Severson made a name for himself once, as a crack reporter. But now, years later, he hides behind his typewriter. Until the day Molly walks through the door looking for a job. Molly, with her ideals and her determination and her courage. Molly might change his life—but not necessarily in the way he hopes. “Northern […]
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I’m so pleased to announce that the second collection featuring my popular characters Spade and Paladin has just hit print! The collection features a brand-new, never-before-seen novella about Spade and Paladin, called “The Case of the Purloined Pages.” If you’ve never read a Spade story before, you have a chance by reading this week’s Free […]
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…about the title for this novella. The End of the World gets used a lot, and while the title is accurate, kinda sorta, for this piece, it’s not the kind of title that makes you—or even me, the author—go, “Oh, yeah! That story.” Whoops. Not changing it now, though. I promised you all I’d tell […]
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine just published my newest mystery novelette. “Arboretum Heights” focuses on the murder of a rather unpleasant person in a university town filled with people who dislike the man intensely. So on that level, the story is a classic. Unlikable victim, lots of suspects. But of course, I figured out how to […]
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Not as much reading this month as I had hoped, but then, this is the month that I didn’t sleep either, because we were dealing with the aftermath of Dean’s fall and surgery. I’m recommending a video as well as a few books and articles, which I will explain below. Much of what I did […]
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Nowadays this holiday—if we can call it a holiday—is called “Take Your Daughters And Sons To Work Day,” which is a mouthful. How come we can’t call it “Take Your Children To Work Day”? Anyhow, this story, the last to discuss from the Never Before Seen Kickstarter is set in the 1990s when this day […]
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…which is only available through the Never Before Seen Kickstarter. Provided, of course, we hit a brand new special stretch goal of 140 backers by midnight tomorrow (Tuesday, Pacific Time). The collection includes a never-before-seen Spade/Paladin novella. Never before seen because I finished it just this week. It’s twisty and fun. The collection, The Assorted […]
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Dean and I had a fascinating afternoon in the fall of 2019. We were on our way to the gym when we saw an estate sale in a wealthy neighborhood in old Vegas. There aren’t many parts of Vegas that can be considered “old,” but this part is truly iconic. Frank Sinatra had a place […]
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I’m still behind on posting these, but I’m catching up, despite emergency vet visits and five dentist visits for me so far. (That’s so fun. Not.) I’m getting there, though. May was a hectic month as well, with the end of school, the end of a cold, another workshop, and lots of visitors. I still […]
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The mystery is a mystery story that I have in the current issue of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. “Serving Process” is a rainy Oregon story with a bit of a twist. You can get a copy here. The complete volume of last year’s Holiday Spectacular hit the virtual shelves this week! Thirty-eight stories about various […]
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