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: 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: 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…
This week on Crime Wave: Ivanka Fear stops by to talk about LOST, LIKE ME, the second novel in her Blue Water Mystery series. Cheryl MacGregor lives in a small town in Ontario under an assumed name in order to escape a dangerous past. When she teams up with Detective Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: USA Today bestselling author Elly Griffiths gives a delightful preview of her latest novel, THE LAST WORD. It’s a stand-alone mystery, brimming with comedy and compassion, that takes us into the world of writing retreats, book clubs, authors, and obituary writing. But then the writers Read more…
I’m thrilled – and amazed! – to be included on this list! Good Deed for the Day, the story that won me the Al Blanchard Award, is here under the Long Story category.
This week on Crime Wave: Arthur Coburn talks about his engrossing debut novel, MURDER IN CONCRETE. It’s a fast-paced, spellbinding mystery. Charlie, a teenage girl who finds her mother murdered—and then her father flees—embarks on a quest to learn the truth and get answers about her parents while coping with Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Elizabeth Crowens and I have fun talking about her new historical cozy mystery series. In this inaugural outing, Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles, Asta, the dog from the popular Thin Man series, has vanished, and production for his next film is pending. MGM Studios offers Read more…