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The World Back in Chechnya

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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In the Nick of Time: Our Left Coast Crime Conference Panel

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Authors are assigned to panels at these conferences and we looked at one another when we met trying to find the commonality between us.  Is it that we all struggle with the problem of getting our protagonist in and out of … READ MORE »

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What’s a Crime Writer’s Conference Like?

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The Left Coast Crime Conference held in Sacramento, California brought together fewer agents and editors that I had noticed in last year’s conference. A quick scan of the program revealed only five panels out of the fifty-two varied offerings dealing … READ MORE »

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