Maynard Soloman & the Bull$hit Cancer Awareness Campaign

Has cancer awareness "jumped the shark?" Have some cancer charities lost sight of their…

Oh boy! I'm a big fan of Michael Robotham and his latest book - Say You're Sorry - is absolutely one of my top thriller…

If you like fast-paced action stories with a moral lesson thrown in, I think you’ll enjoy this one. 

In a nutshell:  A deformed, angry, man’s life goal is to bring the New Jersey rail system to a complete standstill and murder as many innocent passengers as possible.  An FBI special agent, suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury is just as…

Discover the “French Michael Connelly” today. Frédérique Molay is now in English, with the first in the Nico Sirsky series: The 7th Woman. This edge-of-your-seat police procedural has all the suspense of Seven, with CSI-like details, set in Paris. It won France’s most prestigious crime fiction award, was named Best Crime Fiction Novel of the Year, and is already an international bestseller. Get it today and get your last chance to win an actual trip to France, French wines from the source,…

I'm a latecomer to the world of 'Castle' - which is a hit television series built around author Richard Castle's time with the NYPD as a ride along observer with…

My mystery/suspense novel, Mixed Messages, takes place the last week of October, which, of course, includes Halloween. As I was doing research for the book, I discovered some interesting facts about the combination…

Today's guest Melanie Foster has some tips on how to get down to the writing after you've secured that MFA or other writing degree on my blog, Another Writer’s Life.
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Jo Nesbo left me hanging at the end of the previous Harry Hole novel - Phantom (my…

Footsteps on the Shore, the sixth in the DI Andy Horton seriesof marine based mystery crime novels set on the South Coast of England, has been reprinted in paperback and is also available as an e book on…

Shoshana Hathaway posted this 5-star review for Collateral Damage on Amazon:

“Austin S. Camacho delivers, once again, in this fast paced impeccably written, Hannibal Jones thriller. This time, we see the more than capable Mr. Jones beset, bothered, bewildered, and even disconcerted. What starts out as a back yard barbecue in his neighborhood turns into one very large domestic abuse issue, and one seemingly simple missing persons case which turns into murder ...and then becomes…

See my interview on Blood, Lies & Alibis: The Love Slave Murders on Investigation Discovery on Monday, October 22nd, 4 pm, PST, 7 pm, EST. I will be talking about serial killers Gerald and Charlene Gallegos and bestselling true crime book, THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS.

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This is KRL's Halloween issue! We have a review of a book about a ghost by mystery writer Lorna Collins called "Ghost Writer", a guest post by Lorna about where she gets her ideas & you can enter for a chance to win a copy of the book http://kingsriverlife.com/10/20/ghost-writer-by-lorna-collins

With the new Alex Cross movie coming out this weekend, seemed a…

I'm having a problem with “No Easy Day,” the novel written by a member of SEAL Team 6. No, I haven't read it and I don't intend to. I already know how the story ends.

What eats into me is that the book was written in the first place. As a Navy veteran, I am dismayed that a member of that elite squad would break the code the SEAL Team holds dear. Operations are covert. Like Fight Club, the first rule is you don't talk about Fight Club.

As an American, I am…

Betsy Riley posted this 5 star review of Blood and Bone on Amazon: “More twists than a Chubby Checker concert! I didn't know the ride I was in for when I picked up Blood and Bone. This book makes me want to read the rest of the series as soon as I can get my hands on them. And I can't believe Hannibal Jones is not already a movie character or TV series. This is a hero everyone can root for, but not a superhero--he has realistic flaws, which just add to the enjoyment. I'm still dizzy from the…

Betsy Riley posted this 5 star review of Blood and Bone on Amazon: “More twists than a Chubby Checker concert! I didn't know the ride I was in for when I picked up Blood and Bone. This book makes me want to read the rest of the series as soon as I can get my hands on them. And I can't believe Hannibal Jones is not already a movie character or TV series. This is a hero everyone can root for, but not a superhero--he has realistic flaws, which just add to the enjoyment. I'm still dizzy from the…

About a year ago, Michael Torres, one of my favorite students, came to my office and told me that he wasn’t going to be transferring for at least a year. It was a kick in the teeth. He’d been accepted to UCR’s creative writing program, which is a tremendously good program, and as a community college professor, my great joy is to see students transfer to places like that.

The problem was that he hadn’t finished the last math class he’d need to transfer. It’s a common problem…

Bad Little Falls is the third book in Paul Doiron's Mike Bowditch series, but a first read of this author for me.



Bowditch is a game warden. He's been…

Lance Knight posted this 5-star review on Amazon: “The Troubleshooter by Austin S. Camacho was a real page turner for me. The author obviously researched and planned the overall story, resulting in a great deal of detail concerning each of his main characters...each so distinctly individual. Hannibal was believable and fascinating albeit somewhat bulletproof. I came to be captured by his tough guy description as he met every obstacle head-on without regard to his own safety. So he was the…

I think what many authors tend to either forget or not realize in the first place is that publishing is a business. With any business, there are rules, regulations, and requirements for those who want to be employed. Writers sometimes don’t do their homework. I admit, I didn’t, but in time I learned the rules, and am still learning.

When applying for a job, there are…

Today's guest Jack Meyer shares his law enforcement experience to discuss the difference between real-life & fictional detectives on my blog, Another Writer's Life.  Mystery writers take note! http://ascamacho.blogspot.com