The Hiding Girl Wins Feathered Quill 2021 Annual Book Award

Just got the word that The Hiding Girl (Emily Calby Book 1) has won the Bronze Medal in Mystery/Suspense in the 2021 Feathered Quill Annual Book Awards. Great news to receive on a cold, coronavirus-season Saturday night. What better excuse to pour some bourbon over a...

My Cat the Editor Hates Exclamation Points

If you’ve read The Hiding Girl (Emily Calby Book 1), you know that one of twelve-year-old Emily’s trademark traits is effervescence, albeit often feigned. Her internal thoughts on the subject: “Artificial sparkle. It works on almost everyone. The...

Check Out Crime Fiction Writer Andrew Diamond

Big shout-out to my friend Andrew Diamond, an award-winning author listed as a “Rising Talent” on this list of the 10 best crime fiction writers, which includes a few names you might have heard of (e.g., Elmore Leonard, Lee Child, Gillian Flynn, and John...