Shari Lane

Pacific Northwest Author

The Story

Giles Anthony Maurice Gibson, Manhattanite and president of ABC Toys, floats through life on a cloud of wealth and privilege.

Until now.

When his company’s negligence results in tragedy, the judge, weary of a world where justice is rarely served, sentences Giles to a year of community service in rural Oregon, and supervised work at Sunnyside Up, a local diner. Renamed “Tony,” and fitted with an ankle monitor to keep him in his place, he must find a way to make amends for the consequences of always choosing the easy way.

Shortly after Giles-learning-to-be-Tony arrives, the curmudgeonly cook finds a dead body in the dumpster behind the restaurant. Tony and the other misfits at the diner are soon suspects, but—though they will eventually work together to figure out “whodunnit”—Two Over Easy All Day Long isn’t a murder mystery, it’s a human mystery, asking how far a person can bend before breaking, and whether breaking isn’t the point, after all. 

What people are saying about Two Over Easy All Day Long . . .

  • "Elegant humor, wit, and irony"

    Kip Robinson Greenthal, Author of Shoal Water
    Recipient of the Landmark Prize for Fiction and
    Nautilus Book Awards)

  • "A must-read . . . Sunnyside Up is the kind of place you wish you could frequent"

    Charlotte Rains Dixon, Writing Coach, Author of The Bonne Chance Bakery and Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior

  • " Shari Lane’s novel tells a moving tale of mystery, transformation, and . . . redemption"

    Stephanie Barbé Hammer, author of Pretend Plumber, and Journey to Merveilleux City (Finalist for the Forward INDIES Mystery Book of the Year award)

  • Readers' Favorite - 5 Star Review

    “ . . . I would certainly recommend Two Over Easy All Day Long as a witty, well-penned, character-driven tale for fans of literary fiction and inspiring mysteries everywhere.”

  • "It's a Wonderful Life"

    Very engaging novel with light and dark, humor and pathos. Memorable, endearing characters and unusual yet believable life situations. If this novel were adapted to film it might have been directed by Frank Capra or Preston Sturges. Highly recommended.” Five Star Review - Amazon.

News and Events

  • The Dogs of Looser Island Return!


    Brand new chapters from Who Laughs Last,
    the prequel to What the Dogs Know.

    Subscribe to the new Substack
    for chapter-sections posted twice weekly
    beginning May 3, 2025.

    In the meantime, check out the updated website www.alaughingdog.com.

  • ENDING MARCH 30, 2025: Goodreads Giveaway!

    Enter to win a signed copy
    of Two Over Easy All Day Long here.
    Entry is free!

    Already have a copy? Pay it forward and host your own giveaway - donate to a friend, indie bookstore, or library, and tell them why you loved the book.

    While you’re on the Goodreads Giveaway site, check out all the other marvelous books available!

  • Shelf Unbound Notable Books Award

    Two Over Easy All Day Long was listed as a Shelf Unbound Notable Indie of 2024! Check it out here!

  • Kirkus Review - "Get it!"

    “Lane is a talented stylist, and her prose glistens . . . . The real pleasures, though, are the deftly rendered characters (all characters in the true sense) and their relationships with one another. “ Check it out here

  • Hooray for Book Clubs!

    The Six Angry Women Book Club
    met in Canada to discuss
    Two Over Easy All Day Long.
    What an honor!

  • Optimism - January 2025 Newsletter

    The January 2025 newsletter is live -

    Hope, Optimism and Possibilism.

  • Literary Titan Book Award and Interview

    Two Over Easy All Day Long won a Literary Titan Book Award. Check out the Book Award and Author Interview

    “Celebrating the brilliance of outstanding authors who have captivated us with their skillful prose, engaging narratives, and compelling real and imagined characters.”

  • Happiness! November Newsletter

    Finding gratitude, book reviews, and more.

    Check it out here

  • Write Now interview with Gayle Heney (HC Media)

    A marvelous conversation with
    Gayle Heney, two-term Poet Laureate of North Andover, Massachusetts.
    Available here and also on the HC Media website!

  • Manchester, New Hampshire

    Saturday, November 16, 2024

    2:00 pm

    Bookery Manchester

    844 Elm Street
    Manchester, New Hampshire

  • October Newsletter: Distraction

    On Fame and Fortune and Writing. Check it out here

  • An interview with Melissa Chureau's Fully Mindful podcast

    Check out the Fully Mindful podcast episode "From Law to Literature," an interview with amazing host Melissa Chureau on Apple podcasts. Here’s how the host described the interview: “We delve into the power of storytelling as a tool for empathy and connection. . . . Through [characters’] stories, we explore how literature can bridge societal divides and encourage us to view the world through a lens of compassion.”

    Check out many other wonderful Fully Mindful podcasts as well!. Listen here

  • Kirkland, Washington

    Saturday, October 26, 2024

    4:00 pm

    BookTree Kirkland
    609 Market Street
    Kirkland, Washington 98033

    Author Panel: Micah Briarmoon, Paul Hunter and Shari Lane

  • Salish Current Article

    Book Review and Interview by Gretchen K. Wing, freelance journalist and author of The Flying Burgowski trilogy. Check it out in the 5/16/2024 Salish Current!

    Salish Current, “Independent, fact-based news for Whatcom, San Juan and Skagit counties.”

  • YouTube

    Check out the latest on the new YouTube Channel - "Two Over Easy - What Is It?"

    Have a favorite section of the book you’d like to read aloud?
    Send a short clip to sharilaneauthor@gmail.com,
    and we’ll post it on the channel!

    Check out the marvelous short video by Spot312.com’s Gini Chin.

  • Ashland, Oregon

    Monday, October 7, 2024

    7:00 - 8:00 pm

    Bloomsbury Books
    290 East Main Street
    Ashland, Oregon

  • Review by A Quintillion Words

    So much gratitude to Emily Quinn for a thoughtful and delightful review!

    “ A beautifully written book with an exciting and memorable plot.”

    Read the full review, and check out other wonderful books reviewed by A Quintillion Words, here

  • Bend, Oregon

    Thursday, July 25, 2024, 6:30 pm
    Roundabout Books & Cafe
    900 NW Mt. Washington Drive Suite 110
    Bend, Oregon 97703.
    Tickets and more information available here

  • Jaysus, MooMoo, and the Immortal Woos

    Jaysus, MooMoo, and the Immortal Woos was Longlisted in the Stockholm Writers Festival First Five Pages contest! I hope to bring this newest novel to you all in the not-too-distant future…

  • Friday Harbor, Washington

    Sunday May 26, 2024

    2:00 pm

    Griffin Bay Bookstore
    155 Spring Street
    Friday Harbor, WA

  • Book Launch Party!

    Friday May 17, 2024

    5:30 - 8:00 pm

    Lopez Island Library
    2225 Fisherman Bay Road
    Lopez Island, WA

    Music, Friends of the Library Introduction, Two Over Easy All Day Long Reading and Book-Signing
    AND EGG DISH POTLUCK!

    With love and support by the Lopez Island Library, Friends of the Library, and Lopez Bookshop

ABOUT SHARI

I was reading voraciously by the time I entered kindergarten, and I have been writing for almost as long. My first full-length novel, hand-written at the age of ten and stapled together for my family, followed the adventures of magical guinea pigs.

Whenever and however possible, I surround myself with books, writers, and readers. In addition to being Managing Editor of SHARK REEF Literary Magazine, I am on the Lopez Island Library’s Board of Trustees, and host WORD!, an open mic for local writers.

It is my ardent belief that good writing can provide a much-needed escape, a chance for a cathartic cry or a healing belly laugh. Just as importantly, in these divided and divisive times, I believe stories can build bridges, as we see through another’s eyes, and feel through the beating of another’s heart.