The Chicks are delighted to welcome the fabulous Margaret Mizushima, author of the award-winning Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries! Going to the Dogs When I married my veterinarian husband thirty-seven years ago, little did I know that my life would soon be filled with dogs of all kinds, but mostly big ones of the working dog variety. The dogs that have joined our family over the … Continue reading Guest Chick: Margaret Mizushima
The Chicks are delighted to welcome back author Liz Milliron! HEAVEN HAS NO RAGE, the next book in her Laurel Highlands Mysteries, will be out in August. Construction Ahead Thanks so much to Cynthia and the rest of the Chicks for hosting me! One of the things that most surprised me last year when Root of All Evil came out was how quickly readers bonded to … Continue reading Guest Chick: Liz Milliron
Please join us in welcoming the wonderful Jennifer Kincheloe, whose third book in the award-winning Anna Blanc mystery series, THE BODY IN GRIFFITH PARK, is out now! Writing as a Team Sport I recently had lunch Lee Child and a bunch of other extremely talented authors. I’m calling out Lee Child, not because he’s fabulously successful, but because he said this astounding thing. He said something … Continue reading Guest Chick: Jennifer Kincheloe
Today, the Chicks are thrilled to welcome acclaimed author, Mary Feliz, who pens the Maggie McDonald mysteries, featuring a professional organizer-turned-amateur-detective and her sidekick golden retriever. The newest in the series, Cliff Hanger, was released just yesterday! Read on, to learn about some fabulous books that may be outside your radar, but which you might very well want to check out: Fans of the traditional … Continue reading Guest Chick Mary Feliz: Genre-Hopping for Cozy Mystery Fans
We are delighted to welcome Dianne Freeman, author of the award-winning Countess of Harleigh Mystery series! A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder is out this week, and Dianne will give away one hardcover copy to a lucky commenter. I Wrote a What? There was never any question that when I wrote a novel, it would be historical fiction. I love history. There’s something magical … Continue reading Guest Chick: Dianne Freeman
We’re so happy to welcome back Edith Maxwell, she of the numerous award nominations and books too numerous to count. Read on for a fun post about her latest entertaining Country Store Mystery… Robbie Jordan: A Chick on the Case Recently, there was a discussion on an author list about the term “chick.” When I was thirty, I would have been offended at a man … Continue reading Guest Chick: Edith Maxwell
We’re so happy to host Jodi Rath, author of the Cast Iron Skillet Mysteries, for the first time. And she’s sharing a tasty recipe… Spicy Plots and Twists Book one of The Cast Iron Skillet Mystery Series was a bit sweet. How could it not be with a title like Pineapple Upside Down Murder! For book two, coming June 21, 2019, I wanted to spice … Continue reading Guest Chick: Jodi Rath
We are thrilled to welcome Elizabeth Wilkerson, author of Tokyo Firewall–and she’s offering a wonderful giveaway! Read on for more… Poisoning my dinner party guests wasn’t my intention… I moved to Tokyo in the late ‘80s to study butoh dance. I didn’t speak Japanese, but I figured I could learn the language by osmosis just by being in the flow of everyday life. I was … Continue reading Guest Chick: Elizabeth Wilkerson
Pretty much all of us know Marie McNary re: the terrific Facebook parties she plans and throws for mystery authors. But did you know she’s also a virtual assistant? If you’ve ever wondered what exactly a virtual assistant does, read on… Marie’s desk What is a virtual assistant? A virtual assistant is a person who provides support services and performs tasks from a remote location. … Continue reading Chicks Check in with Virtual Assistant Marie McNary
Today the Chicks are pleased to welcome Katherine Bolger Hyde, whose newest book in the Crime with the Classics series, Cynanide with Christie, was just released. Katherine is a member of the Santa Cruz Women of Mystery, along with Chick Leslie Karst—who wholeheartedly agrees that it’s about time for summer to finally come to Northern California. The weather has been odd this spring in my … Continue reading Guest Chick Katherine Bolger Hyde: Whither the Weather?
We are delighted to welcome back our friend Mollie Cox Bryan, whose new book, The Jean Harlow Bombshell, is out this month. We Chicks can’t wait to read it, especially since Mollie told us an incredible story about her connection to Jean the last time she was here. Welcome back and congratulations on the book, Mollie! Chances are, if you’ve heard of the movie star … Continue reading Guest Chick: Mollie Cox Bryan
Today we are thrilled to host acclaimed author, Peggy Townsend, who pens the Aloa Snow Mysteries, the newest of which, The Thin Edge, was released just last week. Take it away, Peggy! I’ve always loved kick-ass female protagonists: feisty, smart, complicated women who don’t give two cents about polite society. Think Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone and Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum. My own character, reporter Aloa … Continue reading Guest Chick Peggy Townsend: In Praise of Kick-Ass Women
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