Is True Crime Good for You?

Is True Crime Good for You?   I never gave much thought to true crime until I began working on my new true crime anthology series. Suddenly it occurred to me that I’d been a consumer of true crime since my teens, though at the time I wasn’t conscious of the fact that all those […]

Dunits. Features an image of Sherlock Holmes' deerstalker cap, a magnifying glass, a thick iron key, a stack of books, and a white teacup on a wooden tabletop.

Search of “Dunits”

Search of “Dunits” We’re all familiar with the term “Whodunit.” Classic mysteries by authors like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, and Dorothy L. Sayers set the standard that has endeared the genre to millions of readers throughout the years.  The challenge?  Can the reader match wits with the detective and unmask the killer first. […]

Who The Spies Really Were

Who The Spies Really Were   Most of us hold a certain image in our minds of who a spy is: Ian Fleming’s James Bond— particularly as interpreted by the movies, John le Carré’s George Smiley, or Alan Furst’s Jean Casson. By turns they are sexy and athletic, quiet and self-effacing, or glamorous and artistic, […]