Mysteries and the Mind!  6 Mysteries with Mental Health, Intrigue, and Suspense at Play… Writing in the first person from the point of view of an anxiety sufferer brought a wealth of challenges to the narrative—I actually interviewed over a dozen sufferers to ensure authenticity—which got me thinking: what other thrillers weave mental health issues […]

A Cozy Author Goes Dark: Ten Dark Mystery Favorites As a writer of British “cozies” (I’m never going to reconcile myself to that label, especially when it’s spelled that way), I have quite a strong preference for the dark and dangerous end of the genre spectrum. But my tastes range widely and are constantly changing. […]

From Treachery, Poisons, and Vengeance: Ten Mysterious Historical Figures… I suspect that most of the people who have made it into the history books were deeply flawed men and women, but a few were genuinely heroic while still human enough to allow us to identify with them, and those few deserve to live again in […]