Second book
in
the "Sidra Smart Series
DEADLY SINS - DEADLY SECRETS
It's not often that a new author's second
novel has the bite and
tang of the first, but
Sylvia Dickey Smith
has pulled it off."
"She holds the reader from the first page
to the end of the book and leaves him
wanting
more of the Sidra Smart Mysteries."
 Dance
on His
Grave
Sidra Smart, disillusioned
ex-wife of a fundamentalist preacher, never imagined herself running
a PI business, that is until she inherits her late brother's
detective agency.
Soon, a woman stumbles in with vague flashbacks of a 30-year-old
murder. Intrigued by the story, Sid takes the case and soon plunges
into a surreal world where the flames of Creole superstition and
passion burn as hot as the memories of child abuse, arson, and
murder.
Sylvia Dickey Smith says,
"Hearing from readers really brightens my day. Please know that
I read every communication that comes from this site. I
appreciate your stories, your suggestions, your questions about
me or the Sidra Smart mystery series. My days get pretty busy:
you may not hear back for a few days, but know that your message
has been received and welcomed, and I will be back in touch with
you just as soon as I can.
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I recall listening to tales twisted by my father, tales of his
childhood antics. I'd watch him laugh so hard in the telling that I
soon realized telling them was more fun than listening to them. This
must have planted a seed deep within my psychi, because my 4th grade
report card has this anotation written by my teacher: "Sylvia excels
in storytelling."
I believe stories connect us to our past and inspire us for the
future. That stories reflect life's lessons and connect us one to
the other. They humanize us, reflect our joys, our passions, our
sadness, our spiritual path. Stories create a civilization and hold
it together. They provide full-spectrum color in an otherwise black
and white world.
I encourage you to tell your stories to anyone who will listen and
ask them to tell you theirs. For in the telling, we find compassion,
understanding, acceptance and love.
Check out the
blogspot called
Blood Red Pencil
Sylvia is a contributing editor of this Blog
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Photo of the original lighthouse that was featured
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second book.
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"Deadly Sins, Deadly Secrets" by Sylvia Dickey Smith
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There is a new mystery anthology coming out this
month called A Death in Texas.
Contributing authors are all members of The Final Twist, a group of
mystery writers in the Houston area. (They let me join long
distance!)
Each story in the anthology must contain a death that occurred in
Texas. (You know how we Texans are!) I've heard the book is a great
read--and by the way, I have a short story in it called: GROWING UP
DEAD. You may want to watch for it. Stay tuned here for further
updates on the book launch.
Sylvia has a new site, called Twitter. Go by
and say hi to her!
You've got to try
the new
Cajun recipes listed
on the recipe page!
You'll want to be slappin'
granny with joy from it!
Check out,
Dumplin's
Gumbo
Crawfish Gumbo
and many other great recipes!
Syl's books can now be
purchased as ebooks!
If you'd like an autographed
copy you can email
Sylvia
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orgetown,
Texas with her husband. She currently has two books published in her
Sidra Smart mystery series: Dance On His Grave, and Deadly
Sins Deadly Secrets, and is working on the third, along with a
contemporary romance. She spends her non-writing time conducting writer
workshops and public speaking. In this lifetime she has lived two,
totally different lives, and before that, she was a mermaid, complete
with long golden curls and a tail to die for.
