A few years ago the buzz in the author community was about dictation. Authors were whipping out thousands of words using dictation software like Dragon Naturally Speaking. As a fiction author I have more book ideas than time to write them and my readers want more...
Winter wonderland whodunit escapes. No snow shoveling required. If you’re in the mood for a snowy murder mystery tale it’s surprisingly difficult to find one that doesn’t revolve around Christmas. I love a good Christmas mystery as much as anyone—I’ve written a...
While researching the books Death in the English Countryside and Death in an English Cottage, the first two books in the Murder on Location series, I discovered some interesting facts about Jane Austen. The cozy mystery series is about a location scout who searches...
“You have a tendency, Hastings, to prefer the least likely. That, no doubt, is from reading too many detective stories.” -Agatha Christie, Peril at End House The mystery novel is incredibly flexible. It can stretch from the quaint village cozy to the gritty...
I’m one of those readers who love to match their reading to the current season. Now that it’s December, nothing sounds more appealing than snuggling up with a hot mug of cocoa, a few Christmas cookies (heavy on the sprinkles), and a Christmas mystery. Here...
I’m a little bit obsessed with the GIFnotes over on CriminalElement.com, so I made one for Murder at Archly Manor. London, 1923. Despite her aristocratic upbringing . . . via GIPHY Olive Belgrave is penniless. via GIPHY Determined to support herself, she jumps...
Every English village needs at least one pub, so I knew I needed to visit some pubs while I was on my research trip to England. Here are a few of the pubs and inns I visited while researching the Murder on Location cozy mystery series. An inn and restaurant in...
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