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Connie di Marco and The Madness of Mercury

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Astrology is a fascinating, and controversial, subject for many readers. Some call it bunk, others won’t make a move without consulting their chart. For Connie di Marco, astrology created the perfect background for her Zodiac Mystery series, which begins with The Madness of Mercury. “I think writers pull together stories from very diverse threads,” said […]

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A Conversation with Lindsay Faye About Jane Steele Excerpt

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Last week, Putnam released “Jane Steele” by Lindsay Faye. As part of the launch, Putnam also sent out “A Conversation with Lindsay Faye About Jane Steele.” Here is an excerpt, which gives insight into Faye’s fifth novel and may serve as inspiration for writers who want to try something quite different. Q. What inspired the […]

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Police psychologist tells story behind The Right Wrong Thing

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Ellen Kirschman is a clinical psychologist and a volunteer clinician at the First Responders Support Network. She is the recipient of the California Psychological Association’s 2014 award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology and the author of five books. In October 2015, Kirschman’s mystery about what happens when a young officer kills an unarmed teenager and […]

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The story behind The Pot Thief Who Studied Georgia O’Keeffe

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J. Michael Orenduff says he grew up in a house “so close to the Rio Grande that he could Frisbee a tortilla into Mexico.” He’s a former professor who later became president of New Mexico State University. He took early retirement to write and delve into the world of archaeology and philosophy. In retirement, Orenduff […]

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Tim Dorsey wanted to write a wacky Easy Rider sequel

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Tim Dorsey loves Florida news headlines. Those headlines, along with small towns and black humor, fuel the Serge Storms novels readers have come to love. Dorsey’s nineteenth book in the series is Coconut Cowboy, a wacky blend of Easy Rider, a corrupt Southern town, and a serial killer out to set the world right. For […]

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Deadly Lullaby — behind the story with Robert McClure

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Debut novelist Robert McClure liked to read pulp fiction when he was a kid. Now, after years as a trial lawyer, his debut novel, Deadly Lullaby is being published. McClure has had many of his short stories published and has received some excellent reviews for Deadly Lullaby, but describes himself in terms of his family. […]

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Behind the story of Dead to the Last Drop

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“Dead to the Last Drop” is the latest release in the New York Times bestselling Coffeehouse Mystery series. The series is written by Cleo Coyle, which is a pseudonym for the husband and wife writing team of Alice Alfonsi and Marc Cerasini. “Dead to the Last Drop” departs from a couple of series traditions. First, […]

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The Miser’s Dream author talks magic and mystery

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John Gaspard’s new mystery, “The Miser’s Dream,” has put him in the mood to talk magic. For instance, he describes himself as a director—“of eight low-budget features that cost very little and made even less—and that’s no small trick.” In fact, even the reviewers got in on the act. For instance, one said, “It’s full […]

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Sudden Justice — going behind the story

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Les Hoffman is a retired research executive, a licensed Professional Engineer, and an amateur actor and boxer. In Sudden Justice, Hoffman’s debut novel from Dark Oak Mysteries, Hoffman couples his technical, stage, and fighting experience with a passion for American heroism. “I am a lifelong fan of the action/adventure genre, and believe I understand what […]

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Behind James Hayman’s The Girl in the Glass

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“I’m not entirely sure why, but Madison Avenue seems to be an excellent breeding ground for mystery and thriller writers,” said James Hayman, the author of “The Girl in the Glass.” A former Madison Avenue ad man himself, Hayman noted his fellow ad-business alumni include James Patterson, Stuart Woods, and Dorothy Sayers, who wrote “Murder […]

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