Florida Spectacular

Episode 188: Orlando Murder Mystery, a Florida mystery writer, and Why Is It Snowing?

Cathy Salustri Season 5 Episode 188

Send us your Florida questions!

Joy Wallace Dickinson, author of the old Florida murder mystery, Secrets of the Flamingo Café, joins the podcast to talk about her book, the history in which she grounded it, and her writing process. There's a rare snowfall in North Florida as we taped this podcast and of course Cathy has some big feelings about that.

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About Joy Wallace Dickinson

Secrets of the Flamingo Café: An Old Florida Mystery

John D. MacDonald

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