My podcast about Crime and Suspense fiction.
This week on Crime Wave: Barbara Nickless wowed us all with her Sydney Parnell series, and I’m thrilled that she stopped by to talk about her brand-new (releasing Jan 1, 2025) stand-alone espionage thriller. It’s a real sea change for her. Centered around sisters Cassandra and Nadia Brenner, heirs to Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: What do you get when a part-time PI is hired to investigate the questionable moral integrity of one of Maine’s favorite sons—who’s been nominated for the US Supreme Court? MAINELY MAYHEM, of course! PI Goff Langdon gets thunked in the head and left to die Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Relax with your favorite beverage and listen to the zany, best-selling trio—Beatriz Williams, Karen White, and Lauren Willig—entertain with THE AUTHOR’S GUIDE TO MURDER, a book we could all use, right? These three authors have collaborated on a locked-castle mystery about three authors collaborating on Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Our Halloween Special! Lorie Lewis Ham writes a fun series set in Fresno’s hip and historic Tower District, the town’s artistic hub. Part-time PI Roxi Carlucci is helping local bookstore owner Clark Halliwell put on the first-ever Tower Halloween Mysteryfest. When the eclectic group of Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Dale T. Phillips drops by to give us the inside scoop on A GREAT RECKONING, the 7th mystery in his Zack Taylor series. Zack is an old-fashioned knight errant, a complicated and troubled man fighting for the underdog. He doesn’t always win, but he’s passionate Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: In Sharon Dukett’s electrifying debut thriller, THE SHUTDOWN LIST, Anita Forester witnesses her husband being dragged away by police during a protest for environmental causes. Anita embarks on a perilous journey to find her husband, unaware of the crucial secret he has kept from her. Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Helaine Mario and I talk about Echoes on the Wind. Helaine’s intricately-plotted dual timeline novel of suspense traces the intertwined fates of pianist Maggie O’Shea and her grandmother, Clair Rousseau, who joins the French Resistance as a teenager during World War II. It’s a beautiful Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Susan Cory wondered why no architects appear as amateur sleuths—after all, they’re trained to solve puzzles and notice the subtexts of their clients’ reactions. So, she created an excellent mystery series featuring Iris Reid, a Cambridge architect. THE CRYING CROCODILE, book 7, whisks Iris and Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: SAVING MYLES by Carl Vonderau is every parent’s worst nightmare—Wade and Fiona deplete their savings to send Myles, their troubled teenage son, to rehab. They hope it’s the right thing to do, but he’s furious. A year later, Myles returns, seemingly rehabilitated, and the family Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: I’ve got two words for you—Tasmanian devils! A remote island off the coast of Tasmania is a refuge for healthy devils. When an Australian wilderness guide embarks on a four-day nature hike on Devils Island with six guests—one disappears and another turns up dead in Read more…