Stanley, on Bertie's best qualities:He’s a very positive dog. He makes people feel good to be around, because he’s upbeat and sweet and puts out a lot of positive energy. And he absolutely loves people … except for the postman. He’s not a bloodthirsty dog, and we never permit him to chase other animals. In fact, he’s grown pretty tolerant of the raccoons that camp out...[read on]Kelli Stanley is the author of the critically acclaimed Nox Dormienda, which won the Bruce Alexander Award for best historical mystery and was nominated for a Macavity Award.
Her new novel, City of Dragons, debuted this week. Among the early praise for the novel:
"A stunning recreation of time and place that I greatly enjoyed...as will everyone who reads it."Read an excerpt from City of Dragons, and learn more about the novel and author at Kelli Stanley's website and blog.
--Robert B. Parker"Stunning, pitch-perfect noir...conjures forth a lost, poignant, and darkly luminous San Francisco in which Hammett - and LA's Chandler - would feel immediately at home."
--Cornelia Read, author of A Field of Darkness
"Come...rush headlong into 1940's San Francisco. You'll be smoking two packs of Chesterfields and drinking Old Taylor straight from the bottle by the time you're done. Take a sip. I dare you."
--Louise Ure, Shamus Award-winning author of The Fault Tree
My Book, The Movie: Nox Dormienda.
The Page 69 Test: City of Dragons.
Coffee with a Canine: Kelli Stanley & Bertie.
--Marshal Zeringue
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