I figure since the first of my Silver Rush historical series, SILVER LIES, is currently free as an ebook on amazon and iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/silver-lies/id456301307?mt=11 (and quite cheap on Kobo), for this post, I’d feature a special object from the past in my collection that is tied to assaying and mining in Colorado and elsewhere, circa [...] Read More →
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Out Of A Nightmare, Into My Inbox
Back in 1999, when I was writing Scamming the Birdman, my second mystery novel, Vincent LoPriore stepped forward to be the meanest, scariest, baddest villain I’ve ever dreamed up. Vincent was a hard-core collector of the highest-quality mechanical singing birds, and in his pursuit of treasures, nothing stood in his way. Robbery, intimidation, extortion, gratuitous [...] Read More →
My Ghost Writer by Beverle Graves Myers
My ghost writes better than I do. Plot is my strong suit. My dominant left brain organizes the hell out of just about any material. I was a whiz at outlining in school and am really a scientist at heart. Analyzing and organizing are valuable skills to be sure, but good writing demands more than excellent [...] Read More →
Shopping by the ‘Hood on a Blowy Evening
With apologies to Robert Frost. Whose book this is I surely know. I sought the store and checked the row. Zoo mystery number three is here, It’s on the shelf where it should go. Mystery fans may find it queer Or cool or strange or wholly dear. Endangered ventures to its fate– The author prays [...] Read More →
Discover Mystery: A List to Help You Find Something New
Dear Readers, As voracious mystery readers, we’re sure you have the same experiencewe do: Sometimes you just don’t know what to read next. Not everyone can keep up with our shared appetite for words. And that book your sister recommended? Well, it just wasn’t what any of us would typically look for. We spend an [...] Read More →
Where have all the good movies gone?
Is it just me, or has the supply of watchable movies all but dried up?
The Path to Fame and Fortune
Through a lot of years writing and teaching writing, I have noticed that to earn a living as a writer of fiction, we should adhere to this simple formula: Get born and/or raised with a moderate or better gift for storytelling; then learn the essentials of the storywriter’s craft; then find, create, or get crammed [...] Read More →
Celebrating the Storm
There are so many natural distasters going on in our country right now — storms, fires, drought, excessive heat… Not exactly things we celebrate, are they? My family and I got hit by the storm last Friday that put people from Indiana to Virginia out of power. The sky grew dark like night even though [...] Read More →
The Bloody Benders
Mike Haye’s recent post brought to mind other notorious Kansas criminals. The Bender Family ran America’s most ghastly Bed and Breakfast in the 1800s.
UPDATED! Win a Professor Bradshaw Mystery!
If you’re reading this, then there’s a good chance you’re a mystery lover like me. One of my favorite things in life is discovering a series that speaks to me. One where I know that when the next book comes out and I open the pages, I will be pulled into a familiar world filled [...] Read More →