Category Archives: Mystery novels

The World Back in Chechnya

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Mar-Preston

My second mystery, Rip-Off, is a whodunit about Chechen organized crime set in Santa Monica, not Boston. The news unfolding in Boston has me and the rest of the world gob-smacked, as the Brits say. It may be that Chechnya … READ MORE »

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When I am Picking Up Dead Squirrels

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Mar-Preston

My friend Vicky Bingaman is a wildlife rehabber who takes in injured creatures, nurses them back to health, and pushes them back out into the wild. You can’t feed a Cooper’s hawk or a rat snake on cat kibble. So … READ MORE »

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Coming Back to Santa Monica

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Mar-Preston

I spent this weekend as a Santa Monica resident for the first time in seven years. Interesting!  Technically my new digs are across the street, the dividing line between Santa Monica and Mar Vista. Coincidentally it’s the same area that … READ MORE »

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I write like a man? Really?

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Mar-Preston

Men who read James Patterson won’t buy my books. I don’t write thrillers in which there’s a maniacal killer and a ticking clock, a lot of car chases, explosions, and everyone is tall, lean, and beautiful.  But there’s lots of … READ MORE »

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Sisters-in-Crime Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long-Legged Beasties

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Mar-Preston

California Ghost Hunters shook up the audience at the October meeting of the LA Chapter of Sisters-in-Crime, October 7, 2012.   I should explain that the whole paranormal thing has whooshed past me. Because I’m skeptical by nature, I didn’t believe … READ MORE »

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Paris Hilton’s Stuff

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Mar-Preston

I’ve read that Paris Hilton wears a Tshirt once, has it dry cleaned, and after the second time she wears it she gives it away.  I wonder where it goes. Her staff? Her cleaning ladies? Charity?  Ah, charity. Lately our … READ MORE »

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