Toby Speed

children's book author and cloud enthusiast

Selected Works

Picture Books
Brave Potatoes
Super spuds do battle with Chef Hackemup
Two Cool Cows
Why the cow really jumped over the moon
Water Voices
Small puzzle poems about sprinkler spray, mud puddles and other forms of water
Whoosh! Went the Wish
A wish gets stuck in bushes, briers and brambles
Hattie Baked a Wedding Cake
Strange ingredients go into a cake
One Leaf Fell
A story of a leaf and its travels
Mystery Novel
Death Over Easy
An Emma Trace mystery
Work in progress

Death Over Easy

(Work in progress. This is a mystery novel for adults.)

Things I learned while writing this book:


I learned how to fly a plane and do basic aerobatics.
I rode in a cop car.
I shot a gun.
I took part in a simulated high-speed car chase, and I learned how to do a lightning-quick U-turn.
I learned how to bet on the horses.
I learned how to remove Sharpie marker from skin.
I found out how to open a locked door using a credit card.
I ate a Fluffernutter sandwich.

Tasty ingredients that make up DEATH OVER EASY:


One charming village
One bowl of pancake batter
A freelance editor approaching the Big 4-0
A compelling birthday ritual
One roaming cat
A spunky waitress
A busybody from Brooklyn
A sleezeball or two
One hot guy
One fast airplane
Three uncles
Some cops
and, of course, a murderer....

Mix up in a pan. Bake until bubbly. Serve immediately.


Copyright © Toby Speed 2010. All rights reserved.
Mystery author, or author of mystery?