Hello, friends and readers:

I would like to announce the availability of two new and original mystery short stories now live in the Amazon Shorts Program, featuring wonderful stories by great authors for 49 cents .

"The Jury Has Spoken" is a taut legal thriller inspired by my legal mysteries, STATE'S EVIDENCE, PERSUASIVE EVIDENCE, and JUSTICE SERVED.…

posted by jet-lagged Jeanne, home about six hours

Our three-week trip to Alaska, culminating in the wonderful Bouchercon event in Anchorage, has come to an end. A lot of feelings and thoughts are burbling in my mind and I'm not ready to write my final words on the Last Frontier.

Last week's hand-wringing post lamented my inability to capture the grandure, the characters, and the experience that is Alaska. In lieu of my deathless prose, I offer a selection of other…

I have a glib answer: "None of it. It's all fun." But there's a more serious answer as well. It's all work: the writing, the editing, the shopping, the marketing. None of it is easy. There are times when it's smooth sailing. A story is going well and almost writes itself while I sit and watch. I get 100 pages edited at a sitting, and it feels like it has come together. An editor says nice things about my writing. People call to ask me to talk about my…

October 4, 2007, 7:30-9:00 pm, Needham Public Library, 1139 Highland Ave., Needham, MA. I'll be talking about my books Fast Lane and Bad Thoughts, as well as my three upcoming Serpent's Tail books, and signing copies.

November 6, 2007, 7:00-8:30 pm, Barnes & Noble Bookstore at Boston University, 660…

Hello, all:



I will be the guest blogger at Killer Fiction this Saturday, October 6th.



http://killerfictionwriters.blogspot.com/



The site features a wonderful group of humorous romantic suspense writers, including Gemma Halliday, Kathleen Bacus, Christie Craig, Jana DeLeon, Leslie Langtry, and Bethany True.

As a literary criminologist, I will talk…

On Monday night at the Schaumburg Twp. Library, we had the pleasure of hosting YA author John Green. John won the Michael L. Printz Award for his first book in 2005 then a Printz Honor for his second in 2006. John is very funny and clearly loves teens. Groups of teens came to the program, but not because of his books or awards, which is why several librarians were there. John and his brother Hank have a Video Blog called Brotherhood 2.0 at…

If you enjoy a good hard boiled mystery than look no further. My novel Lost Hours is now available in either electronic or trade paperback format. Lost Hours tells the story of a Detroit private investigator trying to solve a twenty-three year old murder, where he was the prime suspect.

If you're interested in purchasing Lost Hours, simply click the image. Enjoy.…

CrimeSpace member Harry Hunsicker in the spotlight this week.

Read the interview here.

posted by Doranna Durgin

Actually, in this case, a rubber hose might be more preferable. And I'm not talking about the recent photo of the record-breaking guy who threads a snake up his nose and down out his mouth. Oddly...even that would be more preferable.



I'm talking about the brain-eating amoeba.



Recently, a teen went swimming in Lake Havasu--not far from here, as distance is measured in…

We went on a color tour yesterday. What a great way to recharge! It's ironic but true that being out and about, especially in a natural setting, makes my fingers itch to get back the computer and try to capture what I've seen.

I admire writers like Nevada Barr who create a sense of place with words. As a reader it's thrilling to feel like you've visited a place or to recall being there and think, "Yes, that's what it looks like."

I guess nature provides inspiration, but great…