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Rosalind Barden author
@rosalindbarden.bsky.social
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Author of mystery and horror with a sense of humor.
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/rosalind-barden
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Release day: "Sparky of Bunker Hill" 1930s cozy noir mysteries 1 - 3. Includes new 1920s Hollywood short mystery! Sparky's a street-wise kid tackling crime in gritty LA & glamorous Hollywood. Fun for all ages.
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#cozymystery #historicalfiction #youngteenlit #mysterybooks
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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"I Love You" is a heartwarming children's picture book about unconditional love that I wrote and illustrated with a simple little creature made for smiles. For baby & up. Great gift. Buy now in paperback and hardcover wherever books are sold: rosalindbarden.com/book/i-love-...
#childrensbooks #books
October 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Do you like your horror extra insane? Dive into the "Strangely Funny" anthologies packed with short humorous stories of horror gone wrong, so very wrong. Collect all 11! I have stories in most. Paperback & eBook: rosalindbarden.com/book-series/...
#horrorfam #horrorfamily #funnyhorror #horrorstories
October 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Happy Columbo Day! I love Peter Falk's Columbo. He was my Mom's favorite detective!

Photo from Getty Images.

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Happy Columbo Day! Peter Falk as Columbo. Photo shows Peter Falk dress as his Columbo character. Photo from Getty Images.
October 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Follow the crime-solving misadventures of Sparky, the 1930s unlikely girl amateur sleuth in Prohibition-era LA with this eBook boxed set of the first 3 Sparky's + new 1920s Hollywood cozy mystery novella. Pre-order now for 10-27-25 release:
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#youngteenlit #cozymysteries
Cover of the eBook boxed set of "Sparky of Bunker Hill Mysteries Books 1 - 3: Including New Tootsie LaFemme 1920s Hollywood Short Mystery." Cover is set against the background of the cover of the first Sparky mystery, "The Cold Kid Case." Text above cover reads: "Mobsters, Movie Stars, Murder in 1930s LA." Text below cover reads: "First 3 Sparky 1930s Cozy Mystery Books + New 1920s Hollywood Cozy Mystery Novella."
October 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Sorry for being slow to respond/follow. Due to health issues, I've pushed back release of 6th Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery to Fall '26. I'll still release the Sparky boxed set Oct 27 & will send a short Halloween story to my email list rosalindbarden.com/join-readers.... Thanks for understanding.
October 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Book Review!
5-stars
Danger ramps up to a breathless pace in author Laurie Buchanan's latest Sean McPherson mystery-thriller novel located at a cozy writer's retreat. My full review: www.bookbub.com/profile/rosa...
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September 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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My happy little children's picture book reached Amazon #1 in New Release! "I Love You" is a simple children's picture book about unconditional love with a colorful little creature made for smiles. For baby and up. rosalindbarden.com/book/i-love-... #childrenspicturebooks #childrensbooks #earlyreader
My happy little children's picture book reached Amazon #1 in New Release! "I Love You" is a simple children's picture book about unconditional love with a colorful little creature made for smiles. For baby and up. Image shows book cover, #1, and 5 stars from Amazon printscreen.
August 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Summer is for reading #shortmysteries. Read my stories about Josh the Actor's crime-solving(?) Mardi Gras misadventures. "History and Mystery, Oh My!" has "The Monkey's Ghost," inspiration for my "Sparky of Bunker Hill" 1930s #cozymystery series.
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Summer is for reading short mysteries. Read my stories about Josh the Actor's crime-solving(?) Mardi Gras misadventures. "History and Mystery, Oh My!" has "The Monkey's Ghost," inspiration for my "Sparky of Bunker Hill" 1930s cozy mystery series. Buy links: https://rosalindbarden.com/book-series/mystery-short-stories/
August 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Book Review! “Premeditated Myrtle” 1st in the “Myrtle Hardcastle” mystery series by Elizabeth C. Bunce. In 1890s England, 12-year-old Myrtle Hardcastle’s hobby is crime! My BookBub review (follow me too!): www.bookbub.com/reviews/3743...
#bookreview #cozymystery #youngteenlit #historicalmysteries
Book Review! “Premeditated Myrtle” 1st in the “Myrtle Hardcastle” mystery series by Elizabeth C. Bunce. In 1890s England, 12-year-old Myrtle Hardcastle’s hobby is crime! My BookBub review (follow me too!): https://www.bookbub.com/reviews/3743783503
August 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Kirkus Reviews magazine picked my fun 1930s "The Cold Kid Case: A Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery" for the 8/1/2025 issue. They select under 25% of indie books for the magazine. Wow!
Magazine - pg 162:
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Review:
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#kirkusreviews #cozymystery
August 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Happy Summer! I haven't been regularly posting due to health issues. Thanks for your patience if I am slow in responding, following back, etc. I am super grateful for your support! I continue working on my projects, but slowly.
#writerscomunity #indieauthors #writershelpingwriters #authors #books
August 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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#cozymystery book for Young Teens and Tweens that you'll love too! They'll love spunky, bossy Sparky. You'll love the humor in "The Cold Kid Case," 1st in my 1930s cozy "Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery" series. #1 Amazon Bestseller. Buy now: buy.bookfunnel.com/r6xwcyni5c
#youngteenlit #booksfortweens
Is your tween looking for a mystery book she can't put down? Grown-ups love it too! (Young teen holding "The Cold Kid Case," first in Rosalind Barden's fun, award-winning 1930s cozy noir "Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery" series.)
July 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Need books for a camping trip? Reading by flashlight is perfect for the #StrangelyFunny" book series filled with short stories of horror gone wrong, so very wrong. My #humoroushorror #shortstories are in most. Buy now: www.amazon.com/dp/B07FK4QBV4
#funnyhorror #horrorbooks #horrorfam #horrorreaders
The "Strangely Funny" series of humorous short horror story anthologies is perfect summer reading for your camping trip.
July 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Enter to win a Kindle + 15 cozy mystery eBooks including "The Monkey Island Murder," 3rd in my fun, award-winning 1930s "Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery" series!

