Brothers and sisters, I have spent many hours lurking in the shadows of book stores and libraries and thrift stores and rummage sales hunting, stalking and acquiring books. I regret nothing. NOTHING. The halls of our castle are covered with shelves full of books. The...
April 8th, 1977 and I’m 13 going on 14. A band from England releases an album, self-titled after the band. The Clash. The way I perceive music takes a drastic change. Up to this point I liked a lot of music and at this age I was starting to be influenced by people at...
DESERT VENGEANCE, as with all Betty Webb books has a gripping plot while studying the psyche of those she writes about, intertwining human rights issues. In this installment the subject matters of sexual abuse and foster parenting are explored. The novel recounts how...
RAGDOLL is one of the year's most talked-about debut novels, and with good reason. Author Daniel Cole was good enough to answer some questions for us... You were a paramedic before (while?) writing RAGDOLL. Was there a particular policeperson you encountered who...
Finishing Your First Crime Novel An Online Course with Jason Starr April 17 - May 22, $250 Been kicking around an idea for a crime novel but not sure where to start? Always wanted to take a workshop but can’t make it to The Center for Fiction week after week? Never...
The second book in my Tannie (Auntie) Maria murder mystery series is THE SATANIC MECHANIC. Central to the story is a PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) counseling group, run by a man known as the satanic mechanic. South Africa is fertile ground for trauma and...
