Every year the Los Angeles Chapter of Sisters in Crime joins forces with the San Diego, Orange County and Northern California Chapters for joint hybrid meetings. At our next meeting, on Sunday, August 4th at 2:00 PM I will be reading from Murder is Paralyzing and our wonderful guest speaker is award-winning historical mystery author Rys Bowen. Rhys Bowen’s work has sold close to 10 million copies in over 30 [...]
After publishing my new Hannah Kline novel, Murder is Paralyzing I took a break and revisited a large collection of short stories I'd written but never submitted for publication. After some careful editing, I discovered Duotrope.com, an excellent submission database, and began getting my stories out in the world. Two of them have been accepted for anthologies which will be published later this year. Back to the Bronx was accepted in [...]
ENCORE - CHATTING WITH AUTHORS YouTube 30-minute program. Today we are chatting with Paula Bernstein. She talked about including medial issues in her novels, and how her writing was inspired by a personal tragedy. Go to (https://youtu.be/nE07-UMgVQs (https://youtu.be/nE07-UMgVQs)) Available on You Tube Friday July 14th
A free literary festival (formerly LitFest Pasadena) with exciting panels and your favorite authors. I will be moderating this panel with Julia Bricklin, Naomi Hirahara, Tori Eldridge and Jeri Weterson. Go to LitFestintheDena.org for all the details.
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed on Chatting With Authors, a series by writers Janet Lynn and Will Zeilinger. Janet and Will are a married couple who write books together and enjoy getting to know other authors. Join us for conversation and a few laughs. The interview can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE07-UMgVQs
Detective Brenda Jordan is called to the scene when a body is found murdered in a homeless encampment. Her examination reveals an unexpected finding that suggests the murder was a LBGTQ hate crime. With her partner on vacation, Brenda is in charge and on her own. She must identify the victim, and track the killer. As she delves into some of the darkest corners of Los Angeles, she uncovers a [...]
The Queen of Mean I've recently published a new short story, The Queen of Mean, in the 2021 Sisters in Crime LA Anthology, Avenging Angelenos. In this story, an emergency room physician encounters her old high school nemesis during the Covid pandemic, and contemplates a revenge she was unable to orchestrate as a teenager. The anthology is a collection of stories about protagonists bent on avenging past wrongs. It is [...]
I'm delighted to announce that Murder in the Family will soon be released as an audiobook. The narrator is Cassandra Campbell, and the Director/ Producer is Jessica Kaye. I'll be sending an announcement and putting the distribution links on this site. Stay tuned.
I'm one of the co-Chairs for the California Crime Writer's Conference. This year it will be VIRTUAL and FREE on Saturday June 12th 2021. We have some terrific, best-selling, diverse authors for panels and workshops. I'll be moderating a panel: Some Like it Hot: Adding Romance and Sex to Your Mysteries. For more details and to register go to CCWConference.org.
2020 has been a difficult year for all of us. The only good thing I can say about being under virtual house arrest since March, is that is has given me plenty of time to write. Murder is a Nightmare was published this year and I am half way through the next novel in the Hannah Kline series. This one will be about a hate crime, and will feature Detective [...]