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Dear Reader,
Once I buy a gift for someone I can't wait to give it to them. So if I shop early, then the folks on my Christmas list receive their presents in the mail two days after Thanksgiving (if the post office does its job). I'm worse than a little kid when it comes to giving gifts, because I can't wait to hear if someone loved what I picked out for them. But in my defense, I put a lot of thought into what might bring a little-kid-smile to each person on my list, and I have fun shopping with that picture in mind. So when I find the "perfect" gift, the anticipation has built over days of searching and the concept of storing the present until the big day--I can't bear the thought.
So this year, in an attempt to follow gift-giving protocol, I came up with an idea inspired by the "Twelve Days of Christmas." My version: Twelve Days of Christmas Gift Hints. (Same melody as the original tune, but with a new twist.) My plan was to email a gift hint to each of my friends on the twelve days before Christmas. Not only would it be fun, it would satisfy my need to give their gifts early.
But things don't always go like I plan. Did you know that in the "Twelve Days of Christmas," they don't start giving those maids a-milking and geese a-laying until December 25th? Which means those 12 drummers drumming don't show up until January 6th? Who knew? It was news to me and certainly put a real wrench in my idea.
So next year I'm doing what I should have done years ago--hand the problem off to someone else. If I find a great gift for Aunt Alice at the big 4th of July sale, I'm wrapping it up in last year's holiday paper, and sending it to her early--way early. But I'm also pasting a "Do Not Open Until December 25th" sticker in plain view--so now it's her problem, not mine!
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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This novella and prequel to the adventures of Eddie Perlmutter, is set in 1974 when he was twenty nine years and already Boston's most promoted, demoted, fearless police detective. Eddie pursues The Shotgun Man, a killer on a vendetta; fights organized crime; saves a life the first day of forced busing; get's involved in a fatal domestic abuse case and battles bigotry. Eddie's unique outlook adds irony and humor to the most deadly serious situations.
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