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For today only, I've put up my long story THE VALLEY OF ANGUSTIAS as a free Kindle for your Kindle machine or Kindle app. Grab a copy and let me know what you think.

A Room Full of Bones is the newly released fourth book in Elly Griffith'sRuth Galloway series.

Ruth is a forensic archaeologist in England. She's been called in to a local museum to oversee the opening…

Are you ready for something really different in an adventure thriller?  How about rogue assassins, demons, and immortal master villains?  You’ll find all that and more in DELIVERANCE: MORTAL PATH BOOK 3, the latest installment of the thrill-soaked series by Dakota Banks.  My review of this delicious novel is in this month’s issue of The Big Thrill, the newsletter of the International Thriller Writers.…

I had a great time, and saw lots of old friends at this year’s Bay to Ocean writers conference. Both the classes I gave were popular – one overflowed the room and several people had to be turned away. I also had a chance to critique three surprisingly good manuscripts from new authors who will be going somewhere. Trust me. All in all, another great experience.

Also I’ve been asked to speak at the Maryland Writers’ Association – Annapolis Chapter meeting on May 16. The meeting…

If you’re looking for the ultimate beach read, you should treat yourself to Debbi Mack’s newest crime novel. Riptide is so riveting you might forget to turn over, but the pace is so hot you’ll want to dive in to cool down!

The action takes place in Ocean City MD, where lawyer “Sam”McRae must defend a friend accused of murder. The search for evidence to clear her friend’s name…

Just received a lovely email from the CEO of the Greater Victoria Public Library. She wrote: "Well, my name FINALLY came up on the holds list and I just read ‘Switch’ over the weekend. Wow – what a page-turner! I have to tell you, from the very first page I was hooked! You are an amazing writer and I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your book. It was on a limited loan period because of the number of holds waiting, so I have to admit, I was worried that I might not have time to…

Woman with Birthmark (or in Swedish "Kvinna med födelsemärke") is a 1996 novel by Håkan Nesser, which won the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award in the same year.…

The new issue of Kings River Life is filled with fun stuff! We continue our On the Road to Left Coast Crime 2012 series with an interview with mystery author D.P. Lyle, a review of his latest "Royal Pains" book and his non-fiction book "More Forensics & Fiction" and you can enter for a chance to win a copy of the "Royal Pains" book called "Sick Rick" http://kingsriverlife.com/03/10/d-p-lyle-interview-lcc/

We also…

Dawnette Knight was obsessed with Michael Douglas. She claims to have met the actor in 2002 at a party in Florida. She knew he was married to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, and she didn't like it. Zeta-Jones, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in  2003 for her role in "Chicago," became her hated enemy.

Between January 2003 and May 2004, Knight sent 19 threatening letters to Zeta-Jones, describing what would happen to her. One said she would be chopped into pieces "like Sharon…

Check out my Editing SECRETS

 Tips for The three levels of Editing... structural, line and word. I developed an easy to follow recipe… Always start with the BIG picture of your story with a structural edit.Then work your way down to line editing and finally word editing ... My EDITING article PUBLISHED in a Print…

My blog last week focused on the pluses and minuses of self-publishing and several of you offered insightful comments.  The conversation continues today on Another Writers Life – http://ascamacho.blogspot.com

Whether you’re a plotter or a pantser your story, from the moment you have an idea, your book will go through several evolutionary changes. Make note of those changes because they will help you in subsequent endeavors.

I’d like to discuss the evolutionary stages of my book, Beta, and perhaps looking at the process, you may find something to help you with your stories.

Beta was supposed to be the sequel. The first, Alpha, I wrote in the…

Here is a list of articles about my writing and the DI Horton series and my thrillers in response to questions often posed by readers.  Follow the links through to the articles on my website.…

Free short story collection today: KILLING WAYS. A lot of killing. Several ways.

Maynard Soloman, gal-damn detective, returns in Maynard Soloman Legalizes Gay Knot Tying. It's the next short story installment in the Amazon #1 best-selling political humor series.

All hands on deck!!! My publisher is GIVING away Mediterranean Grave Kindle downloads all this week. Maybe it has something to do with the upcoming sequel. I don't know. But act fast and get free copies for everyone you love. You know you need a good book to read for the upcoming St. Patrick's Day, or Benito Juarez's birthday, and this could be it. As of today, Mediterranean Grave is rated #4 in Sea Adventures. Damn you, Clive Cussler!…

Upcoming #true #crime anthology, MASTERS OF TRUE CRIME, in which I am the editor, now available for preorder in #Amazon

A must for true crime fans!

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MURDERS IN THE UNITED STATES: Crimes, Killers, and Victims of the Twentieth Century by bestselling criminologist R. Barri Flowers, explores some of the most infamous, frightening, bizarre, and shocking murders of the last century. Now in Kindle for the first time!

The book is arranged in three parts. A Century of Murders,"…