Sunday Scaries, We Want You Back
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday…Having trouble remembering exactly what day it is? Well, good news! You can easily rule out Sunday… Continue reading Sunday Scaries, We Want You Back
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday…Having trouble remembering exactly what day it is? Well, good news! You can easily rule out Sunday… Continue reading Sunday Scaries, We Want You Back
Five of the Chicks are currently at Left Coast Crime: San Francisco Schemin’, where our very own Leslie Karst in the toastmaster! (And where Ellen, Jen, and Leslie are all up for Lefty Awards!) For any of you in attendance–or who would merely like to see what we’re up to at this fab con–here’s the schedule for those of us there. (And of course you can find us after hours at the various hotel restaurants–and at the bar!) Continue reading Gone to Left Coast Crime!
Tomorrow (Tuesday) is pub day for BURIED IN SHAMROCKS, Lisa’s second book in her Irish Bed and Breakfast Mysteries. With Winter Storm Hernando bearing down on the Northeast, she considers the super-positive, flip sides of Things That Go Wrong… Continue reading Silver Linings (Author) Playbook
Our next guest needs no introduction: A big feathery welcome to Tammy Barker, good friend of the Chicks and newly minted debut author of CALL-IN FOR MURDER, the first book in the Neon Desert Mysteries. Wait, what? Hold the phones! Someone else is barging–er, calling–in. You’re on the air with Miss LARE! Continue reading Guest Chick: Tammy Barker
Perched at my kitchen counter with a mug of late morning coffee as I delete endless marketing pleas from every retailer I failed to stroll or scroll past fast enough, I’m in the depths of holiday prep despair. Christmas is indeed coming, and I am…nowhere. Continue reading Cold Case of the Missing Christmas Villagers: 2025 Update
How excited are we Chicks to host amazing author and friend Mindy Quigley today? Mindy’s fifth title in the delicious Deep Dish Mystery series, AT DEATH’S DOUGH, has just been published, and we’re ready to dig in. Mindy is also generously offering a giveaway to one lucky reader. Take it away, Mindy! Continue reading Guest Chick: Mindy Quigley
Whether you fill giant bowls with candy in hopes of trick-or-treaters at your door—or hide in your living room with the lights off—you know they’re out there: gleeful, greedy goblins dressed in costumes funny, frightening, or foxy. Not a dress-up fan? Bet you remember at least one costume you wore as a kid (or more recently)… Continue reading Go As Alice: Ghosts of Halloween Costumes Past
Today we Chicks are excited to welcome fabulous debut author Shelly Jones and their just-pubbed mystery PLAYER ELIMINATION, set in the world of–board games! Lisa enjoyed meeting Shelly in person at a recent New England Crime Bake, and we know you’ll all want to get to know them, too. Shelly is also offering a great giveaway–a signed paperback of PLAYER ELIMINATION and cute swag–to one lucky commenter! Continue reading Guest Chick: Shelly Jones #Giveaway
Who hasn’t suffered through a terrible job–or an even more insufferable boss? Just for fun, we Chicks are holding a little contest to see who had the worst job or most challenging employer. And of course everyone is welcome to play. Cuing theme song… Continue reading Chick Chat: Who Worked it Worst?
What time is it, Mystery Fans? It’s conference time! Some of us Chicks and many other authors and readers are currently driving and training and flying the skies fantastic. Or not so fantastic. But whether you’re packing or unpacking your bags—or following the festivities from home—here’s one Chick’s opinion on that must-have wardrobe item: Flair! Continue reading All About that Flair
We Chicks are always excited to host one of our fave authors and people, Gigi Pandian. In honor of her brand-new mystery THE LIBRARY GAME, Gigi gives us a behind-the-scenes peek at murder mystery dinner parties–whatever might go wrong? Continue reading Guest Chick: Gigi Pandian
Lately the world has gone topsy-turvy, with most of us hanging on for dear life. Amidst all the blame when things go terribly wrong, one individual always gets a Mulligan: Mr. Murphy, of Murphy’s Law fame. In honor of St. Patrick’s Week, here’s a look at a scoundrel hiding in plain sight. Be warned: He’s hard to get rid of. Continue reading Mr. Murphy and the Upside Down