Diversity makes us stronger!

We all know that a full spectrum of characters, people, and places are what bring our favorite books to life. Now the wonderful organization Sisters in Crime, of which I’m a proud member, is offering the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award,...

You missed it?

Not to worry! Bookstores like Porter Square Books (pictured) have visiting authors sign stock. Drop by, call, or order online to get a signed copy (the bookstore web page tells you how!).

“I was enthralled…”

“This is completely different from anything I have read before,” writes this book blogger about my As Dark As My Fur. “I was held enthralled from the beginning…” How nice! Read more here.

A working #FelineFriday

Musetta is quite a stern taskmistress – and as I’m revising what I hope will become the third Blackie & Care mystery,she’s keeping a close watch on me. What am I doing? Well, I’m giving the first draft a read-through for plot first –...

“The innocence and wonder of those times…”

I gave an advance copy of World Enough to once and future Boston rocker Rick Paige​ (now the proprietor of the funky fun Atomic Dimestore​ in Hyannis) and he sent me the following message, which he gave me permission to share. Particularly because he is not a mystery...