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No, I’m not writing about your band
"So, tell me the truth. What band is the Aught Nines supposed to be?""None. It's fiction.""Ha! I thought you'd say that. You just don't want to tell me."I'm hearing this more and more these days, as advance copies of World Enough go out and readers – members of the...
“Into the Grey” in paperback!
My latest Dulcie Schwartz mystery, "Into the Grey," is out today in paperback!"Well plotted," says Publishers Weekly!
Helping Houston
There are so many people who need so much - the Red Cross is a great place to start. But for those of you who, like me, are animal lovers, here is a link to SPCA Texas: spca.org or here. SPCA Texas has also posted an Amazon wishlist for those who would rather donate...
The best band you’ve never heard of…
They should have been huge...if they existed at all! World Enough, coming Nov. 1, 2017, from Severn House.
Can cats see things we can’t?
Happy #FelineFriday! To celebrate what we've all long suspected, I'm sharing an article that suggests that cats (and dogs, too) can "see" things that are invisible to the human eye - certain wavelengths and lights. And maybe, just maybe, spirits... (click here)
That’s a cougar, and I ain’t lion…
Do we have mountain lions here in Massachusetts, or is the Eastern cougar truly extinct? The question was the basis of my 2014 Pru Marlowe pet noir mystery, Panthers Play for Keeps. It's a debate that has raged for years and this post on Facebook has brought it back...
Do Some Damage
WORLD ENOUGH ... a nostalgic trip back to the '80s Boston rock scene by someone who was there. Simon's best known for her cat mysteries like hardboiled (or should I say tough mouser?) THE NINTH LIFE but she is equally adept evoking the gritty past of the sleazy rock...
“Simon … gets it exactly right” (Thank you!)
WORLD ENOUGH weaves together some of my favorite things: A good mystery, a flawed heroine regaining her mojo, and rock 'n' roll. Specifically, World Enougj is set in the Boston rock scene and alternative press scene in the mid-80's. Having been there, I can say that...
“the gritty past…”
When hardest of the hard-boiled author Thomas Pluck moderated a panel I was on at last year's Bouchercon, I didn't expect to find much common ground. But, as is often true of crime writers, Pluck - whose motto is "unflinching fiction" - was warm, witty, welcoming, and...