Willis doesn't want to be the only kid who has a dull summer vacation, so he tells a little lie in front of the whole class. This little lie grows into a Monster Lie as he continues to find himself stuck having to cover the first lie with another lie. He can't keep track of what he's already said. Willis finds out how to free himself from his own Monster Lie by following the advice of his loving parents and wonderful teacher. The main character, Willis, and his friends are familiar to children who have been taught to read using the HANSON Reading Phonics Chart System. Willis is introduced in the HANSON Reading Read and See Books now available online at www.HansonReading.com. The Monster Lie is the perfect story for those who have completed Chart 9 of the HANSON Reading Phonics Chart System. The Monster Lie is a short sixty page book with brilliant full color illustrations that grab children's attention while they learn a valuable life lesson. Recommended reading age is children ages seven to ten. The Monster Lie is a favorite for character development discussions providing the opportunity to recall and discuss similar situations that parents and grandparents have encountered as youths and then to compare their experiences. www.hansonreading.com

The Monster Lie

Children's Books

Allen, Amanda

Hanson, Lynne

Literature & Fiction

Creekside Publishing

Death Comes to Santa Fe (A Santa Fe Revival Mystery, 3)

Former New York darling turned amateur sleuth Madeline Vaughn-Alwin is once again thrown into a colourful yet deadly web of secrets, lies and soirees to die for! It's the week of Fiesta in Santa Fe and Maddie is looking forward to enjoying the celebrations. But as 'Old Man Gloom' Zozobra goes up in flames, so too do Maddie's hopes for a carefree life . . . Human remains are found in the dying embers of Zozobra, and then Maddie and her dashing beau Dr David Cole find a body washed up in the arroyo at the edge of town.Soon identified as Ricardo Montoya, a wealthy businessman and head of one of the most affluent families in Santa Fe . . . the plot starts to thicken. While his beautiful wife Catalina and her complicated children seem less than heartbroken at his untimely demise, and with many disgruntled locals crawling out of the woodwork, Maddie is surrounded by suspects.With the celebrations of Fiesta continuing around them, Maddie and her 'Detection Posse' get busy infiltrating the best parties and hobnobbing with old and new faces - but can they bring the murderer to justice before they strike again?

Genre Fiction

Severn House

Former New York darling turned amateur sleuth Madeline Vaughn-Alwin finds herself trapped in the beautiful hacienda of the Luhan family with a killer at Christmas! Newly engaged Maddie is hoping for a quiet Christmas filled with fun and festivity with her gorgeous husband-to-be Dr David Cole, but the moment she bumps into old friend Katrina Wilton, Maddie's Christmas plans are thoroughly destroyed. Katrina is now married to the dashing, yet troubled veteran Alfonso Luhan, son of the infamous local landowner, Don Victor Luhan, and is celebrating Christmas at the family hacienda, Los Pineros&nbsp;- Katrina insists that Maddie and David simply must join them. However, Maddie and David quickly find that things in the Luhan family are far from merry . . . Don Victor casts a cruel and overbearing hand over his ailing wife Isabella and their four children&nbsp;- all with their own secrets and eccentricities. So when Maddie stumbles across Don Victor's brutally murdered body early one morning, snow turned crimson around the ghastly scene, she cannot believe she has once again been thrown into a murder mystery! As a snowstorm rages, and everyone is trapped inside the idyllic manor house, Maddie must act fast to solve a very tricky family affair and bring the murderer to justice before Christmas.

Murder at the Hacienda (A Santa Fe Revival Mystery, 4)

Brilliant new heroine Maddie Vaughn-Alwin makes her daring debut, discovering that speakeasies conceal more than just liquor. Madeline Vaughn-Alwin’s picture-perfect life fades to gray when her childhood sweetheart perishes in the Great War. The aspiring painter leaves her wealthy New York family behind to travel across the country and start over in California. But when Maddie reaches Santa Fe, New Mexico, she halts her westward journey, certain she’s found her new home amid the striking scenery and inspiring artistic community. To help out around her new adobe cottage, Maddie hires the Anayas, a local Native American family. But when the father is found murdered outside a speakeasy, the police brush off the death as just another inebriated man finding trouble. Shocked and distraught, Maddie takes on the case herself. But as she investigates, she learns that the Anayas’ home life was not what it seemed. And just as she’s starting to see the bigger picture, the autopsy reveals that her suspects’ alibis don’t hold up in Santa Fe Mourning, Amanda Allen’s richly evocative first Santa Fe Revival mystery, perfect for fans of Victoria Thompson and Rhys Bowen.

Santa Fe Mourning: A Santa Fe Revival Mystery

United States

Crooked Lane Books

Fans of Rhys Bowen will be abuzz over Amanda Allen’s second installment in her bold Santa Fe Revival mysteries. The on-set murder of a famous Jazz Age film director unearths a hornet’s nest of passion, duplicity, naked ambition, and bitter revenge. The golden age of cinema is dawning, and Santa Fe is in the grip of movie fever when director Luther Bishop arrives for the filming of his new cowboy flick. Maddie Vaughn-Alwin’s cousin Gwen Astor is in town with a bit part in the movie—but Gwen finds herself caught in a whirlwind of mischief before shooting even begins. But the plot only thickens when the detestable director is found hanging in his office. When it comes to light that Gwen was having a torrid affair with Luther, she gets pegged as the prime suspect, much to Maddie’s dismay. But Maddie, quick on her feet with ever the keen eye knows that Luther had his fair share of enemies, and there’s no shortage of contenders. Luther’s widowed wife Bridget finally assumes her late husband’s most-coveted director’s chair, head of wardrobe Lorelei Fontaine is bitterly denied a role by Luther she was once promised, and original leading man Harry Kelly was summarily fired by Luther just upon arriving at Santa Fe. Desperate to prove Gwen’s innocence, Maddie begins an investigation, but every clue reveals another motive—and could point to another murder—in A Moment in Crime, the second engaging whodunit in Amanda Allen’s enchanting Santa Fe Revival mysteries.

A Moment in Crime: A Santa Fe Revival Mystery

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The Monster Lie

Death Comes to Santa Fe (A Santa Fe Revival Mystery, 3)

Murder at the Hacienda (A Santa Fe Revival Mystery, 4)

Death Comes to Santa Fe (A Santa Fe Revival Mystery, 3)

Santa Fe Mourning: A Santa Fe Revival Mystery

Santa Fe Mourning: A Santa Fe Revival Mystery

A Moment in Crime: A Santa Fe Revival Mystery