Lorie Lewis Ham on a different kind of pet

I know Lorie through her magazine,Kings River Life, which regularly publishes reviews and short fiction. I was thrilled therefore to hear that she had a new novel out – her sixth – One of Us, the first in a new series, and even more overjoyed that she wanted to share...

Lucy Burdette’s Scottish play

I was about to congratulate noted cozy author (and past Sisters in Crime president) Lucy Burdette (aka Roberta Isleib) on her latest Key West mystery when it hit me … it’s set in Scotland? Yes, with A Scone of Contention this sweet food-oriented series is...

The cost of uncertainty (a Bouchercon post-mortem)

My op-ed on Bouchercon ran in todays Boston Globe. If you can subscribe to this (or any) newspaper, I urge you to. However, I’m opting to make this readable (though it lacks some of the cool click-throughs and graphics). OPINION The cost of uncertainty...

Sherry Harris on the bones of a good story

“A line will take us hours maybe, but if it seems more than a moment’s thought our stitching and unstitching is for naught.” William Butler Yeats was talking about poetry, but he may as well have been talking about cozies. These fun character-driven...

INCANTATION works its magic

Just got a bit of happy news: AN INCANTATION OF CATS was awarded a certificate of excellence by the Cat Writers’ Association in this international group’s 2020 communications contest. Thank you!