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Behind the story with Kate Carlisle

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Kate Carlisle is the author of the popular Bibliophile Mysteries and the Fixer-Upper Mysteries. She’s a lover of wines, books, and laughter. In this behind-the-story interview, Kate Carlisle describes how she blended all three for her new release, “Ripped from the Pages.” “My books aren’t usually ‘issue’ books,” said Carlisle. “They’re entertaining whodunits that will […]

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Terry Odell wants to keep her mysteries light

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Terry Odell is the author of multiple books in the mystery, thriller, and romantic suspense genres. For this interview, Odell discussed her newest release, which is the fourth Mapleton Murder, “Deadly Production.” On the issue of writing about issues, authors fall into two distinct camps—those who do and those who don’t. Terry Odell said, “I […]

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Catriona McPherson – discusses Come to Harm

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Catriona McPherson is the award-winning author of mysteries in multiple genres. She writes a 1920s detective series as well as standalone thrillers. One of the things that makes Catriona McPherson unusual is that she’s a Scottish writer who grew up on a diet that would send vegetarians running for the hills. For this interview with […]

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Craig Faustus Buck discusses new noir mystery

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Craig Faustus Buck is an Anthony-award nominated author and screenwriter. Among his six nonfiction books, two were #1 NYT bestsellers. For this interview, Buck talked about his latest novel, “Go Down Hard,” and the differences…

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Larry D. Sweazy discusses book indexing and murder

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Larry D. Sweazy has been a freelance indexer for seventeen years. For the uninitiated, an indexer is a person whose job is to find the relevant facts in a book and create the index. For this interview, Larry D. Sweazy described how his…

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Karin Salvalaggio found writing latest thriller emotionally intense

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“Burnt River” is the second installment in Karin Salvalaggio’s Macy Greeley Mystery series. In this interview, Karin Salvalaggio reveals how her nomadic childhood as the daughter of a career military man influences her current-day…

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Craig Johnson on the latest Walt Longmire mystery

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Craig Johnson is the author of the Walt Longmire mystery series. In this interview, the New York Times bestselling author discusses the series and how the latest installment, “Dry Bones,” came about. “It should come as no surprise…

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About the Baker’s Treat Mystery series with Nancy Parra

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Ten years ago very few people—even doctors—were aware of the term “celiac disease.” Those who suffer from the disease must eat a gluten-free diet, something that was very difficult to do until celebrity devotees propelled gluten…

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The good, the bad, and the uncertain with Jamie Lee Scott

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USA Today bestselling author Jamie Lee Scott likes to take life differently. A passionate mystery writer, Scott also enjoys screenplays and making indie films. And while her first screenplay, No One Knows, is an “Editor’s Choice”…

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Susan Cummins Miller — whitewater rafting and Chasm

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In the summer of 2011, Susan Cummins Miller took a whitewater raft trip through the Grand Canyon. From the rafting trip, sprang her thriller, “Chasm.” In this interview, geologist and author Miller describes how that…

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