And so it begins…

A young woman falls from a window during a party. Everyone was drinking. She was apparently having fun. Was it an accident? Was she pushed? Did she jump?I’ll tell you in 200 pages or so.

Things you’ll do

I found out last night, when a neighbor’s pitbull went through my back screen door like it was wet Kleenex, that I am the type of person who will throw herself on a pitbull to save her cat.We are both ok. (Me and Musetta, that is. I do not care about the dog,...

So you want a signed book…

I wish I could travel everywhere, but small press budgets (and small-writer budgets) don’t make that possible. However, even if you can’t come to one of my readings, you can buy a signed book from these lovely, indie bookstores. If you buy your book BEFORE...

“Shades of Grey” September!

Yow, it’s September! And Shades of Grey, my first Dulcie Schwartz mystery, is making its US debut (in reality) with a (virtual) tour.Yes, I will be doing some live in-person readings. But this time out, I’m focusing on the online world. That means you can...

Truth in fiction

We were on the beach in Provincetown when the news broke about the CIA hiring Blackwater to carry out assassinations. Strangely enough, this kind of thing was what I talked about with Joe Finder, author of the great new thriller Vanished, in this week’s Boston...