A little something I’m working on…Murder & Mayhem!
Big news: Along with Dana Kaye from Kaye Publicity, I'm hosting the first-ever Murder and Mayhem in Chicago next March! More details on that here. This event is based on [...]
Three questions with…Alex Segura
Have you ever known someone casually and then suddenly, by accident, had the chance to get to be better friends with him? That happened to me with Alex Segura the [...]
Little Pretty Things is a Mary Higgins Clark Award nominee!
Well, this is ridiculously exciting. This morning, Little Pretty Things was named a 2016 Mary Higgins Clark Award nominee! A full list of nominees for the Edgars and the MHC [...]
Interview: Why I’m a Big Fan of Jennifer Kincheloe
Jennifer Kincheloe and I both write mysteries featuring smart—if somewhat misguided—women protagonists. We interviewed each other about our shared interests, writing, writing some more, and all things writing. Who's Jennifer [...]
Three Questions with…Triss Stein
I met Triss Stein at Malice Domestic in early 2015 when we were put on the same panel. It was called "School for Murder," which suited me just fine because [...]
Good mood contest
You will not be surprised to find that winning an Anthony Award puts me into a good mood. I want to share it. The mood, not the Anthony. Get your [...]
The Black Hour won the Anthony Award!
Photo by Kristopher Zygorski The Black Hour won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel this weekend at Bouchercon in Raleigh, North Carolina! One exclamation point doesn't do [...]
Three Questions with…Catriona McPherson
True story. When I first met Catriona McPherson, I hadn't read her work. But I liked her so much as a person that I decided, of course, that I would [...]
Three Questions with… Jenny Milchman
If you don't know who Jenny Milchman is, then you haven't been to a bookstore lately. I don't just mean that her three novels, including the brand-new As Night Falls, [...]
Little pretty things I found while writing the book
One of the fun things I'm doing now that I have some time to think: gathering my thoughts on some new projects. I'll be talking to my agent soon about [...]
