Santa came a little early this year. I found out last Friday that books # 4, 5, and 6 in the Pepper Martin mystery series (“Night of the Loving Dead,” “Dead Man Talking,” and the yet to be published “Tomb with a View”) have sold for publication in Germany.

They join “Don of the Dead,” “The Chick and the Dead” and “Tombs of Endearment” (the first three books in the series) on bookstore shelves there.

Thank you, Santa! I’ve been very good this year. What else do you have in store for me?

Merry Christmas to you all!