A BOY WITH POTENTIAL

 I hate that question, 'How do you get your ideas?' But for once I can answer.

Some years ago I was watching the news.  A U.S school was in a state of panic after multiple shootings by an adolescent.  The account was truly shocking and the outcomes were followed closely by the media over several days. Sadly, there have been other such events since, in and outside of…

PAYING FOR PAIN by Paul McGoran. From New Pulp Press.

"A can't-put-it-down collection of noir mysteries that prove Paul McGoran a master of the genre. One could use it as a textbook on the subject of murder."…

I had great news recently. My short story The Ripper Legacy is in a new anthology published by Robinson/Little Brown on November 12. The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper Stories, edited by Maxim Jacubowski, includes stories by M. Christian, Carol Anne Davis, Stephen Dedman, Martin Edwards, Peter Gutteridge, William Meikle, Barbara Nadel, Nicky Peacock, Vanessa de Sade, Sarah…

Three crime short stories for a quick read. Free for Kindle Unlimited members.

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I am currently seeking some reviews for Owned, a short story collection.



I have included some information about the book below:

Penguin Books is once again doing Read Humane which is a way for them and some of their authors to support animal rescue. Learn more about this and the authors involved from this guest post in Kings River Life Magazine this morning by mystery author Leann Sweeney http://kingsriverlife.com/05/04/read-humane-mysteries-with-heart/



Also this week we are featuring several Oak Tree Press mystery authors. First…

This morning in Kings River Life Magazine we have another big group of fun mystery book reviews & giveaways from Penguin: We have "The Christie Curse: A Book Collector Mystery" By Victoria Abbott, "Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death: A Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery" By Denise Swanson, "Peach Pies and Alibis" by Ellery Adams, Trouble in the Tarot by Kari Lee Townsend, and Wave Good-Bye: A Southern Beauty Shop Mystery By Lila Dare…

Up in Kings River Life this morning--check out this great book giveaway of Julia Spencer Fleming's entire series! There is also a review of 2 of the books in the series http://kingsriverlife.com/04/06/julie-spencer-fleming-reviewsbig-giveaway/

Also up in KRL this morning a new Smart Guys mystery short story from Dennis Palumbo…

Original fiction first published in Colored Chalk and also "black shatter" a blog of my (mostly) published work.

He jumped off the train and went into…

Up today in Kings River Life we have a great giveaway and reviews of 4 Penguin mysteries-"Chance of A Ghost": A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery by E.J. Copperman, "Knot What It Seams" by Elizabeth Craig, "One Hot Murder" by Lorraine Bartlett and "Veiled Revenge": A Crime of Fashion Mystery By Ellen Byerrum…

In Kings River Life Magazine this morning we have a great mystery short story by Andrew MacRae http://kingsriverlife.com/02/23/strangers-well-met-an-original-mystery-short-story/

We also have another mystery TV Flashback from Deborah Harter Williams. This one is one of my personal favorites-"Spenser For Hire"…

Up in Kings River Life Magazine this morning is a never before published mystery short story by Mary Frisbee http://kingsriverlife.com/02/02/bitter-creek-an-original-mystery-short-story/



Also in the new issue we have a review of Kerry Greenwood's latest mystery novel "Unnatural Habits", an interview with Kerry & a chance to win a copy of the book…

Up in Kings River Life Magazine the final installment of a 3 part series on the queen of crime Agatha Christie http://kingsriverlife.com/01/26/agatha-christie-a-life-in-three-acts-part-3/

Also up in KRL this morning we have a review of the latest Pot Thief mystery by Mike Orenduff, a guest post from Mike on the value of a book & you can enter for a chance to win a copy of "The Pot…

Up today in Kings River Life we are once again mystery packed! We have a fun mystery short story by Lew Stowe called "Stalkers" http://kingsriverlife.com/01/05/stalkers-an-original-mystery-short-story/



A lot of new shows are premiering this month and many are mystery/suspense related. Check out our article on some of those in the current issue…

In the new issue of Kings River Life today we have the last of our Christmas mystery short stories, this one by Gail Farrelly http://kingsriverlife.com/12/22/silver-bells-a-christmas-mystery-short-story/ (there will be a Christmas fantasy story on Christmas Eve)



In case you missed it-we had some other ones go up during the week so be sure and check them out in our Terrific Tales section…

Well our first of the Christmas mystery short stories is up this morning in Kings River Life. We have a story by Gail Farrelly http://kingsriverlife.com/12/01/santa-and-the-poor-box/

Watch for many more between now and December! Also while over at KRL check out our review of Elaine Macko's latest mystery novel "Poisoned" and enter to win a copy…

Dennis Palumbo shares another Smart Guys mystery short story with Kings River Life Magazine this week http://kingsriverlife.com/11/24/mayhem-in-mayberry-a-smart-guys-mystery-short-story/



If you're looking for another mystery TV show to try--check out Kings River Life Magazine's review of the BBC One show "New Tricks" also shown on PBS…

The new issue of Kings River Life Magazine is up early this morning with a review of Jeri Westerson's new Medieval Noir book "Blood Lance", a guest post by Jeri on knights, info on her book launch, a chance to win a copy of the book & a link to purchase it where a portion of the sales will go to a cat rescue…

As we move into the Halloween season Kings River Life Magazine is going to be featuring several books with a supernatural or scary twist. This week we are reviewing Rochelle Staab's book "Bruja Brouhaha", you can enter for a chance to win a copy & enjoy a video interview with Rochelle from this year's Left Coast Crime 2012 http://kingsriverlife.com/09/29/bruja-brouhaha-by-rochelle-staab/

We…

The new issue of Kings River Life is up and we have a review of Tess Gerritsen's latest Rizzli & Isles book "Last to Die", a behind the book interview with Tess & you can enter for a chance to win a copy of the book http://kingsriverlife.com/09/22/last-to-die-by-tess-gerritsen/



We also have a never before published mystery short story by Gail Farrelly…