One Tough Cookie

Mark Your Calendar: Misterio Press InstaFreebie

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My publisher, misterio press, is offering a post-holiday promotion, January 3rd – January 10th, so people can load up their new readers with free goodies! Misterio offers a broad range of mysteries. Kassandra Lamb’s Marcia Banks and Buddy series and Shannon Esposito’s Pet Psychic series are cozies that should tickle the fancy of dog lovers. … Read more

The Setting Dilemma

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Real setting or fictional setting–that is the question. Sue Grafton and Marcia Muller were my gateway drugs into mystery addiction. I had a slight preference for Grafton’s series except for one aspect. Sue Grafton set her stories in Santa Teresa, a thinly disguised Santa Barbara, while Marcia Muller, at least initially, set her tales of … Read more