Tag Archives: noir

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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Perils and Pitfalls in Writing About Your Home Town

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Mar-Preston

I live in a mountain village in rural California and my third mystery suspense novel, Payback, is set in fictional Sierra Mountain Village, somewhat like the village where I live.  But I assure you; only nice people live here in … 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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Murder: Knowing Why

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Posted on June 12, 2012 by Mar-Preston

My second murder mystery has been published, titled Rip-Off. People ask why you write one kind of book and not another. Why whodunit murder mysteries in my case? Why not literary family fiction? I worked decades as an academic researcher … READ MORE »

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