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Behind the story of March of Crime by Jessica Lourey

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When Jessica Lourey isn’t writing one of her critically-acclaimed Murder-by-Month mysteries, she’s probably doing something mundane like teaching creative writing or blogging for Psychology Today or writing sword-and-sorcery fantasy. Yes, Lourey is just that kind of gal — multitalented and busy as all get out. And did I mention that she’s one of the few […]

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Behind the story of Dark Signal with Shannon Baker

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Shannon Baker spent twenty years in the Nebraska Sandhills, where cattle outnumber people by more than 50:1. She also moved seven times in less than ten years, from the Nebraska Sandhills, to Boulder, CO, Flagstaff, AZ, back to Boulder and did a short stint in southwestern Nebraska. In addition to the Kate Fox Mystery series, […]

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Behind the story of Gangster Nation by Tod Goldberg

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Gangsters, rabbis, and September 11, 2001 might seem like an odd combination, but they all play a part in New York Times bestseller Tod Goldberg’s latest funny noir thriller Gangster Nation. Like the first in the series, Gangster Nation is about a  guy in a bad situation because the choices he’s made haven’t turned out […]

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Behind the story of Knot What You Think with Mary Marks

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Mary Marks is an award-winning quilter and author. She’s created over one hundred quilts and has just released her fifth book in the Martha Rose Quilting series, Knot What You Think. With a love for quilting and writing, what could be a better combination than creating quilts and murder on the page? A late start […]

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Behind the story of Addressed to Kill with Jean Flowers

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Addressed To Kill is the third book in Jean Flowers’ Postmistress series. Jean Flowers is the pseudonym of Camille Minichino, who must always be a bit confused about her identity because she also writes as Margaret Grace and Ada Madison. For any writer, four pen names is a lot to manage. Way back when I […]

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Behind the story of Till Dirt Do Us Part by Teresa Trent

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Behind the story of Till Dirt Do Us Part The daughter of a man in the military, Teresa Trent grew up moving a lot. Of all the places she’s lived, however, Texas is one of her favorites. It’s one reason she writes cozy mysteries that take place in small Texas towns. Till Dirt Do Us […]

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Behind the story of Cement Stilettos by Diane Vallere

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Behind the story of Cement Stilettos by Diane Vallere Diane Vallere has been my guest before. Why? Could it be I have a secret writer’s crush on her? She started her own detective agency at age ten. She writes the Lefty Award-nominated Costume Shop and Material Witness mystery series. Plus, she dresses as though she’s […]

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Behind the story of Paul Levine’s Bum Luck

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The author of twenty novels, Paul Levine won the John D. MacDonald fiction award and has been nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, International Thriller, Shamus, and James Thurber prizes. A former trial lawyer, he also wrote twenty-one episodes of the CBS military drama JAG and co-created the Supreme Court drama First Monday starring James Garner […]

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Behind the story of Death in Dark Blue by Julia Buckley

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Julia Buckley has always loved Gothic romance tales. When her agent suggested she write a Gothic-inspired cozy, the Chicago mystery writer dove right in. Death in Dark Blue is the second book in The Writer’s Apprentice series and here’s the story behind the mystery. Buckley started out as a fan of P.D. James and Ruth […]

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Behind the story of Dead and Berried by Peg Cochran

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Peg Cochran is a national bestselling writer with a background in art—she once managed an art gallery owned by the son of Henri Matisse. She also has a love of cooking and has a special fondness for dessert. Her latest cozy mystery is Dead and Berried, which is the third book in the Cranberry Cove […]

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