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Riley Adams

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Elizabeth Spann Craig/Riley Adams writes the Memphis Barbeque series for Penguin/Berkley (as Riley Adams), the Southern Quilting mysteries for Penguin/Signet, and the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink. She blogs at Mystery Writing is Murder, which was named by Writer’s Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers for 2010-2013.

Riley’s latest book is Rubbed Out: book four of the Memphis Barbeque mysteries. Her next book, Quilt Trip (written as Elizabeth Craig) releases December 2013. Elizabeth writes the Memphis Barbeque series for Penguin/Berkley (as Riley Adams), the Southern Quilting mysteries for Penguin/NAL, and the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink and independently. Find out more about her books on her website: http://e ...more

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Creating Fiction from Real People

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Throughout time, the world has provided us with real people who attempted feats of courage to survive the odds against them. Those heroes and heroines tapped into mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual strength to battle and overcome obstacles. Those bigger-than-life people laid the foundation for fascinating stories to captivate readers.

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	Delicious and Suspicious (A Memphis BBQ Mystery, #1) by Riley Adams (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Spann Craig (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 1,269 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finger Lickin' Dead (A Memphis BBQ Mystery, #2) 3.65 avg rating — 555 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hickory Smoked Homicide (A Memphis BBQ Mystery, #3) 3.72 avg rating — 337 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rubbed Out (A Memphis BBQ Mystery, #4) by Riley Adams (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Spann Craig (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Data Science for Business 2019 (2 BOOKS IN 1): Master Data Analytics & Machine Learning with Optimized Marketing Strategies (Artificial Intelligence, Neural ... Networks, Algorithms & Predictive Modelling by Riley Adams (Goodreads Author), Matt Henderson 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Data Analytics for Businesses 2019: Master Data Science with Optimised Marketing Strategies using Data Mining Algorithms 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Delicious and Suspicious (A Memphis BBQ Mystery) by Adams, Riley(July 6, 2010) Mass Market Paperback 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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