Crimson Ink Chronicles

My Christmas gift to you this year is the first chapter of my latest book, "A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Baptist Minister: The Murders at Saint Charles Seminary". The third in the series will be available in mid to late January. So sit back with a mug of hot cocoa - or something stronger - and get ready for another murder - or murders - that our favorite trio of mismatched clergy help to solve! Saturday evening        A biting wind howled through the skeletal branches of ancient

The other day, while taking a break from writing book number five, ’Twas the Night Before Christmas kept looping through my head. That, combined with memories from my years as a police officer, somehow collided and turned into the poem you’re about to read — a playful blend of holiday nostalgia and life in uniform. ’Twas the Shift Before Christmas ‘Twas the shift before Christmas, and all through the town, Not a creature was stirring… but a man well renowned. The alarm bell

What I’m Grateful For as a Mystery Writer Every year around this time, when the weather cools, and my characters start whispering new crimes in my ear (usually at 2 a.m., the little hooligans), I like to take stock of what I’m grateful for as a mystery author. Writing about murder, mayhem, and colorful clergy who don’t know when to stay out of trouble might seem like an odd foundation for gratitude, but trust me—blessings abound. I’m Grateful for Readers Who Think Like Detect

With Halloween just around the corner, I've written a short story to get you all in the mood! Be sure to read it when darkness has fallen, and if you're lucky enough, maybe a violent storm will hit your area while you're reading! Enjoy! And don't blame me for your nightmares!         The smell hit Emmaline before she even saw the place.         She was driving the cracked county road that ran past the woods known as Specters Hollow, her car’s headlights sweeping across dead t

When most people think of detectives, they picture trench coats, magnifying glasses, or maybe a grumpy police inspector. But mystery...

Hello, fellow book lovers! I’ve been so blessed by all the readers who’ve purchased my books—especially when I hear how much they’ve...

Bringing together the same cast of novice crime-solving sleuths, A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Baptist minister: The Murders at Thornhaven...

A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Baptist Minister: The Murders at Thornhaven Manor As usual, my timing was way off.....I didn't think this second...

Good news!         Look for my second novel in my series, A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Baptist Minister,  this Fall! The three clergy reunite...

Hever Castle - Home of the Boleyn family                 When I wrote my first book, History, Mystery, Murder , I knew I had to weave...

I thought I would share the Noir short story I wrote that Richard C. won for solving the mystery I threw out at my last posting! Enjoy,...

We have a winner! Richard C . solved Mr. Brooks’s murder! He will be sent my short noir story, The Case of the Rose-covered Corpses , a...

Ready to be a detective? YOU solve this one! I’ll send you one of my short stories if you can identify the killer. If no one noodles it...

Happy New Year to all my fellow mystery lovers—you know who you are! Dead bodies, cunning suspects, cryptic clues... and, of course, the...