INTERVIEW WITH ALYSSA MAXWELL

Murder at the Elms book 11 by Alyssa Maxwell published August 2023 Murder at Vinland book 12 by Alyssa Maxwell published August 2024 Kensington Pub. Each of Murder at the Elms and Murder at Vinland by Alyssa Maxwell intertwines a mystery within an historical novel....

BOOK REVIEW: SHADOW STATE

Tom Clancy Shadow State Jack Ryan Jr. Book 12 M. P. Woodward G. P. Putnam’s Sons August 20th, 2024 Tom Clancy’s Shadow State by M. P. Woodward delves into the world of Jack Ryan Jr. The author, a former naval intelligence officer with the US Pacific Command blends...

Behind the Book: Enemy of the State

As is often the case with second books in a series, Enemy of the State was never supposed to exist. The first book, The Killing Room, was initially written to be a standalone. The book opens with a businessman waking up in a hotel room that isn’t his to find a dead...

Author Workspace: Diana Renn

A fun fact I learned when researching my latest eco-mystery for children, The Owl Prowl Mystery, is that great horned owls don’t make their own nests. Instead, they often take over the nests of other birds or squirrels. I thought of great horned owls when I became...

INTERVIEW WITH SHELLEY SHEPARD GRAY

A is for Amish Amish ABCs Book 1 Shelley Shepard Gray Kensington Pub June 25th, 2024 A is for Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray has a premise where four English siblings with Amish grandparents are seriously thinking of becoming Amish.  They are discontent with...

INTERVIEW WITH RHYS BOWEN

The Rose Arbor Rhys Bowen Lake Union Publishing August 6th, 2024 The Rose Arbor by Rhys Bowen is more of a suspenseful novel that a historical one. There is a mystery, but also a dose of romance along with the serious topic of memory loss. The book opens in London...