Best Books of 2022, 2021, and 2001

In what was another year I can only describe as weird, I am immensely grateful for the books that sustained and entertained me, made me think and laugh and lose sleep. This is the year I discovered that contrary to what I’ve always thought, I do like horror...
Tips for Working from Home

Tips for Working from Home

I’ve been working from home since the early 2000s. When I first made the leap from being in an office every day to having a commute across the living room, there were some things I had to get used to and quite a few I didn’t expect.  With so many people now being...

On Stephen King and Twitter and Diversity

First, a disclaimer: I’m going to talk about two famous writer people: Stephen King and Don Winslow. I don’t know either of them personally but have had the opportunity to interact with them directly, and find them both to be lovely, genuine people. And I like their...

Shamus Awards and Controversy

I’ve updated this post to add Mr. Collins’ response from Facebook. Last weekend, the Shamus Awards were presented. There were comments made at that event that have since been the subject of some discussion. They’re described below.  For context, I don’t...

March 8

More hospitals on the horizon

Best Books of 2019

I’m tremendously lucky to get to read some books before they’re released, and I’m a fan of looking forward, so welcome to the annual list of forthcoming books you’ll love! This year’s list is longer than some previous ones have been...

MWA’s Grand Master Recipient

November 29 Updates: MWA has withdrawn Linda Fairstein’s Grand Master Award. Click here to read their statement. It turns out that there are Grand Master Award recipients who have never been nominated for Edgars. A database of past winners and nominees is on the...

August 21

Good news first. I saw Dr. Mackie last week and had an echocardiogram. The news was really good. The drugs are working, and my heart is working as well as it can be. Which is fantastic! Less-good news is that on July 21,I had a vitreal hemorrhage in my left eye. This...

Interview with Owen Laukkanen

By Elise Cooper GALE FORCE by Owen Laukkanen is a realistic story where readers take the journey with the characters as they board the ship, and feel the splash of the waves. It is an attest to the author’s writing style he is able to make an intense adventure story...

Interview with Robin Burcell

By Elise Cooper   THE GRAY GHOST by Clive Cussler and Robin Burcell takes readers on a thrilling car ride as they race to find a valuable antique car before the bad guys find it.  Amateur sleuths Sam and Remi Fargo, smart and philanthropic self-made...