by Kathy (K.B.) Owen ~ Ahh, May is here; time to think about our summer vacations. But sadly fictional sleuths can never take true vacations. Here’s why… Just like everyone else, our…
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We’ve been talking about crime fiction sub-genres the last few weeks, so it seemed like a good time to re-run Kathy Owen’s excellent two posts on hard-boiled crime fiction. Hi, Kathy Owen…
by Kassandra Lamb ~ Have you ever seen or heard an interview with a dog? One of the main characters in my Marcia Banks and Buddy cozies is Buddy, a Black Labrador/Rottweiler…
(This seemed like an appropriate time to re-run this post, during the season of shoplifters.) by K.B. Owen ~ As “Black Friday” rapidly approaches, the official opening of the holiday shopping season…
We’re celebrating Autumn with two great autumn contests for you! First, misterio press’s Fall ’21 Holidays Contest. Prizes are a lovely autumn bounty mouse pad and matching sandstone coaster. Plus 5 signed…
by Kassandra Lamb ~ We fiction writers invent all kinds of things—make-believe settings, fictitious events, imaginary friends (er, I mean, characters). In other words, we make stuff up. But we are often…
(NOTE: Our contest winner was Pernette W. Congrats, Pernette!!) By Kassandra Lamb (on behalf of the group) ~ One of the joys and aggravations of being indie authors is the process of…
by Kassandra Lamb and K.B. Owen ~ Since Kathy (K.B.) is releasing her next audio book, Unseemly Honeymoon, this week, I figured it was a good time to do an encore of…
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…
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,…