Hurry! Enter by 7-31-25:
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July 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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"There’s fun to be had, but little sugarcoating, in this wild, often chilling murder mystery." - Kirkus Reviews. "The Cold Kid Case" is 1st in my fun award-winning 1930s #cozynoir "Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery" series. Buy: buy.bookfunnel.com/r6xwcyni5c
#youngteenlit #cozymystery #cozymysteryseries
"A resourceful hero under threat, memorable villains, some gritty violence, and fast-moving suspense." - Kirkus Reviews. Young woman hold copy of "The Cold Kid Case," first in Rosalind Barden's fun, award-winning 1930s cozy noir "Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery" series.
July 19, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Book Review! “The Mass” by Natalie Blank is a character-driven YA novel exploring the trauma of mass shooting survivors. Can their love endure? My review: www.bookbub.com/reviews/3839...

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Book Review! “The Mass” by Natalie Blank is a character-driven YA novel exploring the trauma of mass shooting survivors. Can their love endure? My review: https://www.bookbub.com/reviews/383929411
July 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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“The Cat, The Rat and The Secret Garden, Authors Edition,” by David-John Scott is a fantasy novel about a quest that is sure to become a classic. For older middle-grade and young adult readers. See my full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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“The Cat, The Rat and The Secret Garden, Authors Edition,” by David-John Scott is a fantasy novel about a quest that is sure to become a classic. For older middle-grade and young adult readers. See my full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7701493646
July 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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"I love you when you are happy. I love you when you are sad. I love you because you are you."

“I Love You” is my simple #childrenspicturebook. #positivebook with a happy colorful creature made for smiles. #NoAI For #baby and up. Buy now:
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#childrensbooks #toddlerbooks
July 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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The perfect summer mystery read! The Fungo Society by Jeff Stanger is a short fun baseball mystery, first in the Jonathan Quick Baseball Mystery series. The eBook is only 99 cents on Amazon! buy.bookfunnel.com/wz7q924xof?t...
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The perfect summer mystery read! The Fungo Society by Jeff Stanger is a short fun baseball mystery, first in the Jonathan Quick Baseball Mystery series. The eBook is only 99 cents on Amazon! https://buy.bookfunnel.com/wz7q924xof?tid=1z47qu6jr2 "I'm still chuckling just thinking about it." - Amazon Review
June 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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"I love you when you are happy. I love you when you are sad. I love you because you are you."

“I Love You” is my simple #childrenspicturebook. A #positivebook with a happy colorful creature made for smiles. #NoAI For #baby and up. Buy now:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFGMBG55
#childrensbooks #earlyreader
New Release! "I Love You" is my simple children's picture book I wrote and illustrated with no AI! A positive book with a colorful little creature made for smiles. For baby and up. Buy now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFGMBG55
June 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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#bookreview: Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney. Adam & Amelia hope a weekend at a remote Scottish house will save their marriage. But after they are snowed in, odd things begin to happen! My full review: www.bookbub.com/reviews/6659...
#thrillerbook #mysterynovel #alicefeeney #thrillernovel #books
Book Review: Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney. Adam & Amelia hope a weekend at a remote Scottish house will save their marriage. But after they are snowed in, odd things begin to happen! My full review: https://www.bookbub.com/reviews/665965134
June 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Investigate these new Mystery releases! Cozy, suspense, romantic & more! Includes "The Catalina Cahoots" 5th in my fun 1930s cozy noir "Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery" series!
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#cozymystery #mysterybooks #mysteryreaders #youngteenlit #books #newmysterybooks #book
Investigate these new Mystery releases! Cozy, suspense, romantic & more! Includes "The Catalina Cahoots" 5th in my fun 1930s cozy noir "Sparky of Bunker Hill Mystery" series! https://books.bookfunnel.com/mtspreordernewreleasesjun/amwl7zfi8j
June 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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#bookreview "Phantom Reunions" by Sal Nudo. Danielle’s escape to Vegas from her troubled life sends her on a downward spiral. Well-crafted novel for armchair traveling to dark, tragic realms of human existence. 5 Stars. My review
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#darkfiction #crimefiction #books
Book Review: "Phantom Reunions" by Sal Nudo. Crime, Obsession, and bad choices began in Vegas and went downhill from there. See my full review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7671185654
June 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Dead ballplayer. Missing antique. Nobody wants the cops.

The Fungo Society by Jeff Stanger, a short humorous baseball mystery 99¢

I've joined Jeff in this BookFunnel author swap - check it out!
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June 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM