The end is near!

      Can't you just feel it? The excitement mounting? The solution to the Cornfield Killer murders is close. The two-year serial will end on June 19.That's 10 more chapters. Don't miss one! Think you know how it will end? Go ahead. Post your comments. See if you can beat Duke and Josie.

Did we mention -- Honorably?

Great News Town is highlighted in the current issue of Writers' Digest Magazine as an honorable mention in their Self-Published Book Awards. You'll find it listed under Genre Fiction. That covers a huge assortment of books so just making the mentioned-at-all list is quite an honor. You can get a taste of Great News Town right here... not only this week's chapter but up to 10 earlier chapters in the archive! The mystery is just about to be solved!

Happy New Year!

Faithful readers of GNT:The Serial Killer Serial are well into the second year of the weekly serial and nearing the climax of the tale. But, don't worry, your new friends in Jordan live on.  Great News Town is the first book in a mystery series. All your favorite newspaper characters return in One Shoe Off. The third book in the series, Full Moon Friday, will be released in June. It's going to be a great new year!

Merry Christmas

A story about a serial killer may not sound like appropriate reading material for the Christmas season. But keep reading. People are more resilient than you might think and can find reason for celebration in the midst of tragedy. The community response is the real story behind Great News Town. Enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving

As we enter another holiday season, I want to say how thankful I am for all the fans who are following the Serial Killer Serial. Great News Town and One Shoe Off are building fans in Illinois and Michigan, as well as some sales elsewhere in the country and internationally. Thanks Serial fans!

It's beginning to look a lot like...

West Michigan fans of Great News Town and the other Jordan Daily News Mysteries are invited to join me December 5 for a Holiday Book Bash at Seven Steps Up in Spring Lake. I'll be there from 5 to 8 p.m. signing books and passing out my famous One Shoe Off cookies, along with five other area authors. Come pick up your Christmas presents and share a cup of good cheer at the same time. See you then!

Coming to Joliet

     Author Sue Merrell be one of the featured authors Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Joliet Author Fair at the Black Road Branch of the Joliet Public Library in Joliet, Ill. As fans know, the fictional town of Jordan was inspired by the author's years working at the Joliet Herald News. The fair is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stop by.