I’m headed up to Maine for lobster… er, research this coming Tuesday. After all, if I don’t visit Jordan Pond House and sample the popovers, how can I possibly describe them accurately? I feel I have to remind myself what blueberry picking feels like, too.

If you happen to be in the area of Bar Harbor, I’ll be signing books at Sherman’s in Bar Harbor (http://www.shermans.com) Wednesday, August 14 from 7 to 9. I will likely then spend most of my next advance in their terrific store.

With any luck, while I’m there, I’ll get the edits done on Death Runs Adrift, the sixth Gray Whale Inn mystery, and get some ideas for the short story I’m hoping to release this fall. I hope to see some of you there!