The Alex Grecian Interview

Kate: Congratulations on the upcoming release of LOST AND GONE FOREVER!  This is your 5th book about Scotland Yard’s Murder Squad. What can readers expect from the Murder Squad and Jack the Ripper’s ongoing saga? Alex: This one finally brings Jack’s saga to an...

Nancy Allen's THE WAGES OF SIN Reviewed

THE WAGES OF SIN Nancy Allen Witness Impulse April 26th, 2016 THE WAGES OF SIN by Nancy Allen is the third book of the series that takes place in Southwest Missouri. It is not necessary to read the previous books to understand the plot and characters. Readers will get...

RAY DONOVAN: Season Four Trailer

Showtime has started to hype the June return of RAY DONOVAN with a trailer giving folks a glimpse at what is coming in season four. This time around, it looks like Ray (Liev Schreiber) is hired by a wealthy boxer and has a run-in with with human traffickers.  ...

2016 Anthony Award Nominees

The final voting will take place at Bouchercon in New Orleans and presented on Friday night! BEST NOVEL Night Tremors – Matt Coyle [Oceanview] The Killing Kind – Chris Holm [Mulholland] The Child Garden – Catriona McPherson [Midnight Ink] The Nature...

A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING Reviewed

A Hologram for the King Directed by Tom Tykwer Written: Book: Dave Eggers; Screenplay Tom Tykwer Starring: Tom Hanks, Alexander Black, Sarita Choudhury Tom Hanks plays Alan, a U.S. business man in Saudi Arabia trying to sell the King of the KSA an IT system featuring...

Marcia Clark's BLOOD DEFENSE Reviewed

BLOOD DEFENSE Marcia Clark Thomas and Mercer May 1st, 2016 BLOOD DEFENSE by Marcia Clark is the first in a new series. While she is well known as the prosecutor of O. J. Simpson she has also become a bestselling author with the Rachel Knight series about a Los Angeles...

Marc Songini's BOSTON MOB Reviewed

BOSTON MOB Marc Songini St Martin’s Press Ok, first off, this book came out 2 years ago when I was off in my self imposed exile. However, in the last 2 years, I have read it at least 5x. I’ve made myself a student of American Mafia History. It always...

Five Movies that have Influenced My Writing

Five Movies that have Influenced My Writing Die Hard (1988) – This was the first movie I watched while reading the script. The exercise was assigned as homework for one of the many on-line classes I took in my quest for better writing skills. Immediately establishing...