~ Morgan St. James and Phyllice Bradner ~

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Cozy Mystery

Author (Morgan St. James)

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Author (Phyllice Bradner)

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EMAIL ADDRESS:     pbradner@verizon.net

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 AUTHOR'S BIO:

MORGAN ST. JAMES and PHYLLICE BRADNER are sisters who grew up in Los Angeles.

MORGAN and her husband, radiologist/photographer Hubert Kottlove, split time between homes in Los Angeles CA and Las Vegas NV. She has written many published magazine articles on such diverse subjects as interior design, human-interest, dementia, travel and barter. She also earned recognition twice for feature article entries in the prestigious Writer’s Digest Competition. Morgan is a member of Sisters in Crime and Henderson Writer’s Group. As a partner in an interior design studio, she worked with celebrities, model homes, showrooms and product designs. Her design work has appeared in numerous magazines.

PHYLLICE lived in Alaska for 39 years. In 2004 she and her husband, retired optometrist Jim Matson, moved to a century-old farmhouse in Dayton, Oregon. She is an award-winning graphic designer, published writer, former antique shop owner, and has been a political print consultant on many statewide campaigns including four gubernatorial races and five candidates for U.S. Senate. She is an accomplished fine artist whose work appears in galleries in Alaska and Oregon. Over the years she has won four Alaska Press Club awards and two National awards for newsletter publications.

REVIEWS/QUOTES:

“What do you get when you mix sabotage, murder, mystery, and satirical humor? A comical mystery called A CORPSE IN THE SOUP by Morgan St. James and Phyllice Bradner! Goldie and Godiva embark on an adventure that uncovers much more than poisonous mushrooms and other cooking pranks.”  A CORPSE IN THE SOUP makes the reader laugh while trying to figure out ‘whodunit.’ There are many twists and turns and surprises along the way to keep the anticipation brewing! With names like Justin Tyme and Sterling Silver and descriptions such as “fruit smoothie in a peach colored suit,” A CORPSE IN THE SOUP is a clever mix of spoof and suspense.  -- Edee Wilcox, www.edee.org

" Enjoyed the story! Haven't had this much fun solving a mystery since Burke's Law on TV."

A CORPSE IN THE SOUP is a tongue-in-cheek, fast-paced romp through the world of primetime cooking spiced with Hollywood glamour. It stars the two hilarious, wise-cracking, crime-busting Silver sisters. You’ll be kept guessing at the mystery, laughing at the banter between the characters and groaning at the backfires in the situations they plan. Plan on falling in love with the two riotous crime detectives because this story is totally over-the top, and after all, this is L.A. -- Rhobin Lee Courtright, Author of Magic Aegis .. Acceptance .. Home World Aginfeld .. Rogue's Rules , 2005 Dream Realm Award in the Fantasy Category.

The writing team of Morgan St. James and Phyllice Bradner are certainly slated to become very famous names in the fiction world. ”Murder and near-murders abound in this hysterical light romantic comedy mystery starring the amateur sleuth sisters and their mother and uncle sidekicks. Goldie and Godiva are the proverbial country mouse and city mouse, reading each other's thoughts when it suits them, while getting to the bottom of other people's business all over LA and Beverly Hills. Read "A Corpse in the Soup" for yourself!  -- Judy Boettcher, Author of The Loffington Twins PI Mystery Series, www.judyboettcher.com

Recipe: Take a bunch of quirky characters, a villain to die for, an engaging plot and put them into the hands of Morgan St. James and Phyllice Bradner. Stir the characters well. Cook for several hours of reading enjoyment. What do you get? A tantalizing smorgasbord, A Corpse in the Soup, that takes the cake! Or should I say Baked Alaska? -- Jeannine Van Eperen, Reviewer, GottaWriteNetwork; author of five Wings Books, including FAR-Award winner Memory and Desire.

A Corpse in the Soup is a refreshing comedy who done it.  Each page reveals another layer of the tale.  All the characters are fully involved and the reader feels a rapport with each of them, from the funny Uncle Sterling to the heroine G. O. D.  Godiva Olivia Dubois, a columnist who writes to the lovelorn. Most of the story centers around a cooking competition that is fast paced.  The tale reveals the inner workings of professional cooking.  Ms. St James and Bradner have created an engaging story with a touch of humor that is a joy to read.  Though it follows the usual boy gets girl, the nuances and undercurrents make this a tale to savor.  I look forward to more from the Silver Sisters., -- A. Dee Carey  The Fox Lady , Wings  fantasy author / www.adeecarey.com

A Corpse In The Soup: “I have finished the book.  It is so awesome.  Love it.  Love it, Love it.”  I don't usually try to guess where the author is taking the story.  I just go for the ride and I like a surprise at the end like this.   At least for me you didn't give it away.  I'd like to see a sequel. -- Joyce Peck, Realtor