My podcast about Crime and Suspense fiction.
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…
This week on Crime Wave: Stella Sands is not your typical debut mystery author. She’s written six best-selling true crime books and was for many years the editor of the educational magazine, Kids Discover. But now Stella has turned her hand to adult fiction—and has produced a smashing debut WORDHUNTER.Maggie Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Doug Preston and Lincoln Child—you know who they are, right?—the duo who’ve given us the best-selling Prendergast series. And you’ll never find two nicer or more knowledgeable writers! In addition to getting a sneak peek at their latest Prendergast thriller, ANGEL OF VENGEANCE (which releases Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: My guest is the one and only Wanda Morris. Wanda burst onto the mystery writing scene with her 2021 debut ALL HER LITTLE SECRETS, followed it up with the multi-award-winning ANYWHERE YOU RUN. Now she’s given us another winner, WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND. Deena Wood’s Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Oh, yes, you will want to hear Kieran Scott talk about PEOPLE WILL TALK, her just-released adult mystery. It’s got a set-up to die for—a fancy summer clambake turned surprise wedding. Only the groom isn’t marrying his current fiancée or his college girlfriend, whose business Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: John Fram is here to talk about NO ROAD HOME, his “whip-smart, horror-tinged whodunit in the style of early Stephen King.” (quote courtesy of Julia Bartz) A trip to his new wife’s family compound turns deadly for Toby, a young father who must clear his Read more…