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Category: Crime

Book of the Day…

Q & A with Author Mally Becker

11 Oct 2022
Giveaway Ends 10/14 What does it mean to you to be called an author?  Being an author means that I get to share my stories and characters with readers. That’s…
Book of the Day…

Q and A with author Chris Patchell

10 Oct 2022
Giveaway Ends 10/21 What does it mean to you to be called an author?  Being called an author feels like an honor, really. Writing has long been a dream of…
#DBQ…

Book Bites: Heroes Ever Die by J. A. Crawford

31 Aug 2022September 3, 2022
Comic books are a fun vacation from reality, taking the reader into an alternate universe where things are normal but just a bit different, a bit more sensational. After reading…
Book Bites…

Book Bites: In Danger of Judgment

29 Aug 2022
Giveaway Ends 9/2 As a rule, there is a word minimum for a proper review. The Kindle app puts it at 20. Some book promoters want at least 300 -…
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Book Blast: The Refuge Bid by Jude Tresswell

26 Aug 2022
Giveaway Ends 8/30 Book Title: The Refuge Bid (County Durham Quad 8) Author and Publisher: Jude TresswellRelease Date: August 1, 2022Genre:  Contemporary crime/mystery, gay male protagonistsTropes: Cold case investigation, self-awareness journeyThemes:…
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A Conversation with author Linda Hurtado Bond

24 Aug 2022
Giveaway Ends 9/16 What does it mean to you to be called an author?  I’ve always wanted to be a writer. In high school, I went part-time to a school…
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A Conversation with Author Amy L. Bernstein

16 Aug 2022
Giveaway Ends 8/31  What does it mean to you to be called an author?  The word “author,” for me, carries a lot of weight. It signals that as a writer,…
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A Conversation with Author David Rabin

15 Aug 2022
Giveaway Ends 9/2 Which book are we talking about today? In Danger of Judgment.  It’s a crime thriller set in Chicago in 1987. Can you tell us a bit about…
#DBQ…

Spotlight: Cash by K.L. Hiers

12 Aug 2022August 14, 2022
Giveaway Ends 8/19 Book Title: Cash: An MM Mafia Romance (Ruthless Daddies) Author and Publisher: K.L. HiersCover Artist: Charli ChildsRelease Date: August 12, 2022Genre: Contemporary MM Romance, Mafia RomanceTropes: Interracial Couple,…
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A Conversation with Author Alexandrea Weis

11 Aug 2022
Giveaway Ends 8/31 What does it mean to you to be called an author? It means using my imagination to entertain and to meet people from across the world who…
#DBQ…

Guest Post: My Favorite Fan Moments By Elizabeth pantley

6 Aug 2022
My Favorite Fan Moments By Elizabeth pantley One of the unexpected joys of being an author is finding a fan out there in the world randomly. Not at a conference…
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Book Bites: The Fragrance of Death by Leslie Karst

31 Jul 2022August 14, 2022
giveaway ends 8/7 When a fellow contestant at the artichoke festival is found dead with the vegetable stuffed in his mouth, Sally Solari, restaurant owner/amateur sleuth is off and running.…
#DBQ…

A Conversation with Author Ken Harris

29 Jul 2022
Giveaway Ends 8/7 IR– What inspired the idea for your book? KH– The original in the series begged for a sequel. You can’t get two vastly different people together to…
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A conversation with author Mary Keliikoa

27 Jul 2022August 14, 2022
Giveaway Ends 8/1 IR– What does it mean to you to be called an author?  MK– Ever since I started down the journey of writing, I wanted to be published.…
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A Conversation with Author Jan Drexler

25 Jul 2022August 14, 2022
Giveaway Ends 7/27 What does it mean to you to be called an author?  When I was a child, I was one of those readers who would read the authors’…
#DBQ…

Book Bites and a QandA: End of the Line by AG Meiers

22 Jul 2022August 14, 2022
What does it mean to you to be called an author?  Oh wow, that’s a great question. I don’t know if anybody has actually ever asked me this before. Well,…
#DBQ…

A Conversation with Author Mary Alford

22 Jul 2022August 14, 2022
Giveaway Ends 7/31 IR– What inspired the idea for your book? MA– I loved the idea of writing a suspense story that takes place in an innocent Amish community. In…
#DBQ…

