Yup, I need new photos

by | Jan 8, 2010 | Musetta

Musetta is still sporting this classic look, but I’ve replaced this old iMac with a sleek flat-screen model. Sadly, the mess on the desk remains pretty much the same! Anyway, Musetta once again takes her place among literary fat cats in today’s...

Sick as a dog, happy as a cat

by | Feb 8, 2009 | Musetta

Jon and I are taking turns wandering from room to room and falling asleep on various pieces of furniture. Musetta seems to approve. Wish I felt like a human, but just found out that “Shades of Grey” is now available for pre-ordering on Amazon, which makes...

Spring ahead… to Probable Claws

by | Aug 14, 2008 | Musetta, Probable Claws, Theda Krakow

Just got the word: Probable Claws, my fourth Theda Krakow mystery, will be published next April by Poisoned Pen Press! More info as I get it, and an excerpt will go up on my site soon. But in the meantime: someone is trying to poison shelter cats, and when Theda...

Where do our characters spring from?

by | May 5, 2008 | Cats, Musetta

All cats are not created equal. While Cyrus was a quiet cat, the dignified, strong and silent type, Musetta is a little loudmouth. In fact, since we were just away for a week, she’s been quite chatty. Some would say demanding. And last night, I realized...

But what about crime?

by | Aug 1, 2007 | Cats, Musetta, Theda Krakow

Faithful blog readers may be wondering, where’s the crime?If I’ve been cat happy lately, readers, it’s not because death (fiction) has taken a holiday. I’m actually hard at work on a mystery project (hinted at a bit lower down), and I hope to...