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Lisa Brackmann’s love of China drives her writing

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Lisa Brackmann is the critically acclaimed author of the Ellie McEnroe novels, which are set in today’s China. The books include “Rock Paper Tiger,” “Hour of the Rat,” and “Dragon Day.” In “Dragon Day,” Brackmann says she posed serious questions. How much can people really change, especially in a positive direction? What does it take […]

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Thriller writer Sean Chercover on conspiracies

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Sean Chercover is the author of two political thrillers. His latest, “The Devil’s Game,” picks up where the first left off. As a writer of political thrillers, he enjoys conspiracy theories, and says his latest thriller came about as the result of a promise he made to a friend. Alexander “Sasha” Neyfakh was a prominent […]

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Kris Calvin uses political savvy in debut

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Formerly a local elected official, Kris Calvin’s debut political thriller, “One Murder More,” was recently released. For this interview, Kris Calvin, who says she knows politics from the inside out, reveals how she became a writer and how her work as an advocate for children and passage of a law restricting the use of cell […]

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Lori Rader-Day discusses Little Pretty Things

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Lori Rader-Day’s first mystery novel, “The Black Hour,” has been nominated for numerous awards, including the Mary Higgins Clark Award, a Macavity, an Anthony, and the Barry Award for Best Paperback Original. For this interview, Lori Rader-Day is talking about her second mystery, “Little Pretty Things,” and why she believes it’s the characters, not issues, […]

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Go behind the story with Brad Meltzer

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Brad Meltzer’s first published book, “The Tenth Justice,” was an instant New York Times bestseller. Meltzer now has nine bestsellers to his credit. In this behind-the-story interview, Meltzer discusses his latest release, “The President’s Shadow.” Beecher White returns as the protagonist in “The President’s Shadow,” which is the third Culper Ring novel. Meltzer describes Beecher […]

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Cym Lowell uses his fiction to help wounded veterans

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Cym Lowell is an author, an international tax attorney, a Vietnam veteran, and the founder of Operation: Next Chapter. Lowell founded Operation: Next Chapter to support the men and women who have made sacrifices in the line of duty. In this interview, Cym Lowell discusses his 2014 release “Jaspar’s War” and how he used the proceeds from that […]

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Review of Scam Chowder by Maya Corrigan

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Val Deniston knows that her grandfather’s plan to cement his position as an excellent cook is a bad idea. After all, the man can’t even cook. But, what Granddad wants, Granddad gets, including the title of “Codger Cook.” So, they set up the dinner to appear as though the Codger Cook made the meal even […]

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The Reluctant Matador captivates series fans

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Hugo Marston’s close friend Bart Denum asks for help in finding his missing nineteen-year-old daughter. Bart is concerned because he’s been unable to contact Amy for several days. When Hugo makes inquiries in Paris he finds that Amy has left with a stranger she recently met and is most likely in Barcelona, Spain. Hugo takes […]

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Terry Odell wants to keep her mysteries light

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Terry Odell is the author of multiple books in the mystery, thriller, and romantic suspense genres. For this interview, Odell discussed her newest release, which is the fourth Mapleton Murder, “Deadly Production.” On the issue of writing about issues, authors fall into two distinct camps—those who do and those who don’t. Terry Odell said, “I […]

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Catriona McPherson – discusses Come to Harm

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Catriona McPherson is the award-winning author of mysteries in multiple genres. She writes a 1920s detective series as well as standalone thrillers. One of the things that makes Catriona McPherson unusual is that she’s a Scottish writer who grew up on a diet that would send vegetarians running for the hills. For this interview with […]

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