Elizabeth Breck is a state of California licensed private investigator. A native Californian, she had read Harriet the Spy twenty times by the time she was nine. Is it surprising that she grew up to become a PI? She has worked mainly in the field of insurance investigations, making her the real-life version of Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone. Anonymous is Elizabeth’s first … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Anonymous by Elizabeth Breck
New Authors
Behind the story of Murder’s No Votive Confidence
Christin Brecher is making her debut as an author with Murder’s No Votive Confidence, the first book in the Nantucket Candle Maker cozy mystery series. In this behind the story interview, Christin shares her love of the cozy mystery genre and how it led to writing Murder’s No Votive Confidence. Books—a taste of independence "I value good friends and family,” said … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Murder’s No Votive Confidence
Travel Journal – 14 April – wandering in Wellington New Zealand
We had a great day in Wellington New Zealand beginning at Zealandia, which is a conservation project set up to help rehabilitate the native New Zealand ecosystem. The project began twenty-four years ago and is barely scratching the surface, but they have 600 volunteers who are helping. One of the biggest challenges with this type of project is, of course, raising public … [Read more...] about Travel Journal – 14 April – wandering in Wellington New Zealand
Behind the story of Pineapple Upside Down Murder
Jodi Rath decided to begin a life of crime in her The Cast Iron Skillet Mystery Series. She splits her time between working as an adjunct for Ohio teachers and creating mischief in her writing. Pineapple Upside Down Murder is the first book in the series. Grandma and the cast iron skillet "My grandma gave me her 70-year-old cast iron skillet for Christmas in 2017 and told me … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Pineapple Upside Down Murder
Matthew FitzSimmons and the story behind Poisonfeather
Matthew FitzSimmons began his writing career in the eighth grade. He wrote the story, a fantasy called “A Mage in Spirit” about a boy elf and a Pegasus, for English class. He received a good grade, but suffered a great deal of boyhood angst over the experience. FitzSimmons is writing professionally these days and his latest thriller is called "Poisonfeather." Here's the story … [Read more...] about Matthew FitzSimmons and the story behind Poisonfeather