Why, exactly, do we take such interest in what our favorite detectives eat or what a character like Aunt Agatha grabs for first at...

By K.P. Gresham The spring of 2020 has provided me with the opportunity to return to one of my favorite pastimes…and escapes. READING!...

By Helen Currie Foster So, did you dress up for Halloween? Did you buy a mask in New Orleans, or Venice, perhaps one with feathers? What...

Sometimes, as an author I am asked where I get ideas for my short stories. I get my inspiration from books and articles I read, places I...

by Helen Currie Foster “Tell me a story,” begs the child. “Tell me a story about before you met me,” the lover entreats the loved one....

by K.P. Gresham It begins with the kidnapping of the Saudi Crown Prince’s daughter. Allon, head of Israeli intelligence, is directed by...

No one else in my family writes novels. When I talk about plotting and pacing, my husband gives me the same blank stare that I give him...

No matter what they tell you, Texas isn’t all cowboys and cactus and bullets and brush. Texas Book Festival  opens on the grounds of the...

by Helen Currie Foster An author can get great mileage by giving the point of view to a Watson sort of character. The Watson can be...

Lois Winston Award winning author, Lois Winston, has a new crafting mystery coming out for the holidays! She has kindly allowed me to...

My books by Dorothy Sayers. Picture by N. M. Cedeño Academic mysteries are a timeless subgenre in crime fiction. Found on almost every...

[Notice: Typgress is not authorized to post content from this blog on its site.] When I began Elizabeth Buhmann’s BLUE LAKE, I was–I’m...

The master of suspense took a break from his usual mystery, crime, and thriller books to write Playing for Pizza; a football story...

Logo provided by Sisters in Crime- Heart of Texas Chapter At the June Sisters in Crime – Heart of Texas meeting, Detective Dave Fugitt...