by Clea | Feb 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
I confess, I was a bit concerned. Sure, many of my book feature fantastical elements – talking cats, witch craft, ghosts. But would they – and I – fit into a science fiction/fantasy convention? Were my mysteries really “speculative fiction”? But more than...
by Clea | Feb 18, 2019 | Five Questions, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing, Writing
Elisabeth Elo understands the dark side of cold climes! Her stunning debut was set North of Boston and with her long-awaited second book, which Publishers Weekly calls a “gripping thriller,” she shows us a side of Siberia that I know I’d never even...
by Clea | Feb 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
With Max Bowen of Citywide Blackout podcast. Officially, this is a lead in to Boskone this weekend, but we just chatted about everything… check it out here: https://citywideblackout.podbean.com
by Clea | Feb 11, 2019 | Five Questions, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing
Ruth McCarty is a force of nature. A past president of Sisters in Crime, she’s one of the founders of the New England Crime Bake, our annual celebration of all things mystery. Plus, she’s a founding editor of Level Best Books, which publishes an annual...
by Clea | Feb 7, 2019 | News, Severn House, Uncategorized, World Enough
Since it’s U.S. release in 2017, my World Enough https://amzn.to/2CnZ163has only been available as a fairly pricey hardcover and an e-book (though there are good sales on the e-book occasionally). I am thrilled that finally the trade paperback of my rock...
by Clea | Feb 4, 2019 | Five Questions, George V. Higgins, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing, Writing
I first heard of Edwin Hill when we were both included (along with Dennis Lehane!) in a Strand Magazine piece on “Five Reinventions of the Boston Crime Novel,” calling us the heirs of George V. Higgins. From the description of his hard-hitting debut,...
