puzzled: The Musical.
But she didn’t expect to find herself cast into such chaos: the incomprehensible play is a disaster, the crumbling theater appears to be haunted, and, before long, murder takes center stage.
The show must go on—yet as they speed toward opening night, it becomes clear that other members of the company may be targeted as well. Lila searches for answers while contending with a tenacious historical society, an eccentric playwright, an unsettling psychic, an enigmatic apparition, and a paranormal search squad.
With all of this in play, will she be able to identify who killed her colleague…or will it soon be curtains for Lila too?
Guest Post
Today we welcome Cynthia to StoreyBook Reviews. Today she tackles that ever pressing issue we all have – passwords and what happens when you get locked out. I am sure we have ALL been here at one time or another.
A Tiny Plea
With so much happening online nowadays, do you ever find yourself sputtering as you try to navigate labyrinthine systems that seem intent on keeping you out of your own accounts?
Let’s begin with the password construction rules, which have spiraled out of control. For example: must include six numbers, two uppercase letters, four ingredients for apple cobbler, and a pie chart representing the statistical probability of bellbottoms making a comeback.
Plus they are hard to remember.
Plus you have to keep track of so many.
Plus they make you change them every other second.
And if by some miracle you do make it past the cybergates, you are as likely as not to get a message that insists Your Browser is Not Supported. Which is baffling, since you’re constantly updating that too.
Or perhaps it’s a pop-up declaring It Is Not Recommended That You Continue—even though continuing is the only possible method for doing what you came here to do in the first place.
If you’re lucky, all you have to do is click the Help button.
Though that may lead to Oops! Nothing To See Here!
Or Your Message Could Not Be Delivered.
Or Not A Recognized User.
Or You Have Reached This Page in Error. Please Click Help For Assistance.
And let’s not even get started on the whole We Do Not Recognize The Device You Are Using Even Though You Tell Us To Remember It Every Time You Come Here So Now We Have Decided To Text You An Important Code Which Means You Must Stop What You Are Doing Online In Order To Search Your House To Find Your Phone Which May Be In A Drawer Or The Back Yard Or On The Moon Who Knows But This Code Must Be Texted All Hail the Mighty Code And You Must Enter The Code Perfectly And Complete This Task Within Our Extremely Short Time Period Or We Will Start This Entire Nightmare Anew.
Dear Universe: please fix all the things.
About the Author
Cynthia Kuhn teaches and writes in Colorado. Her work has appeared in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Literary Mama, Copper Nickel, Prick of the Spindle, Mama PhD and other publications. She is the current president of Sisters in Crime-Colorado and blogs with Mysteristas.
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Giveaway
Cynthia,
What a great Guest Post! Passwords can be so frustrating. You left out “special characters.” I always seem to pick a character that’s not allowed — but of course they don’t tell you in advance what the acceptable ones are. Aarrgh!
I really enjoyed your Character Interview with Chancellor Trawley Wellington also. I’m looking forward to reading your latest Lila Maclean Mystery. I thought the first two were amazing — five stars!
Jane
Ha ha! Excellent add, Laura.
(And then we get a customer satisfaction survey.)
The Universal response is that your message is important to them. All pleas will be reviewed in the order received. When answered, you may not hear a response you’ll appreciate. And the rules will change with the next update.
Thank you so much for hosting today! And thank you for stopping by, everyone. 🙂
Entered the giveaway – greedy fingers crossed 😉
Great Post!!
Thank you for the information on “The Spirit in Question” by Cynthia Kuhn and for being part of the book tour.
I really had to laugh when I read the guest post with Cynthia because I can so relate. Guess it’s better to laugh with you than to cry alone. 🙂
Can’t wait for the opportunity to read this book which is on my TBR list.
Don’t I know all about this! I’ll try this book out