A Conversation with Author Debbie De Louise

21 Jul 2022August 14, 2022
Giveaway Ends 7/25 What does it mean to you to be called an author?  It’s a title I’ve wanted all my life. As a child, I admired authors. I wanted…
#DBQ…

A Conversation with Author Tom Mead

20 Jul 2022August 14, 2022
Giveaway ends 7/24 https://amzn.to/3PpWuwb IR-- Which book are we talking about today? TM-- My book is called Death and the Conjuror, and it’s a mystery set in 1930s London, written…
Book of the Day…

A Conversation With Author Sarah Hualde

18 Jul 2022
Giveaway Ends 7/24  IR– What does it mean to you to be called an author?  SH– Being a writer means you write. Anything. Everything. On anything and everything. Being an…
Crime…

A Conversation with Author James L’Etoile

11 Jul 2022July 10, 2022
Giveaway Ends 7/22 IR–  What inspired the idea for your book?  James– The inspiration for Dead Drop didn’t come from a single source. I worked in the California prison system…
Crime…

Spotlight: The Perfect World Series by Shari Sakurai

8 Jul 2022July 8, 2022
giveaway ends 7/12 The Perfect World Series by Shari Sakurai Superhero. Supervillain. Super-complicatedThe stories should be read in order:Perfect World (Perfect World #1)Adam (companion novel)New Era (Perfect World #2)Broken World (Perfect World…
Book of the Day…

Guest Post: Introducing A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murder

8 Jul 2022July 8, 2022
giveaway ends 7/15 Introducing A Bride’s Guide to Marriage and Murderby Dianne Freeman I write the Countess of Harleigh mystery series, Victorian era who-dun-its that take place among the aristocracy…
Book Bites…

Book Bites: Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead

6 Jul 2022July 8, 2022
Giveaway ends 7/24 Detective fiction began with a locked door scenario and the concept still provides the basis for awesome armchair sleuthing. When I read a mystery I almost always…
#posted…

Secret Service by Tal Bauer is so good it made me think I might not like the romance genre anymore.

3 Jul 2022July 4, 2022
“What matters is now and what we do with today. Tomorrow is a dream. The past is forgotten. Today, I love you.”Secret Service Book Title: Secret Service: A M|M RomanceAuthor:…
#DBQ…

QandA with Author Vicki Weisfeld

26 Jun 2022August 14, 2022
IR– Which book are we talking about today? VW– My first murder mystery, Architect of Courage, is out in early June, and I’m some combination of amazed and excited about…
Book of the Day…

A Conversation with Author Anne Louise Bannon

24 Jun 2022June 24, 2022
IR– What does it mean to you to be called an author? ALB– It’s my identity, in many respects. I’ve always been a writer/author. It’s not just what I do,…
#DBQ…

Guest Post: MEET THE CHARACTERS FROM THE CASE OF THE CAT CRAZY LADY

23 Jun 2022August 14, 2022
Meet the Characters from The Case of the Cat Crazy LadyBy Debbie De Louise Instead of a blurb, excerpt, or a plot synopsis, character profiles are a great way to…
#DBQ…

Guest Post: From Poirot to Gamache – Stealing from the Great Mysteries

21 Jun 2022August 14, 2022
From Poirot to Gamache – Stealing from the Great Mysteriesby Patrick Kelly What could be more boring than a clean, traditional mystery? Other genres might offer the loving embrace of…
Crime…

A Conversation with Author Shelly Frome

20 Jun 2022
IR–  What inspired the idea for your book? SF–  Joyce Carol Oates once said that something deeply missing from your life or something meaningful that you lost drives the writing.…

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  1. Ann Nortman on A Conversation with Author Laura ChildsDecember 31, 2022

    When will Cadmium Red Dead be published=

  2. Aimee E on Author Q&A with Hawk MacKinneyOctober 16, 2022

    Thhis was lovely to read

  3. Wendy B on Q & A with Author Mally BeckerOctober 12, 2022

    Awesome interview! "old books and fresh coffee" - Yes, please!

  4. Wendy B on Q and A with author Chris PatchellOctober 10, 2022

    Great interview! Fun :-)

  5. Brooke L. French on Book Blast: Inhuman Acts by Brooke L. FrenchOctober 6, 2022

    Thanks for reading!

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