by Clea | Dec 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sisters in Crime New England solicited reading suggestions from all of us. Here’s the list. Enjoy! If you’re looking for a signed copy of any of mine, both Harvard Book Store and Porter Square Books have copies. Call to make sure you get a signed one –...
by Clea | Dec 9, 2019 | Five Questions, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing
You can’t be part of the New England crime fiction community and not know Judy Copek and her husband Hans. One of the co-founders of our annual CrimeBake conference, Judy is an organizer, reader, and supporter of us all, and her own novels showcase both her...
by Clea | Dec 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Welcome to December! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We did – and I’m particularly thankful that Chanukah is late this year, which means extra time for gift hunting (and wrapping). But since this is Cyber Monday, I’m using my usual author...
by Clea | Nov 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Do you listen to audiobooks while you drive or work out? Keep up with your stories while you cook or knit or disassemble heavy machine parts? (Hey, cozy readers come in all shapes and sizes!) Have I got a contest for you! Dreamworks has done a bang-up job on the...
by Clea | Nov 18, 2019 | Five Questions, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing
“Clea!” I turned and there was Scott Von Doviak. The scene was a hotel lobby, somewhere in Dallas, a city known for barbecue and assassination. The occasion, Bouchercon, the latest iteration of the annual gathering where the crime fiction community –...
by Clea | Nov 11, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writers on Writing
Susan Fleet is fearless – a woman trumpet player in the very male world of jazz – and we first got to know each other over some of these ongoing battles. I’m thrilled that she’s now given some of her courage to her fictional detective Frank Renzi,...
