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Linda Schroeder wasn't always interested in Chinese culture.  She started out with a typical Western education, has a Master’s degrees in English and Communicative Disorders and has even published a college text.  So how did she become interested in Chinese culture and, ultimately, decide to write a mystery with a Chinese-American protagonist?  LIke many writers with a … [Read more...] about Linda Schroeder, author of “Artists & Thieves”

"Two strangers: distance separates them, a dark secret connects them, but a voice from the grave will draw them together."If you're a mystery writer, that's the kind of elevator pitch—the 30-second sales pitch you'd use on an elevator with a publisher—you'd want.  And that's Andrew E. Kaufman's pitch for While the Savage Sleeps."Read the full story on Examiner.com … [Read more...] about Andrew E. Kaufman – author of “While the Savage Sleeps”

There are seven events highlighted here this week.  The events kick off with a reader's group at Barnes & Noble, which are followed up with a series of author appearances.  Whether you like mysteries, children's tales, or sci-fi, there's something for you.Read the full article on Examiner.com … [Read more...] about This week in San Diego fiction – August 8

What happens when you get a bunch of mystery writers in the same room with the police?  Well, it quickly turns into an interrogation—with the police on the other end of the questions.Read the full article on Examiner.com … [Read more...] about Hot topic – cold case murder

On Thursday, August 5, the San Diego Chapter of SIsters in Crime (SinC-SD) will host two San Diego Police Homicide detectives, who will discuss that ever-so-hot topic of cold cases.  Whether you're a crime writer or just a crime buff, this could be a night to remember.Read the full article on Examiner.com … [Read more...] about Sisters in Crime presents “Cold Case Files”