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  • Promotional banner for "Excerpt from Seldom Seen Road by John Degen: A Burnt River Mystery." The horizontal layout is divided into two main sections. On the left, an author portrait shows John Degen, a man with gray hair, a full gray beard, and black-framed glasses, wearing a dark sweater against a soft teal-gray background with silhouetted evergreen trees fading into mist. A small golden-yellow circular icon (possibly a moon or logo) appears in the upper left corner. The right side features a warm brown panel with the text "Excerpt from Seldom Seen Road by John Degen" in stacked cream-colored serif type, followed by "A BURNT RIVER MYSTERY" in smaller uppercase letters. At the bottom right, the Open Book logo appears in white—a stylized "ob" mark above the words "OPEN BOOK." The overall palette blends cool atmospheric blues and teals with warm earthy browns and soft cream, creating a contemplative, literary tone that bridges author presence with the mystery's forested setting.
    Promotional banner for "Excerpt from Seldom Seen Road by John Degen: A Burnt River Mystery." The horizontal layout is divided into two main sections. On the left, an author portrait shows John Degen, a man with gray hair, a full gray beard, and black-framed glasses, wearing a dark sweater against a soft teal-gray background with silhouetted evergreen trees fading into mist. A small golden-yellow circular icon (possibly a moon or logo) appears in the upper left corner. The right side features a warm brown panel with the text "Excerpt from Seldom Seen Road by John Degen" in stacked cream-colored serif type, followed by "A BURNT RIVER MYSTERY" in smaller uppercase letters. At the bottom right, the Open Book logo appears in white—a stylized "ob" mark above the words "OPEN BOOK." The overall palette blends cool atmospheric blues and teals with warm earthy browns and soft cream, creating a contemplative, literary tone that bridges author presence with the mystery's forested setting.
    June 25, 2026

    Read an Excerpt from SELDOM SEEN ROAD, the First Title in the New Burnt River Mystery Series from John Degen

    A murder on a riverbank pulls an unlikely detective out of retirement in Seldom Seen Road (Latitude 46),l the first instalment in John Degen’s Burnt River mystery series.When the body of a local environmental ...

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