“While cat lovers will be drawn to Probable Claws for its feline characters, it’s the overall book itself that will have mystery readers looking forward to the next in the series.” Hey, thanks! (Read the whole review here.) And thanks to Linda L....

No severance pay?

All through the 1990s, I worked at the Boston Globe. I made some great friends there and I learned a lot. Now, I’m not sorry I left, but I’ve also always understood why others stayed. It is the biggest newspaper in the region. The most respected and...

Powering through proofs

Hooboy, I’m reading Shades of Grey one more time – page proofs. This is my last chance to catch anything. Could the pressure be higher? On a more fun note, I just heard that 70 copies of Probable Claws will be shipped to me next week. I sign most of those and...