A common question I get asked is, “that’s me, right?” and the person asking points to a character in one of my stories. The answer is usually no. While I’ve encountered a bunch of interesting people (interesting in both senses of […]
I don’t like discussing how many books I’ve sold. It’s boastful. I’m English. As a people, we don’t boast. But in the quieter moments of my day (usually around royalty statement time) I will tot up how many books I’ve sold. Not […]
As keener followers will know, I lost my longhaired dachshund and sidekick, Royston, two weeks ago. It’s been a hard loss to take. He was one in a million. I want to mark his passing by doing something special. In his last weeks, […]
This Saturday I am Sisters in Crime NorCal Chapter’s guest speaker. My topic is the 21st Century Author, essentially looking at the challenges and opportunities facing the modern day writer. With all the changes in the publishing world, today’s author has to be […]
Recently I learned that someone is convinced that something in one of my books is real and I did it. This isn’t the first time this has happened. A few years ago, a woman at a book club who had read ACCIDENTS […]
I’m one of the guest speakers at the WriteNow! Conference in Phoenix, Arizona at the end of the week. Speakers include Sara Paretsky, Hilary Davidson, Jenny Milchman, Michael Koryta, Deb Ledford, Terri Bischoff, and actress, Christina Cox. I’ll be interviewing Sara and […]
As a man of letters, I take a keen interest in words, especially new ones. Recently, the word SELFIE got accepted into the dictionary, which pissed me off for a couple of reasons. First, I hate ‘selfie’ photographs. I can see your […]
I had some music playing while I was writing the other week and a song came on and I thought that song perfectly sums up my books. Then I got to thinking, people talk about the soundtrack to their lives, then there […]
I’m a huge fan of the long running, comedy radio show I’M SORRY I HAVEN’T A CLUE. For those who’ve never heard of it, think WHOSE LINE IS ANYWAY, except I’M SORRY started twenty years before WHOSE LINE…but I digress. My favorite […]
I am happy to announce that I’ve signed a new three-book contract with Thomas and Mercer. The titles purchased are INFIDELITY LIMITED, SAVING GRACE (a follow-up to PAYING THE PIPER) and THE NEVERWAS MAN. Brilliance Audio will be producing the audio edition. […]