Dead Whales Tell No Tales is a great followup to Lovell's popular Murder at Yaquina Head! His protagonist, college professor and amateur sleuth, Thomas Martindale is a very real and "human" character who is driven in his desire to help those who he knows are in need.

Highly recommended! An easy read...lots of suspense and fun. Lovell keeps you guessing whodunit until the very end!

Set on the windswept Oregon coast and capably written by Oregon resident Ron Lovell, Murder At Yaquina Head is the riveting story of a journalism professor Thomas Martindale, a man who becomes drawn into a tangle of deceit and death when his friend's life is endangered and he discovers a murdered body. Wry, thoughtful, moody, and structured around a secret that reaches back to the era of World War II, Murder At Yaquina Head is a 183 page, gripping mystery which is highly recommended reading for mystery buffs and would make a welcome and appreciated addition to any community library Mystery/Suspense collection.

FREE-LANCING: A GUIDE TO WRITING FOR MAGAZINES AND OTHER MARKETS is one of the most useful textbooks that I acquired as an undergraduate journalism student. It provides clear and understandable descriptions of types of writing (personality profiles, roundups, reviews, travel writing, etc.) as well as good tips on how to get published (marketing, querying, and submitting your work). The many sidebars give good illustrations of what to do and what NOT to do. This text is a practical and down-to-earth textbook, especially valuable for freelancers who are new to the field.