Detective Thompson by Karen A. Phillips

Detective Thompson here with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department, California. I’ve been asked to talk about my role in the mystery novel, A Deadly Combo. When I got the call about a possible homicide at the Golden Hills Winery trailerfest event, old emotions...

Meg Booker by Dale Ivan

Hi, my name is Meg Booker. I’m happy to talk to a student about what it’s like to work at the library in 1985. I’m still a student myself, finishing my masters in ancient history. Yes, I’m twenty-five. I took a break from college. The library is a great part-time job...

Lola Cruz by Melissa Bourbon

Let me start at the beginning. I was fourteen years old when I snapped pictures of Jack Callaghan doing the horizontal salsa in the backseat of a car with Greta Pritchard. That was the exact moment when I knew for sure I’d grow up to be a private eye. My fate was...

Tabitha Knight by Colleen Cambridge

I love Paris! I just can’t get enough of wandering the streets with the gorgeous creamy buildings with their wrought iron railings and balconies. They get limned with sunshine and turn honey gold or ivory or even rich amber late in the summer. I love everything about...

Claire Conover by Margaret Fenton

Hey y’all. Claire Conover here. First of all, I want to thank the legendary Dru Ann Love for inviting me to be part of this. Glad to be here. I’m typing this on my laptop from a courtroom at the Jefferson County Family Court, so I don’t have a lot of time. As some of...

Lisa Jamison by Lori Duffy Foster

The sun was still tucked below the horizon when I gave up on sleep, pulled a robe over my tee-shirt and underwear and descended the stairs softly, careful to avoid the familiar creaks so I wouldn’t wake Patrick. Thoughts of Gloria, Patrick’s former FBI partner, kept...