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Regular readers will know that I'm super excited to have my rock 'n' roll noir WORLD ENOUGH coming out this fall (UK pub date July 10, US pub date Nov. 1). And I'm thrilled that my third Blackie & Care black cat mystery, CROSS MY PATH, has been scheduled for early...

Back in the Paleozoic (OK, the '80s), I was a rock critic. And while I covered a pretty wide variety of what might be labeled pop music (from reggae to county, an experience that introduced me to zydeco and Cajun), my heart belonged to the garage-punk scene centered...

“a little black animal making haste to meet the boat. A young muskrat? A mink? No, it was a little dot of a kitten..." Read more about this fascinating exhibit of Henry David Thoreau's journals and artifacts here.

My third Blackie & Care mystery, CROSS MY PATH, will be published by Severn House on Feb. 28, 2018 in the UK/June 1 2018 in the U.S. My marvelous and brilliant editor calls it, "a wonderfully gripping, suspenseful and atmospheric read," and goes on to say "As with the...

Musetta says: Why not vote for the single cat-centered entry in this AllAuthor book cover contest? It only takes a moment! And then go hug your kitty. (Vote here.)

in this wonderful AllAuthors Cover of the Month Contest! I'm so honored. If you have a moment, would you please click through and vote for my book?

Happy! Oh, and the book? Pre-order it here.

Well, for the next two years anyway... plus, it's not too far from the great indie bookstore's current spot!From the Boston Globe:Owner Tom Lyons, who’d warned customers a few months ago he needed to downsize or close, has found a new space not far from the...

Booklist is celebrating May is Mystery Month with a series of roundups, and my latest Dulcie Schwartz cozy, "Into the Grey," made it into this one on haunted mysteries.Want to see who else made the cut? Click here.

"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...