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Nancy Arburu Hughes

Profile Updated: October 26, 2022
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Sinking Spring, PA USA
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William Hughes
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Mystery Author
Children
Lora Hughes Bean, born September 15, 1973
Daniel William Hughes, born January 27, 1976
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I'll never retire! My sixth mystery novel, Buried Trust, was released June 11, 2022, and reviewers indicate the ghost stole the show. In my now four-book Trust series, protagonist Kingsley Henning, K, was named for our classmate and my dear friend Kingsley (Lee) Briggs Eaton.

In my other series, the Innocent Hour--the sequel to The Dying Hour, hit the market in time for the covid shutdown. A year's planned marketing effort--poof! Check all six out on my website: www.hughescribe.com. I'd love to hear your comments under "contact." Crime fiction is such fun to write! I have a volume devoted to poisons alone. I'd love to hear from you.

I studied advertising and journalism at Penn State, eventually settling in rural PA with my agricultural-banker husband and children. All my jobs revolved around writing, in recent years, turning to a life of crime. I'm murdering characters--tastefully. My genre is suspense/ amateur sleuth, not cozies. I love gardening, visiting our out-of-state kids and grands, volunteering at the VA and the Reading Hospital.
link: http://www.readingeagle.com/life/article/spring-township-authors-persistence-pays-off

School Story

Mrs Miller! Remember her? Senior composition. Her black kitty, Tar Baby. Those typed papers, due once a week. I still have my critical survey of DH Lawrence with 91 footnotes! That, she gave us two weeks to do. As she promised, freshman year was easy by comparison. And some hapless kid, on our campus tour, did say, "so this is the li-berry!" We got a great education! Had the second highest % of National Merit finalists of any school east of the Mississippi except Shaker Heights in Cleveland. Remember the WPIAL basketball semi-final at the Fieldhouse downtown? Detractors called us "cake eaters". Some of you brought cakes.

Remember the MLA style sheet? I had to unlearn that as a journalist (for the AP Stylesheet) and then the Chicago Manual Style Sheet, the bible of the book publishing industry. Somebody please! Forgive me! I can't proofread worth a damn.

Thank you all for your wonderful news, and Hal and friends for getting this website together. Hope to see you at our 60th.
Nancy

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Oct 26, 2023 at 9:09 PM

I HATED! mISSING the reunion and having time to visit with you and everyone else. With a new book launch pending, and not knowing exactly when, I procrastinated until the very last minute to commit. What a mistake! Regrets!!! Especially after all the work the committee did. I just should have come anyway, as I'm still waiting for the launch date. What I wouldn't do to rewind. There's a moral in this of biblical proportions. Forgive me....

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Happy birthday to my fellow Markhamite. Have a great celebration. And, as we volunteers now
say at the VA, "thank you for your service and welcome home!"

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Happy Happy birthday to a fellow Markhamite. Have a wonderful year.

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Hi, Bob! I remember the first day of sixth grade at Markham when our teacher announced that you'd now prefer being called "Bob," not Robert. To the little girls, you were Bobby. Thank you for your service.

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Posted on: Feb 26, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Hey, Jan! Another year with another great one in your future. Have a lovely birthday.

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Happy, happy birthday to the real-life Kingsley. I would have sent you a copy of Buried Trust (released in June) by now except my publisher's formatter omitted two pages--the dedication and the acknowledgments. Long story--publishing can be messy. Anyway, I've been promised second editions. I'd rather commit murder in peace. Anyway, have a wonderful next year and many more to come. XXOO

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