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A short story…looking for a home
While I was editing my fourth novel (The Silversmith’s Puzzle, coming May 2025), I cut out a short adventure that featured in the first couple of chapters. It’s a case that Captain Jim was sent to London to solve. Now he had received an urgent cable from his wife Diana’s brother that compelled him across…
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Unexpected Adventures
You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? Eighteen years ago, I should have died but life had more adventures in store for me.
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The Terror of Revisions… and other fun things
It’s that time of the writing cycle– I completed my first draft of book #4 in March and took some time away from it to gain perspective. I had been collecting a list of “plot holes” big and small, to be fixed later… Step 2: My brilliant writing partner Jay Langley kindly dove into the full MS,…
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The friend I left behind…
Image credit: Ignat Kushanrev, on Unsplash.com Late night–no, was already morning. I read through an email when my gaze snagged on a name. I stared at it, incredulous. After forty years, I had found Zenia. Zenia is not her real name. I’ve changed it to protect her privacy. When I was fifteen, I met her…
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Yes, Book #3 is coming along!
Each book has a life of its own! The clue is in this image…more to come (pub date Fall 2023) When our sleuths travel to Liverpool, a murder onboard their trans-Atlantic liner could have global consequences. Captain Jim must solve the mystery before the ship docks. Alas, he’s a lousy sailor, and struck down with…
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My mystery novel Murder in Old Bombay won MWA’s award
Each year Mystery Writers of America and Minotaur books invites unpublished writers to submit their manuscripts for the First Crime Novel Award. This prize is not awarded each year. It’s deferred until both the panel of MWA judges (published mystery writers themselves) and Minotaur’s experienced editors are satisfied they’ve found a new talent. Therefore, imagine…
Nev March: Award Winning Author of Historical Mysteries 