This week on Crime Wave: #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ally Condie, the queen of YA dystopian fiction, dishes on her wonderful debut adult mystery, THE UNWEDDING. Pitched as “The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie,” it’s the story of Ellery Wainwright, a recent divorcée, who’s spending what would have Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Lia Louis and her latest! BETTER LEFT UNSENT takes readers to the most cringe-worthy situation any of us can imagine: Millie Chandler writes emails that stay unsent in her draft folder —sarcastic replies to her rude boss, hard truths to her friends, and of course, Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Listen to the one and only Kate White! After a stellar career in the magazine industry, culminating as the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, Kate—fortunately for us readers—turned to fiction. Her newest thriller, The Last Time She Saw Him, rocks with intrigue. When Kiki Reed’s ex-finance dies, Read more…
I loved talking with Terry Shepherd! Listen to our conversation — and then agree with me that he has The Best Voice ever!
This week on Crime Wave: Megan Campisi ‘s latest novel, The Widow Spy, is a lyrical tour-de-force of historical fiction.Kate Warne is the first female Pinkerton detective—and her next assignment could end the Civil War. All Kate has to do is win the trust of her captive, Confederate spy and Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Seraphina Nova Glass kept me up late late late as I devoured her newest release, THE VACANCY IN ROOM 10! Anna, a new widow, comes to stay in the run-down motel room her husband had rented as an art studio—where she meets an eclectic mix Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Betty Webb and I talk about her new mystery, THE CLOCK STRUCK MURDER, set in Paris during the summer of the 1924 Olympics. American expat, Zoe Barlow is thriving in her artist’s life among the Lost Generation. When she sets off for the flea market Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Parker Adams’ new series gets off to a heart-pounding start with THE LOCK BOX. When safe-cracking specialist Monna Locke is kidnapped—along with her young son—and forced to participate in a dangerous heist by opening the most impenetrable safe ever designed, she’ll need all her skills Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Hey, you guys—listen to Tim Maleeny’s keen insight into how he crafts a top-notch thriller. Tim’s latest book in the PI Cape Weathers series, HANGING THE DEVIL, has it all: an art heist in San Francisco’s Chinatown that goes sideways—filled with comedy, crime, adrenaline, heart Read more…
This week on Crime Wave: Wendall Thomas’ Cyd Redondo series is part mystery, part adventure, part madcap comedy—and part a serious look at environmental issues and at the cruelty of animal smuggling. Wendall and I share a lot of laughs talking about Cyd’s fourth outing, CHEAP TRILLS: After her mother Read more…