She’s no Tony Hillerman but…

She’s no Tony Hillerman but… Writing a debut novel is a challenge no matter how you look at it. But when your firstborn is also the next installment of a beloved series, the standards are higher, the expectations greater.My book, Spider Woman’s Daughter, continues the mysteries that my father, author Tony Hillerman, began more than […]

The Newest James Bond Author William Boyd speaks to the Strand

The Newest James Bond Author William Boyd speaks to the Strand < William Boyd is the author of ten novels, including Ordinary Thunderstorms; A Good Man in Africa, winner of the Whitbread Award and the Somerset Maugham Award; An Ice-Cream War, winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and shortlisted for the Booker Prize; Brazzaville Beach, […]

Ten Tips for a Murderous Country Weekend

Ten Tips for a Murderous Country Weekend Well, the holiday season is nigh upon us and perhaps you, too, are anticipating a round of weekend house parties at remotely located castles, mansions, and chateaux where many of the guests have long-buried antipathies toward one another. You know the old saying: When you mix blackmail, adultery, […]