The Tao of Golf: Guest Chick Judy Penz Sheluk

Our friend Judy Penz Sheluk joins us today to share the passion that inspired A Hole in One, the latest addition to her terrific Glass Dolphin Mystery series. This may be the sportiest post we Chicks have ever shared! Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots, but … Continue reading The Tao of Golf: Guest Chick Judy Penz Sheluk

Central Casting with the Agatha Award Nominees for Best First Novel

For the third straight year, we’re thrilled to host this year’s Agatha Award Best First Novel nominees on our blog, including someone we know very well around here. We decided to once again have them answer one of all-time favorite questions: Who would cast as a character in your debut novel? Continue reading Central Casting with the Agatha Award Nominees for Best First Novel

Sherry Harris Talks Lasagna

The Chicks welcome back the always-entertaining Sherry Harris, author of the popular Sarah Winston Garage Sale mysteries. Take it away, Sherry! Thanks Chicks for having me back! Ellen recently posted a link on Facebook to a funny article that was on The Onion about an Italian grandmother talking about lasagna. (Here’s the link – warning there is some bad language –  https://local.theonion.com/italian-grandmother-doesn-t-have-heart-to-tell-family-a-1822927180_) The nonna from … Continue reading Sherry Harris Talks Lasagna

Guest Chick: Loretta Ross

We’re thrilled to have Loretta Ross as our guest today! Loretta’s Auction Block Mysteries have been called “fresh and enjoyable” by Mystery Scene Magazine and “charming” and “lively” by Publishers Weekly.  The fourth in the series, Death and the Viking’s Daughter, is out February 8 from Midnight Ink. Last week I got the author’s copies of my fourth book, Death and the Viking’s Daughter, and realized, to … Continue reading Guest Chick: Loretta Ross

Team Nancy or Team Trixie?

We’re thrilled to have the charming and talented Shari Randall as our Guest Chick today! Her debut novel, Curses Boiled Again, will be released next week (Jan. 30, 2018). Bestselling author Krista Davis describes Shari’s first entry in the Lobster Shack mystery series as “A fun whodunit full of New England Coastal charm and characters who feel like friends.” Take it away, Shari! Hi Chicks! Thank … Continue reading Team Nancy or Team Trixie?

Chicks Interview: V.M. Burns

I first met Valerie (aka V.M. Burns) when I invited her to join ’17 Scribes, a group of  authors with their debut novels coming out in 2017. With both of us being black and writing amateur detective novels, we became fast friends. So I was thrilled when she let me read an advanced copy of her debut, The Plot is Murder! (Full disclosure: I may have begged … Continue reading Chicks Interview: V.M. Burns

Guest Chick: Daryl Wood Gerber

The Chicks welcome author Daryl Wood Gerber, who offers a little insight into her  fab foodie mysteries, including her latest, “A Deadly Eclair: A French Bistro Mystery.” Who knew I’d have to cook to be a mystery author? Luckily, I do cook and always have. As a young girl, I sold chocolate cream pies around the neighborhood. But I had no idea when I started … Continue reading Guest Chick: Daryl Wood Gerber