Look for my short story “Hitman Walked Into A Romance”  in the newest Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuths Anthology Book 10, So West:  Wrong Turn.  It is available now via Amazon. Read these engaging tales of assassins, serial killers, family, motherhood, survival, trust, abuse, escape, blackmail, espionage, and romance … where one wrong turn made a difference. Join us at The Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona on September 22, 2023 for the author signing and launch party. SoWest: Wrong Turn authors (** indicates first fiction publication): Patricia A. Bonn Lauren Bucking ..read more

Where have I been? Writing of course. But now it’s time to warm up the blog again because I’ve got some news. So excited to announce that my short suspense story “Hitman Walked into a Romance” will be published in the next Desert Sleuths Anthology,  So West:Wrong Turn. It will be released in time for our annual WriteNow conference around September 22, 2023. Stay tuned for details!   The post Wrong Turn Anthology Coming Out In September appeared first on It's A Mystery Blog ..read more

Today I have The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill for Book Beginnings on Fridays, which ironically I picked up at the library. Book Beginnings is a fun meme hosted by Rose City Reader blog. To participate, share the first sentence or so of a novel you are reading and your thoughts about it. When you are finished, add your URL to the Book Beginnings page linked above. Hope to see you there!   The Woman in the Library* by Sulari Gentill (*Amazon Affiliate link- As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Summary:   The Woman in the Library  is a complex ..read more

  I’ve been hearing a lot of praise for S. A. Cosby’s Razorblade Tears, so I thought I’d share it for Book Beginnings on Fridays. Book Beginnings is a fun meme hosted by Rose City Reader blog. To participate, share the first sentence or so of a novel you are reading and your thoughts about it. When you are finished, add your URL to the Book Beginnings page linked above. Hope to see you there!   Razorblade Tears*by S.A. Cosby (*Amazon Affiliate link- As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Summary:  When someone murders Isiah Randolph and his husband Derek Lee ..read more

Today I’m reading Exit Strategy by Linda L. Richards for Book Beginnings on Fridays. Book Beginnings is a fun meme hosted by Rose City Reader blog. To participate, share the first sentence or so of a novel you are reading and your thoughts about it. When you are finished, add your URL to the Book Beginnings page linked above. Hope to see you there!   Exit Strategy* by Linda L. Richards (*Amazon Affiliate link- As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) This novel is a sequel to Endings. It just came out this week. Summary:   A killer for hire is rattled by her m ..read more

This week I’m reading Scot Free by Catriona McPherson for Book Beginnings on Fridays. Book Beginnings is a fun meme hosted by Rose City Reader blog. To participate, share the first sentence or so of a novel you are reading and your thoughts about it. When you are finished, add your URL to the Book Beginnings page linked above. Hope to see you there!   Scot Free* by Catriona McPherson (*Amazon Affiliate link- As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Summary:  In the first novel  in the Last Ditch Mystery series, marriage counselor Lexy Campbell had fallen in lo ..read more

Have you ever read a novel because you liked the TV show or movie? That’s why I picked the Sandhamn Murders series by Viveca Sten for Book Beginnings on Fridays. Book Beginnings is a fun meme hosted by Rose City Reader blog. To participate, share the first sentence or so of a novel you are reading and your thoughts about it. When you are finished, add your URL to the Book Beginnings page linked above. Hope to see you there!   Closed Circles by Viveca Sten and translated by Laura A. Wideburg (*Amazon Affiliate link- As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Summary:  ..read more

  I found the first novel delightful, so I can’t wait to read The Man Who Died Twice: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman for Book Beginnings on Fridays. Book Beginnings is a fun meme hosted by Rose City Reader blog. To participate, share the first sentence or so of a novel you are reading and your thoughts about it. When you are finished, add your URL to the Book Beginnings page linked above. Hope to see you there!     Summary:  Amateur sleuths Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim return in this sequel to the hugely popular novel, The Thursday Murder Club. This t ..read more

Let’s take a look at the brand new mystery One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner for Book Beginnings on Fridays. Book Beginnings is a fun meme hosted by Rose City Reader blog. To participate, share the first sentence or so of a novel you are reading and your thoughts about it. When you are finished, add your URL to the Book Beginnings page linked above. Hope to see you there!   One Step Too Far* by Lisa Gardner (*Amazon Affiliate link- As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)   Summary:  Frankie Elkin is a regular woman with one superpower:  she can find peopl ..read more

  With the huge popularity of true crime — particularly true crime podcasts– it isn’t surprising that authors would want to explore the genre in their fiction.  For example, I already wrote about how a true crime podcast drives the action in the novel Conviction by Denise Mina (previous post). Today let’s take a look at a novel that takes things a step further, True Crime Story:  What Happens to All the Girls Who Go Missing? by Joseph Knox. The paperback is coming out on December 7, 2021. The first chapter starts with a black and white photograph of a young woman and the words ..read more