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…
This week on Crime Wave: I had the pleasure of speaking with Iris Yamashita, author of the super 2023 debut, CITY UNDER ONE ROOF, which dropped readers into an isolated Alaskan village where all 205 residents live in a single high-rise building. Iris’ upcoming (Feb 2024) release, VILLAGE IN THE Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Listen to author Matthew Blake talk about his stunning debut, Anna O, a shocking mystery about a young woman who commits a double murder while sleepwalking, and never opens her eyes again. Dr. Benedict Prince is tasked with waking Anna so she can stand trial Read more…