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Standing on the Beach
A mystery based in Juneau, Alaska.
Notes from readers:
"A suspenseful and sexy mystery set in Juneau and Seattle. Very atmospheric. I intended to read a chapter a night and ended up staying up late and finishing it, my highest praise for a mystery novel. It would make an amazing movie, if Hollywood is listening." 5 Stars.
"An addictive, transporting mystery with Seattle & Alaska as fully-realized characters. I'm a person who prefers beautiful writing to an affecting storyline, but Standing on the Beach has both. M.J. Cody's descriptions made me smile at their intelligence and the story kept me hooked. And now that I'm finished, I miss Seattle, Juneau and heroine Norris!" 5 Stars.
"Well-known Northwest travel writer, MJ Cody, has created a suspenseful mystery in her debut novel, Standing on the Beach. An intriguing story is made even more fun in the beautifully-described details of Alaska and Seattle." 5 Stars.
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Sleeping Around the Northwest
A compilation of my favorite travel adventures.
"An inspired collection of travel tales from M.J. Cody's on-the-road adventures in the far western corner of the United States. Included are tips and links to places to explore throughout the Pacific Northwest, but it’s M.J.’s true sense of place that shines. There’s a buoyancy here—a spirit keen and curious, vivid and compelling, sometimes ironic, always amusing. From high desert cowboy country to the ocean shores, M.J. takes us along for the ride."
"The Clackamas River has a few riffles and a bit of current at the point where we're trying to cross. I am headed upstream, while Joe is headed downstream. Unfortunately, we are in the same canoe."
—Excerpt from Chapter One "South Fork"
"We walked the beach and picked up oysters and ate them right there sitting on a driftwood log. We marveled at the bounty where one merely had to rummage around to eat gloriously well. We did not, however, find any Tabasco, horseradish or tequila."
—Excerpt from Chapter Four "Hey, Ever Been to Port Townsend?"
Available at
Powell's & Amazon
Ongoing project:
Enduring Spirit: Photographs of Northwest Indians 1855 - 1934
[forthcoming fall 2020 OSU Press]
The book will be Northwest Photography Archive’s second endeavor following the award-winning Wild Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River Gorge,1867–1957.
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Wild in the City: A guide to Portland’s Natural Spaces (co-editor with Mike Houck 2000)
Wild in the City: Exploring the Intertwine (co-editor with Mike Houck 2011) NEW SITES!
Best Places to Stay – Pacific Northwest (12th ed. 2000)
Astorians: Eccentric and Extraordinary (contributor 2011)
Our Portland – A coffee table style book with photographer Rick Shaffer.
“The Barlow Road Driving Tour” Audio CD – A guide to the “last leg” of the Oregon Trail with original music, maps, and pioneer diaries excerpts.
Written & produced for Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory.
Written & produced for Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory.