In Iceland, the best Christmas gift is a book. For me, it’s the best gift anywhere, anytime. How about an anthology for the mystery/thriller fans on your list? It’s the solution to the quandary, “What does Aunt Denise like to … Continue reading
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Do mysteries need cats? Absolutely. Yesterday (April 11) was National Pet Day and I’m a day late in celebrating. But isn’t every day National Pet Day? It is in my house. Just ask Olive and Morris. Many mystery series, including … Continue reading
Write what you know. Authors are frequently advised to do just that—except when we’re writing what we don’t know. Historical fiction is a case in point. I don’t expect that Ellis Peters had firsthand knowledge of Brother Cadfael’s 12th century … Continue reading
I love music. As readers turn the pages of Murder at the Moonshine Inn, #2 in my Hazel Rose Book Group series, they may hear the background music and lyrics that accompany this story of mystery and intrigue (there’s even … Continue reading
“It was a dark and stormy night. Honestly. Earlier, it had been a dim and stormy day. Demonstrating no originality, March had indeed come in like a lion—a wet, angry one who blew ill winds every which way.” With Friends … Continue reading