Kelly Oliver has written nonfiction extensively. Her projects include work on campus rape, reproductive technologies, women and the media, film noir, and Alfred Hitchcock. In this interview, the author of thirteen scholarly books and ten anthologies discusses a few of those projects and how they relate to her new fiction writing in the Jessica James Mystery Series.Oliver … [Read more...] about Kelly Oliver is versatile — a fiction and nonfiction writer
New Authors
Samuel Marquis explores political extremism in thriller
Samuel Marquis is a VP-Hydrogeologist with an environmental consulting firm in Boulder, CO. He has interests in both historical and modern suspense. Marquis will be publishing six books in 2016, the first of which is “The Coalition,” a tale about a secret society whose plot threatens the highest levels of the U.S. government. In “The Coalition,” Marquis said he dug into the … [Read more...] about Samuel Marquis explores political extremism in thriller
Glen Erik Hamilton discusses Past Crimes
Glen Erik Hamilton is a debut novelist with a thriller that has been receiving critical praise. In this interview, Hamilton talks about the book, “Past Crimes,” and how his childhood around Seattle’s docks is involved.Hamilton said that one of the reasons he wrote “Past Crimes” was to capture a moment. “Seattle is in the midst of an economic surge–the latest in a history … [Read more...] about Glen Erik Hamilton discusses Past Crimes
Behind the story of Ethan Justice with Simon Jenner
Simon Jenner writes action thrillers featuring protagonist Ethan Justice. For this interview, Jenner discussed how this popular series came about.“I do try to stay current and include newsworthy topics in all of my stories,” said Jenner. “In the first book in the Ethan Justice series (‘Origins’) the main topics covered were the sex trade (i.e. vulnerable Caucasian women … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Ethan Justice with Simon Jenner
Interview with San Diego author Reina Menasche
Reina Menasche’s “Silent Bird” was a 2013 San Diego Book Awards Finalist, so for this interview the author, radio host, and social worker talked about the issues that compelled her to write the book.Menasche said, “As a social worker I’ve witnessed quite a few issues that have resonated with me or touched my heart. ‘Silent Bird’ arose out of my work with Children’s … [Read more...] about Interview with San Diego author Reina Menasche