Yesterday was April Fool's Day and, sure enough, someone tried to scam me with an email headline of "The UK Market Draw." The email told me that over seven million United Kingdom Pounds had been rolled over from their first of the year drawing and that, low and behold, I'd been selected to receive it because I patronized an unnamed web host .The sender even included an … [Read more...] about The UK Market Draw Scam
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Doug Danielson brings nautical fun to mystery
Doug Danielson says that his debut novel, Shore Loser, is “all about fun.” He added, “I wrote Shore Loser to be a ‘beach read,’ a nautical mystery-adventure story that would entertain my readers and give them an insight into the sailing and surfing culture of Southern California as it existed during the 1990s.”Continue reading on Examiner.com Nautical mystery author focuses … [Read more...] about Doug Danielson brings nautical fun to mystery
Deborah Crombie likes all things British
New York Times Notable Book of the Year author Deborah Crombie started life with what she calls “a rather checkered educational career.” Translation—she dropped out at age sixteen. But the future author of the popular Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James mystery novels, who would be nominated for multiple mystery awards, found her way back to school and, eventually, writing.Read the … [Read more...] about Deborah Crombie likes all things British
Interview with Jan Burke
Few authors receive a career boost from a sitting President, but Jan Burke was lucky enough to have President Bill Clinton say that he was reading Goodnight, Irene shortly after taking office. Since that time, Burke has written nine more Irene Kelly mysteries as well as a few other books.Read the full interview on Examiner.comPhoto Credits: Disturbance: Simon & … [Read more...] about Interview with Jan Burke
Interview with Sue Grafton
Thirty years ago mystery fans met a new private investigator—a former cop who was young, spunky—and female. The investigator’s name was Kinsey Millhone and her creator, Sue Grafton, was an aspiring writer destined to become a mystery-writing icon.Read the full story on Examiner.com … [Read more...] about Interview with Sue Grafton