by K.B. Owen …or, more specifically, sea-bathing in 1880s Newport, where my latest book, THE SECRET OF THE FORTY STEPS, is set, during the summer of 1887. You may have heard of…
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Here’s some short and sweet holiday fun from K.B. Owen’s archives—Merry Christmas, Sherlock Holmes style. Happy Holidays! As a mystery lover, Christmas reminds me of one of my favorite Sherlock Holmes stories,…
by K.B. Owen Happy mid- summer, everyone! With everyone hitting the pool/beach, it seemed a good time to talk about the real signs of drowning (they may not be what you think).…
by K.B. Owen All kinds of decisions (and a hundred indecisions, to paraphrase T.S. Eliot) go into the plotting of a mystery. For example, as I was deciding upon the plot points…
by K.B. Owen With Valentine’s Day still on our minds, we thought you might enjoy this post about an exploding chocolate bar. The year was 1943, and those crafty Nazis had come…
Hi Folks! We had a crime writer’s interview scheduled for today that was postponed, so K.B. Owen dug into the archives of her blog and came up with this fun gem: When…
by K.B. Owen I hope everyone in the northern hemisphere is enjoying the summer season! For your leisure reading enjoyment–whether it’s the beach, pool, back porch, or a comfy chair in an…
I first heard the phrase “the ides of March” in ninth grade, when we were assigned Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. It’s a great play for your average teen, full of intrigue, deceit, betrayal,…
Hi, Folks! As we’ve mentioned before, we’re only doing true blog posts every couple of weeks now (so we can spend more time writing new books for your reading pleasure) but I…
by K.B. Owen I’m so happy to announce the release of the next Concordia mystery. It seems that, no matter where the lady professor may go, trouble is sure to follow. Not…