The Page 69 Test

My thanks to Marshal Zeringue for including me among the distinguished writers who have taken part in the "Page 69 test."

Campaign for the American Reader: Pg. 69: "A Mammoth Murder": "Bill Crider is the Texas-reared and Anthony Award-winning author of the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, which includes his latest novel, A Mammoth Murder. He's also the author of--among many other books--We'll Always Have Murder, the first novel in a series featuring Humphrey Bogart as a celebrity sleuth.

I asked Bill to apply the 'page 69 test' to A Mammoth Murder."