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Review of Prisoner in the Castle by Susan Elia MacNeal

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From the publisher of Prisoner in the Castle World War II is raging, and former spy Maggie Hope knows too much. She knows what the British government is willing to do to keep its secrets. She knows the real location of the planned invasion of France. She knows who’s lying. She knows who the double-crossers […]

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Behind the story of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Disappearing Diva

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Before becoming a New York Times Best-selling author, Gemma Halliday went through a number of careers. According to her website, she’s been a film and television actress, a teddy bear importer, a department store administrator, a preschool teacher, a temporary tattoo artist, and a 900 number psychic. These days, Gemma has found her niche—writing mysteries. […]

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Behind the story of A Cajun Christmas Killing by Ellen Byron

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Ellen Byron’s second novel in the Cajun Country Mysteries series won a Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery. Her debut book in the series was a USA Today Bestseller and was nominated for multiple awards. Her latest book in the series, A Cajun Christmas Killing, takes us to Louisiana for the holidays. How A Cajun Christmas […]

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Behind the story of March of Crime by Jessica Lourey

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When Jessica Lourey isn’t writing one of her critically-acclaimed Murder-by-Month mysteries, she’s probably doing something mundane like teaching creative writing or blogging for Psychology Today or writing sword-and-sorcery fantasy. Yes, Lourey is just that kind of gal — multitalented and busy as all get out. And did I mention that she’s one of the few […]

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Behind the story of Dark Signal with Shannon Baker

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Shannon Baker spent twenty years in the Nebraska Sandhills, where cattle outnumber people by more than 50:1. She also moved seven times in less than ten years, from the Nebraska Sandhills, to Boulder, CO, Flagstaff, AZ, back to Boulder and did a short stint in southwestern Nebraska. In addition to the Kate Fox Mystery series, […]

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Review of Cast the First Stone by James W. Ziskin

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From the Publisher: February 1962: Tony Eberle has just scored his first role in a Hollywood movie, and the publisher of his hometown newspaper in upstate New York wants a profile of the local boy who’s made good. Reporter Ellie Stone is dispatched to Los Angeles for the story. But when she arrives on set […]

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Review of Robert B. Parker’s Little White Lies by Ace Atkins

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From the publisher Boston PI Spenser and right hand Hawk follow a con man’s trail of smoke and mirrors in the latest entry of the iconic crime series. After conning everyone from the cable news shows to the local cops, it looks like the grifter’s latest double cross may be his last. My review of […]

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What you Break by Reed Farrel Coleman is a slam-dunk read

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From the publisher Former Suffolk County cop Gus Murphy returns to prowl the meaner streets of Long Island’s darkest precincts with a Russian mercenary at his back in the stunning second installment of Reed Farrel Coleman’s critically acclaimed series. Gus Murphy and his girlfriend, Magdalena, are put in harm’s way when Gus is caught up […]

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Behind the story of Prose and Cons with Amanda Flower

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Amanda Flower is a librarian as well as a national bestselling mystery author. She started her writing career in sixth grade and says she knew at that moment she’d found her calling of making people laugh with her words. She also writes mysteries as USA Today bestselling  author Isabella Alan. For this interview, the Agatha […]

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Behind the story of Above the Paw with author Diane Kelly

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Diane Kelly is a former tax advisor who inadvertently worked with white-collar criminals. As Kelly puts it, she didn’t want to “end up in an orange jumpsuit,” and decided to write her “Death and Taxes” romantic mystery series. In addition to her K9 mysteries, Kelly has also written five romance novels. For this interview, Kelly […]

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