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Behind the story of Stripped Bare with Shannon Baker

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Shannon Baker is the author of the Nora Abbott mystery series, a fast-paced mix of Hopi Indian mysticism, environmental issues, and murder. With “Stripped Bare,” Baker is debuting her new Kate Fox series, which has been described as Longmire meets the Good Wife. A circuitous route led Baker to this series. The path involved a twenty-year […]

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Behind the story of Girls of the Golden Gate with AP Pierce

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AP Pierce is the author of The Freedom Adventures Suspense Series. The second book in the series is Girls of the Golden Gate. The book deals with the ongoing abuses of teenage girls and young women. In this behind the story interview, Pierce discusses how the plot came out of a difficult situation he witnessed personally. He […]

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Behind the story of noir thriller Soho Sins

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Richard Vine spent twenty-five years living and working in the world of contemporary art. According to Vine, it’s a strange world, one that prompted him to consider writing a nonfiction book he planned to call Why is Contemporary Art So Weird? As the book grew, Vine realized the anecdotes made the story and switched to […]

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Behind the story of Unholy Code with Thomas Waite

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Cybersecurity is one of those issues most people find frightening and daunting. In his third Lana Elkins thriller, Thomas Waite again throws the reader into the world of hackers, attackers, and shadowy secrets. “Unholy Code” deals with racist rhetoric and the spread of both foreign and domestic terrorism. “Unholy Code” takes place in the near future, […]

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Behind the story of Sympathy for the Devil

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Terrence McCauley is an award-winning writer of crime fiction. His first techno-thriller is “Sympathy For The Devil.” McCauley has also written gritty thrillers set in 1930 New York City. He researched the era by buying countless books on mobsters and prohibition. He delved into World War I, the Great Depression, the Jazz Age, and much […]

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Behind the story of the Sleuth Sisters mysteries

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Maggie Pill is the pseudonym of Peg Herring, the author of Sleuthing at Sweet Springs. She writes three different mystery series, including the Sleuth Sisters mysteries. Herring is an avid traveler and likes to keep her books light, but jokes she may have inadvertently ended up on a Homeland Security watch list. “The Sleuth Sisters […]

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Behind the story of Wolf with Kelly Oliver

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Kelly Oliver is the author of thirteen scholarly books, ten anthologies, and more than 100 articles. She’s done work on campus rape, reproductive technologies, women and the media, film noir, and Alfred Hitchcock. So why did she turn to writing fiction? The answer lies in the pages of her Jessica James Mystery Series and the […]

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Behind the story of Title Wave with Lorna Barrett

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When a writer writes multiple series, has been nominated for an Agatha, and has hit the New York Times Bestseller list, I’m impressed. Lorna Barrett, whom readers may know as Lorraine Bartlett or LL. Bartlett, fits this description. For this behind the story interview, Barrett discussed her new Booktown Mystery, “Title Wave.” The initial inspiration […]

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Connie di Marco and The Madness of Mercury

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Astrology is a fascinating, and controversial, subject for many readers. Some call it bunk, others won’t make a move without consulting their chart. For Connie di Marco, astrology created the perfect background for her Zodiac Mystery series, which begins with The Madness of Mercury. “I think writers pull together stories from very diverse threads,” said […]

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Nancy Cole Silverman tells the story behind Without a Doubt

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Nancy Cole Silverman enjoyed a long and successful career in radio. During those days in radio, Silverman didn’t realize she was destined to be a writer. Her Carol Childs Mystery series takes advantage of her knowledge about radio news while letting her exercise her creative side. Without a Doubt is the latest book in the series. […]

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