Author Interviews

Leslie Nagel is a writer and teacher of writing at a local community college. Her third Oakwood Mystery Series is The Advice Column Murders. A small-town resident her entire life, Leslie feels her fictional world contains some delightfully fun characters. Here’s the story behind the latest murder in the town of Oakwood.After the written word, her passions include her husband, … [Read more...] about Behind the story of The Advice Column Murders

Karen Randau is the author of the Rim Country Mystery series. Her fast-paced mystery-thrillers include Deadly Deceit, Deadly Inheritance, and Deadly Choices. Karen talked about the newest book in the series for this behind the story interview, Deadly Reception.The challenge behind Deadly Reception“I’ve been writing my whole life,” Karen said. “It’s how I process things. … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Deadly Reception by Karen Randau

Kate Dyer-Seeley literally endured physical pain to write the first draft of Natural Thorn Killer. That may seem a bit dramatic, but she wrote the entire first draft of the book with a broken arm. "True story," Kate said. "I tripped on the sidewalk while out for an afternoon walk, fell, and broke my wrist. Super embarrassing. Plus I had no excuse. I wasn’t texting or even … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Natural Thorn Killer by Kate Dyer-Seeley

Annette Dashofy is the USA Today best-selling author of the Zoe Chambers mystery series. She's been nominated for multiple awards and has spent her entire life in rural Pennsylvania surrounded by cattle and horses. Her new mystery is Uneasy Prey, which revolves around issues affecting the elderly. Here's the story behind Uneasy Prey. Uneasy Prey began close to home "I focus … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Uneasy Prey by Annettte Dashofy

Rebecca Adler has always had a flair for the dramatic. In fact, this Florida girl says she was drawn to New York by "the sweet smell of wishful thinking. "While in New York, she studied acting on Broadway until romance came her way. Or, as she puts it, "a dark-eyed cowboy flung her over his saddle and hightailed it to the Southwest. "While there may not have been an actual … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Cinco de Murder by Rebecca Adler