{"id":3848,"date":"2016-01-13T00:11:16","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T05:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.167.168.176\/~phillips\/kerriansnotebook\/kerriansnotebook\/?p=3848"},"modified":"2025-03-26T12:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T16:11:46","slug":"kn-p-162-fan-favorites-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/2016\/01\/kn-p-162-fan-favorites-of-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"KN, p. 162 “Fan Favorites of 2015”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kerrian\u2019s Notebook<\/em> readership was up again in 2015! Double wahoo!! More than ever, it seems as if readers and professional writers that follow the Notebook<\/em> most enjoy learning about the nuts and bolts of crime as well as the crime fighters that take care of the bad guys.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Top Ten favorites from 2015 are listed in reverse order. Click on the title to read that post.<\/span><\/p>\n

Did your fave post of the year make the list? Let us know in the comment section below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cIrish Brown Bread<\/span>\u201d<\/a> (p. 139)\u00a0\u00a0 Tasty, easy, and taste-tested by us.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. \u201cMurder at the Conference<\/span>\u201d<\/a> (p. 154)\u00a0\u00a0 Nefarious? Why, yes!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. \u201cCould you be a detective?<\/span>\u201d<\/a> (p. 134) \u00a0 Do you have what it takes?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. \u201cCould you be a sniper?<\/span>\u201d<\/a> (p. 135)\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s harder than just being a crack shot.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. \u201cWhat does the TSA really do?<\/span>\u201d<\/a> (p. 137)\u00a0 It\u2019s more than baggage handling.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. \u201cIs that a body under the deck?<\/span>\u201d<\/a> (p. 148)\u00a0 The snakes were bummed that their own post (\u201cAbout the snakes..<\/span>\u201d<\/a>) didn\u2019t make the Top Ten, but promised to keep the slithering to a minimum when they saw they had a mention in this post that did make the cut.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              1. \u201cWho are the Texas Rangers?<\/span>\u201d<\/a> (p. 144)\u00a0 Many, many thanks to the Johnsons for their valuable insights, and years of service to the great State of Texas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. \u201cWhat does a Texas Ranger do?<\/span>\u201d<\/a> (p. 145)\u00a0 Soooooo much!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  1. \u201cWhat poisons were in Agatha Christie\u2019s books?<\/span>\u201d<\/a> (p. 133)\u00a0 Christie is a perennial favorite of mystery readers around the world and the poisons she used to dispatch many of the victims in her books were well researched.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    1. \u201cHow to Become a Texas Ranger<\/span>\u201d<\/a> (p. 146) Apparently, there are either a LOT of people that are curious about the qualifications for becoming a Texas Ranger, or there will be a ton of books with Rangers as the featured characters published in the future. This post was read by more people than any other Top Ten Kerrian\u2019s Notebook<\/em> post in previous years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                      To all the Kerrian\u2019s Notebook<\/em> readers all over the globe: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                      Your comments, reactions and enthusiastic participation through Facebook, Twitter, emails, and on the site itself, mean the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

                      Many thanks for continuing to follow us as we travel around the country doing research, collecting odd stories and sharing weird facts about fires, EMS scenes, crime, and the people charged with helping the community when bad things happen.<\/span><\/p>\n

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                      Kerrian\u2019s Notebook<\/em> fans are the best on the planet!<\/span><\/p>\n

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                      *Photo taken by Patti Phillips at the Texas Ranger Museum in Waco, Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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