Jess Lourey is the author of the outrageously funny Murder-by-Month mystery series. She's also written a magical realism novel and has now turned her pen toward thrillers. Say hello to "Salem's Cipher" and the mysterious world of cryptography.Lourey describes herself as someone who loves puzzles. "My brain cracks and pops like a mad dancer when it gets a chance to crack a … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Salem’s Cipher with Jess Lourey
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Bank Robbers app from the FBI helps track criminals
Do you remember back to the days of the first iPhones? Apple had a commercial touting all of the apps available on the App Store. The commercial featured a catch marketing tagline, "There's an app for that." Guess what? The FBI can now say the same thing about catching bank robbers. They've just released a free mobile Bank Robbers app.On August 19, the FBI announced the … [Read more...] about Bank Robbers app from the FBI helps track criminals
Friday Fotos – the clouds move in on trip to Iao Valley
During our last trip to Maui, we decided to take a trip to Iao Valley. It had rained heavily the night before, but we didn't realize how much rain had been coming down in this area until we turned onto the road to the valley. During the trip, the clouds were playing peek-a-boo with the mountains around us. It was a spectacular sight and one that had me wanting to stop the car … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – the clouds move in on trip to Iao Valley
Behind the story of Stripped Bare with Shannon Baker
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 stint as a resident of the Nebraska … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Stripped Bare with Shannon Baker
Kelly Oliver is versatile — a fiction and nonfiction writer
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