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…

Posted by Lorraine (L.L.) Bartlett

Saturday I was part of a group-signing at a (sort of) local library. Of the 13+ authors in attendance, I was the only traditionally published author.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the term, "traditionally published" means that a publisher bought my work. They paid me. I didn't pay them. And not only that, I received an advance against royalties. My work was something the publisher felt could generate income for them AND…

I'm a rattler -- not the snake, mind you, but the kind of person who, when nervous, or happy, or allowed to for any reason, rattles on, telling more than I should and talking more than is necessary. I'm told by kindly folks that I have a lively way of telling stories and my listeners are usually enterained, but sometimes I have doubts. There's always someone in the group who just looks at me, and I imagine them thinking, "Does that woman have any self-control?"

Most writers…

What would you do?

Dr Tom Hackett had the perfect life - young, successful and now with a dream job working for a year in New Orleans. All that changes when his wife is murdered there, her body mutilated,

the victim of a seemingly random attack.

Desperate to leave those memories behind, he returns home to Australia and accepts a job in Sanctuary, an idyllic resort far from the dark shadows of old New Orleans. But there is no sanctuary from…

James Lincoln Warren, the mastermind behind www.criminalbrief.com, a blog on writing and the short story, that I check out daily, recently asked me to be a guest blogger for last Saturday. I was honored. The following is what I sent in and I wanted to share it with you.Please share your thoughts on the subject with me and other crimespace regulars.

My love affair with the short…

In a word -- mush!

Bouchercon in Anchorage was 2 parts Jack London and 1 part Northern Exposure. Full of interesting juxtapositions and outright contradictions. No internet connection in the hotel (the Anchorage Hilton and city's tallest building!). But the governor spoke at the Award ceremony cocktail party. Lee Child wasn't there. But Dana Stabenow was everywhere. I wasn't allowed to show a dvd at my author's solo presentation. But they kept having CSI Alaska presentations…