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Behind the story of A Crafter Knits a Clue by Holly Quinn

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Holly Quinn is both an avid reader and crafter. She sells her artistic creations locally and dreamed of one day opening a gift shop to sell local artist’s handiwork. Instead, she began writing about it, which is how the Handcrafted Mystery series was born. A Crafter Knits a Clue is the first book in the […]

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Behind the Story of Trimmed to Death by Nancy J. Cohen

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Nancy J. Cohen writes the Bad Hair Day Mysteries featuring South Florida hairstylist Marla Vail. Titles in this series have made the IMBA bestseller list and been selected by Suspense Magazine as the best cozy mystery. Nancy has also written the instructional guide, Writing the Cozy Mystery. Her latest Bad Hair Day Mystery is Trimmed to Death. Here’s a look behind […]

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Behind the Story of Finders Not Keepers by D.E. Haggerty

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D.E. Haggerty is the author of thirteen novels ranging from romantic comedies to cozy mysteries. She’s also a bit of a traveler, having lived in Istanbul, Germany, and The Hague. Finders, Not Keepers is the first book in the Not So Reluctant Detective Mystery series. It all begins with a find “I actually wanted to write a […]

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Behind the story of Death said the Gypsy Queen

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Susan Boles is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author of the Lily Gayle Lambert Mystery Series. Death said the Gypsy Queen is the fourth book in the series. Inspiration for Death said the Gypsy Queen “Each book in the series has been inspired by different things,” said Susan. “This one is no exception. […]

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Behind the story of Read and Gone by Allison Brook

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Allison Brook is the pseudonym for Marilyn Levinson, who writes mysteries, romantic suspense and novels for kids. She lives on Long Island and enjoys traveling, reading, watching foreign films, doing Sudoku and dining out. She especially loves to visit with her grandchildren on FaceTime. Read and Gone grew out of a desire to have Allison’s […]

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Behind the story of Barnabas Tew and the Case of the Nine Worlds

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Columbkill Noonan has an M.S. in Biology and has been a field biologist, an environmental compliance inspector, and a lecturer of Anatomy and Physiology. She also enjoys practicing yoga and writing. Barnabas Tew and the Case of the Nine Worlds is the second book in this series. In fiction, unusual is good Barnabas Tew may be the […]

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Behind the story of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Disappearing Diva

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Before becoming a New York Times Best-selling author, Gemma Halliday went through a number of careers. According to her website, she’s been a film and television actress, a teddy bear importer, a department store administrator, a preschool teacher, a temporary tattoo artist, and a 900 number psychic. These days, Gemma has found her niche—writing mysteries. […]

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Behind the story of Death on the Menu by Lucy Burdette

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  Lucy Burdette (aka Roberta Isleib) is the author of the Key West Food Critic Mystery series. A former clinical psychologist, she’s published sixteen mysteries. Her books and stories have been short-listed for Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity awards. Her latest Key West Food Critic Mystery is Death on the Menu.  Behind the story of Death on the […]

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Behind the story of To Bead or Not To Bead by Janice Peacock

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Janice Peacock decided to write her first mystery novel after working in a glass studio full of colorful artists who didn’t always get along. An award-winning artist, her work has been exhibited internationally and is in the permanent collections of several museums. To Bead or Not To Bead is the fourth cozy mystery in the Glass Bead […]

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Behind the story of Murder She Reported

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  Peg Cochran is an avid reader. So avid, in fact, that she’s been known to “read” the dictionary. At age seven, she wrote plays and forced her cousins to perform them at Christmas dinner. She claims she switched to mysteries when she discovered the perfect hiding place for a body down the street from […]

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