Episode #30: A Conversation with Laurie R. King (Mar. 29, 2024) The author of the Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series talks with fellow author, and host, Bill Peschel, as they dive into the latest adventure of her two beloved characters in The Lantern's Dance. It seemed only fitting to have the author of The Beekeeper's Apprentice, which is celebrating it's 30th anniversary of being published this year, on our 30th episode of our show ..read more

Episode #28: A Conversation with Victoria Dowd (Oct. 9, 2023) The award-winning author of the Smart Women series talks about the island fort that inspired her latest book (“A Book of Murder”), why her books are populated with nasty characters, the true relationship between series narrator Ursula Smart and her mother, and her journey from defending the accused at the Old Bailey to mystery novels ..read more

Episode #27: A Conversation with Mindy Quigley (Sept. 21, 2023) The author of the Delilah O’Leary series talks with Bill Peschel about her writer’s journey from working with cloning scientist Ian Wilmut to her cozy mystery series set in a fictional Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. We also discuss her diverse cast of characters, how learned to write evocative descriptions, and the perils of fame. Mindy is the author of “Six Feet Deep Dish,” “Ashes to Ashes Crust to Crust,” and (coming in December 2023) “Public Anchovy #1 ..read more

Episode #26: A Conversation with Nicole Asselin (Aug. 22, 2023). Podcaster and author of the Ballpark Mysteries series sit down with us to talk about Red Sox Nation, her love for all Boston sports, growing up in Mechanicsburg, and cozy mysteries. She has two books in the series, “Murder at First Pitch” and “Concession Stand Crimes ..read more

Episode #25: A Conversation with Martin Edwards (June 30, 2023). Edwards is the multi-award winning expert on the history of mystery fiction who has also written 22 novels, teaches an online course in crime writing, and serves as president of Britain’s legendary Detection Club. He sits down with Bill to talk about “The Life of Crime,” his magisterial, readable, and entertaining history of the genre, how he moved from life as a solicitor to crime fiction, his Rachel Savernake series, and the revival of interest in Golden Age mystery novels, republished by the British Library and available at th ..read more

Episode #24: Join our host, Bill Peschel, and author Connie Di Marco as they dive into her Zodiac Mystery Series ..read more

Episode #23: The author of the Inspector Michael Corravan series and three standalone novels, all set in Victorian Britain, talks with Bill about visiting the last Victorian music hall in London, her experiences working at Christie’s in New York, learning to write in the male voice, and her deep dive into her grandmother’s library as a child. The second book in her Corravan series, “Under a Veiled Moon,” was published last year ..read more

Episode #22: Edwin Hill is the Edgar and Agatha award nominated author of the critically acclaimed Hester Thursby series. Edwin talks about his library researcher character and her friends and why she appears in a supporting role in his latest thriller "The Secrets We Share." We also talk about the Boston neighborhoods where the novels are set, and what he's learned from teaching writing classes ..read more

Episode #21: A Conversation with Catriona McPherson. A major award winning author of more than 30 novels, McPherson talks about how the Edinburgh-born writer became an author of California-based humorous mysteries with the Last Ditch series. We also talk about her 15-book Dandy Gilver series set in Scotland of the 1920s and ’30s, and her standalone psychological thrillers. The fifth book in her Last Ditch series, “Scot in a Trap,” will be published in December ..read more

Episode #20: Gigi talks about “Under Lock and Skeleton Key,” her first book in the Hidden Staircase series featuring magician Tempest Raj. Gigi describes traveling the world with her cultural anthropologist parents, her love for mysteries especially John Dickson Carr, her researches into magic, and how she became an “accidental almost vegan.” Her second book in the series, “The Raven Thief,” will be published in March ..read more