Reviews

Mystery authors tend to break down into two camps: plotters and "pantsers," i.e., those who write by the seat of their pants. I tend to be a pantser. I start with an idea, a scenario, or a basic problem, and write from there, letting the story unfold as I go. This is...

Care’s reputation as a private investigator is growing and clients are beating a path to her door. An elderly woman seeks Care’s help in finding out what happened to her brother. Blackie senses he’s met this woman before, sometime before he became a cat. But who is...

It's World Book Day! That one kind of snuck up on me, but around here every day is book day. In the course of our Sunday stroll yesterday, Jon and I ended up at Harvard Book Store, where Jon picked up "Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical is Restaging...

Care’s reputation as a private investigator is growing and clients are beating a path to her door. An elderly woman seeks Care’s help in finding out what happened to her brother. Blackie senses he’s met this woman before, sometime before he became a cat. But who is...

Kirkus reviews calls FEAR ON FOUR PAWS: "likely to appeal to cozy fans"! From the May 1, 2018,  Kirkus Reviews Animal empath Pru Marlowe (Parrots Prove Deadly, 2017, etc.) uses her gifts in service of every amateur sleuth’s time-honored quest: clearing a pal suspected...

Tonight – Sunday, 7-8 p.m. – I'll be chatting mysteries and more at the A Novel Bee Facebook group. And, yes, I will be giving away books! Join us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1130210920400229/

A mysterious stranger, a hint of the past, and a search for a missing friend: these are the elements of suspense in Cross My Path, the toughest case yet for Care and Blackie, the feral cat who loves her.  The third Blackie and Care mystery isn't out in the States...

January was horrid this year. Much of the East Coast was caught in a polar freeze, with temperatures far below normal. Luckily, an astute animal lover in West Virginia was on the alert. During the icy snap, she rescued one pregnant mama cat and two litters of new...

This month marks the start of kitten season, when intact cats in the Northern Hemisphere tend to have the first of their year's litters. That also means our shelters and rescue groups go into overdrive. What can you do to help? Spay or neuter your kitty, of course,...