Five Charming French Detective Shows

Five Charming French Detective Shows

Streaming services are bringing English-speaking viewers subtitled French detective shows with quirky lead detectives and fun sidekicks. These shows are set in interesting locales: cosmopolitan Paris, charming country villages, and the glamorous Mediterranean coast to...
Winter Mysteries

Winter Mysteries

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...
Photo Research Journal: Austrian and Bavarian Alps

Photo Research Journal: Austrian and Bavarian Alps

Interesting and beautiful locations inspire me when I’m writing. For the fourth book in the On the Run series, Suspicious, I wanted Zoe to travel to the Austrian Alps. I was able to take a research tip to the Alps and visit both Austria (in the winter) and...
Photos: Bavaria and Zugspitze

Photos: Bavaria and Zugspitze

To research Suspicious, Book Four in the On the Run series of international mysteries, I visited quaint Bavarian villages and snowy mountain tops. If I have the choice between a mountain and a beach trip, I’ll pick the mountains every time, so I loved every...
Photo Research Journal : Rome – The Spanish Steps

Photo Research Journal : Rome – The Spanish Steps

Rome is my favorite European city to visit, so of course I had to include it in Suspicious, the fourth book in the On the Run International Mysteries. I always take tons of photos when I visit a new place because I know I’ll probably be writing about it later. I...