by Clea | Sep 18, 2018 | Boston Noir, CrimeReads, George V. Higgins, Reviews, Uncategorized, World Enough
Fascinating piece on George V. Higgins (author of “Friends of Eddie Coyle,” etc.) and the development of the Boston crime novel in the new issue of CrimeReads. Overwhelming to me because the article’s author Scott von Doviak referenced ME as an heir...
by Clea | Aug 1, 2018 | Pru Marlowe, Reviewing the Evidence, Reviews, Uncategorized
Writing for Reviewing the Evidence, a crime fiction journal, onetime Pinkerton investigator and former journalist Ruth Castleberry takes on my Fear on Four Paws, noting, “the exchanges between various animal characters and Pru are skillfully done and sound...
by Clea | Jul 22, 2018 | Blackie & Care, Reviews, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Severn House
“A genre-bender that continues the series theme while simultaneously expanding it, Cross My Path displays Simon’s powers of imaginative conception and adroit execution in full force.” So says Jay R. Strafford in the Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star and I...
by Clea | Jul 13, 2018 | Cats, Poisoned Pen Press, Pru Marlowe, Reviews, Uncategorized
Columnist Kim Campbell Thornton wrote up “Page Turners for Pet Lovers” in the Palm Beach Florida Weekly – the columnist calls calls us “The Nine Best New Pet Books to Read This Summer” – and the first book she recommends is my new Fear on...
by Clea | Jul 9, 2018 | Cats, Poisoned Pen Press, Reviews, Severn House, Uncategorized
Cross My Path and Fear on Four Paws both got wonderful raves today in this book blog. Of Cross My Path, she writes, “The story, set in a dark world, is completely engrossing, filled with characters who keep you wondering what they’re really up to,” adding...
by Clea | Jun 30, 2018 | Blackie & Care, Cats, Reviews, Severn House
“[G]ritty and intense,” says the Blood Red Pencil of the world of my new Cross My Path, “well-suited for the unsettling, edge-of-your-seat atmosphere.” This well-penned review does a great job of describing the world that Blackie and Care...