Dead to Rites — Book One of the Last Call Series

A project in Cottonwood, AZ by Christine Pope
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A new cozy paranormal mystery from USA Today bestselling author Christine Pope. Launching June 4, 2026.
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Backers: 32
Average Pledge Per Backer: $34

Funded: $1,100 of $500
Dates: Jun 4th -> Jun 28th (24 days)
Project By: Christine Pope
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Latest News

How about a stretch goal?

June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much to everyone who's backed the project. We're at $818 with six days to go, and if we hit $1,000 before the campaign close on June 27th, every single backer gets a brand-new Lorelei short story, "Auld Lang Crime," set on New Year's Eve... (Read More)

Thank you so much!!

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We funded today! I just wanted to pop in and say thank you so much to everyone who backed Dead to Rites! I'm working away in the background on some of the graphics for the project, so I should be back in a few days with another update. ☺️ Oh, and... (Read More)

Across the halfway point for the bonus novelette!

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Everyone in the "Regular" tier and up will receive an e-copy of Death in the Desert, a bonus novelette exclusively for Kickstarter backers! It's already halfway done (although, true to form, it may run closer to a novella and a novelette when it's... (Read More)

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