CWA award time!

Just found out that my As Dark As My Fur has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence in the 2018 CWA communications contest. That means this mystery, the second in my Blackie & Care series, is eligible for a Muse Medallion. (I’m already the proud owner of a...

Catch up with Blackie and Care

In advance of the release of Cross My Path, Severn House is offering a two-for-one omnibus e-book version of the first two Blackie and Care black cat mysteries at a special discounted price. Hurry, though, this special will not last!

Comedians are people – and daughters – too

Imagine my surprise when, while watching Emmy Blotnick’s standup on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” I heard one of my own books mentioned – twice! Blotnick, who is also the head writer on “The President Show,” was riffing on her sad...

Winthrop library event POSTPONED

Due to the storm. Stay safe, everyone! I’ll post when it has been rescheduled. EDIT: We have a date! I’ll be speaking about writing and about my books at this great public library on Tuesday, May 22, at 6:30 p.m. Free!

And so it begins…

We crime fiction (mystery) writers like to describe ourselves as either “plotters” or “pantsers.” Plotters figure everything out ahead of time. Pantsers, well, don’t, preferring to fly by the seat of our pants. But it’s never quite...