Reviews
Inspiration and Process: the BAC interview
I'm a member of the Boston Authors Club, a great local organization, and I was lucky enough to be their featured interview for the April newsletter. Here's what we chatted about: Featured Interview: Clea Simon Clea Simon is the bestselling author of three nonfiction...
“The all-too-human mess of romantic relationships”
"Engaging...Simon’s keen eye for the way in which her characters willfully deceive themselves is on point." This Arts Fuse review of The Butterfly Trap comes awfully close to spoilers in its in-depth analysis of the plot. Be forewarned! However, critic Matt Hanson...
“A tale of obsession and desperation”
"This book plays with the readers mind in crazy ways," said Henry Santoro (aka Henry in the Hub) at the start of our interview for WGBH Boston. The interview is airing this weekend on WGBH.org/89.7 WGBH-FM but you can both listen to it and read the transcript here....
Our mothers, ourselves? Chatting “Butterfly Trap”
Caroline had such good questions! Add in that we've been friends for decades now, and our discussion of The Butterfly Trap was bound to be fun. We can't take your questions anymore, but you can eavesdrop as we talk "Butterfly," writing, mothers, and more!...
Tonight! A Mighty Blaze
A Mighty Blaze began as a pandemic-era response to all those cancelled book tours. It continues as an engaging discussion series between authors. And, boy, am I lucky! Tonight I get to discuss The Butterfly Trap on A Mighty Blaze with AMB found Caroline Leavitt (a...
“Risk and danger”: BOLO Books on “The Butterfly Trap”
"Risk and danger exist with each turn of the page, with readers never quite knowing who to trust...." Wow, wow, wow! That's just one of the lines from this boffo review of The Butterfly Trap by BOLO Books! I am beyond thrilled. Here's the whole review (or you can just...
“Shocking…”
Weighing in on The Butterfly Trap, the Bookblog of the Bristol Public Library's Jeanne Powers wrote, "I found it most readable, and was reluctant to put it down. When the story comes to a climax just a few pages from the end, it’s both expected and shocking at the...
Tonight! Mystery and Thriller Mavens
Wow! Tonight at 8 pm. Eastern (DST), I get to be interviewed by the amazing Sara DiVello for her Mystery and Thriller Mavens video/podcast. Sara's a vet, having done author interviews for years, and she's an author in her own right (write?). Check out her Broadway...
From a tumultuous childhood to a thriller…
The great CrimeReads gave me some space today to explore the less-than-idyllic backstory to my new The Butterfly Trap. Did you have a picture-perfect childhood? If not (and who did?), do you find yourself repeating patterns from...
“Butterfly” takes the Page 69 Test
If browsers open your book to page 69, would they get a good (or an inaccurate) idea of the whole work? that was the question posed to me about my new psychological suspense, The Butterfly Trap. This "test" grows out of an observation attributed to Marshall McLuhan,...