Nov 11, 2016 | A Day In My Life
A year ago, I was standing under the portico of St. Paul’s in Covent Garden with my mother, watching the rain pour down and waiting for a cab. We had just been to the opera, where I felt rather sad at not having a male escort, except for my brother Freddy. I also find...
Nov 10, 2016 | A Day In My Life
New York Times bestselling mystery author Kate Carlisle is a native Californian who worked in television production for many years before turning to writing. Kate also studied acting and singing, toiled in vineyards, collected books, joined a commune, sold fried...
Nov 9, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Overnight my Manhattan lifestyle became a thing of the past when my marriage of four and a half years dissolved. Just like that, I was transported from rich socialite to nearly destitute. And then, like some kind of miracle or nightmare, depending on your perspective,...
Nov 8, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Everybody lies to the police. Murderers lie to hide their crimes. Witnesses lie for various reasons: over eager to please, reluctant, hostile, arrogant, under the influence, or all of the above. The only person who doesn’t lie is the murder victim because they have no...
Nov 7, 2016 | A Day In My Life
Coming home to Louisiana was hard after ten years away, especially when I’d made such a big to-do about striking out on my own. Still, home is home, and New Orleans is mine. So, when I walked in on my ex-fiancé getting to know a coworker, biblically, I hiked up my...
Nov 5, 2016 | A Day In My Life
When I wrote Hot Shot, a friend of mine had lost his entire savings and was literally on the street. He couldn’t talk to his family or his close friends about the addiction because, although sympathetic, they just didn’t understand how anyone could get “carried away”...