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Where History Meets Mystery – Billie Burke

Do you remember Glinda the Good Witch from the movie, The Wizard of Oz? Her beautiful strawberry-blond waves, the sparkly pink dress and the two foot high translucent crown?  Well, Glinda was played by an actress named Billie Burke. About…

Author Interview with Amy L. Bernstein – The Potrero Complex

About The Potrero Complex Journalist Rags Goldner is battle-scarred and heartbroken after covering a devastating pandemic that rages in Baltimore for five years. She leaves the city with her partner in search of a simpler life in small-town Maryland—only to…

The Murders That Rocked A Texas Town

The Murders that rocked a Texas town by Anita Dickason I never know where or when I will come across a new mystery. A bookstore was undoubtedly an  auspicious place when I visited The Tolstoy & Co. Bookshop in Clifton, Texas. The…

The Story Behind The Story: Michelle Cox

Michelle Cox is the author of the Henrietta and Inspector Howard Series of historical, romantic mysteries, set largely in 1930s Chicago, which Michelle calls home. Michelle gives insight about the complexity of writing mashup literature, which readers love, but publishing…

Book Review: Dead-Bang Fall

About Dead-Bang Fall Title: Dead-Bang Fall Author: J. R. Sanders Genre: Mystery, Detective, Who-dun-it Find it on Amazon & Goodreads Synopsis: March 1939, and try as he might, private eye Nate Ross can’t seem to stay clear of Hollywood. His…

Where History Meets Mystery: Marion Davies

Iconic Hollywood Celebrity Marion Davies is who we are exploring on this months edition of Where History Meets Mystery by Author Kari Bovée! >> Listen to Flash briefing HERE. << It’s not uncommon for authors of historical fiction to fall…

On The Hunt: Crime of the Past?

This week we’re On The Hunt with Anita Dickason featuring: Crime of the Past! It’s not the Old West, but it’s just as dangerous. Undoubtedly, cattle rustling is a symbol of the Old West. One characterized by long, dusty cattle…

Book Club Questions for a Thriller

10 Book Club Questions for a Thriller Is your book club reading a thriller?  If so, in addition to a great page-turner and a few bottles of wine, you’ll need some thought-provoking questions to ignite the conversation. A successful book…

STORY BEHIND THE STORY WITH AUTHOR LAURIE BUCHANAN

STORY BEHIND THE STORY WITH AUTHOR LAURIE BUCHANAN BY SHELLEY BLANTON-STROUD Laurie Buchanan is the author of INDELIBLE and ICONOCLAST, books one and two of the Sean McPherson series of contemporary thrillers set in a Hedgebrook-like idyllic writers’ retreat. Laurie…