by Clea | Oct 22, 2018 | Five Questions, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing, Writing
Like so many others, I discovered Kellye Garrett because of the buzz about her debut: Hollywood Homicide. Once I read the fast, funny adventures of semi-failed actress Dayna Anderson, and her new passion for detecting, I wasn’t surprised when her debut outing...
by Clea | Oct 15, 2018 | Five Questions, Writers on Writing, Writing
Susan and I have been Sisters in Crime on the New England mystery scene for years, but I first really got to spend time with Susan at Bouchercon 2016, in New Orleans. Maybe it was the heat and the humidity. Maybe it was the panels… maybe it was the beignets....
by Clea | Oct 12, 2018 | Cats, Pru Marlowe, Reviews
The Book Blog of the Bristol (VA) Public Library weighs in on Fear On Four Paws: ” It’s an excellent series and comes highly recommended,” writes blogger/librarian Jeanne. “This series is often called a cozy, though that’s not the label I would give...
by Clea | Oct 9, 2018 | A Spell of Murder, Cats, News, Polis Books, Publishers Weekly, Reviews
I am over the moon about this Publishers Weekly review for my Dec. 11 cat cozy, A Spell of Murder: “Set in Cambridge, Mass., this delightful series launch from Simon (World Enough) introduces three talking cats—littermates Clara, Harriet, and Laurel—and their...
by Clea | Oct 8, 2018 | Five Questions, Writers on Writing, Writing
I knew Hank from the news, of course. Everyone in New England does. But I first met her when she came to a reading of my nonfiction book, Fatherless Women. We had a good talk, and I was really touched that she and I shared some of the same issues and concerns. I...
